Hurst Spit
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Hurst Spit is a one-mile-long shingle bank near the village of Keyhaven, at the western end of the Solent, on the south coast of England. The spit shelters an area of saltmarsh and mudflats known as K
Hurst Spit, looking south-east towards the lighthouse and castle
Larvikite rocks shipped from Norway now defend the start of the spit
Keyhaven Marshes
Hurst Castle
The Solent
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The Solent is a strait between the Isle of Wight and mainland Great Britain; the major historic ports of Southampton and Portsmouth lie inland of its shores. It is about 20 miles long and varies in wi
Hurst Spit
…Hurst Spit is a one-mile-long (1.6 km) shingle bank near the village of Keyhaven, at the western end of the Solent, on the south coast of England. The spit shelters an area of saltmarsh and mudflats known as Keyhaven and Pennington marshes. At the end of the spit…
View of the Solent westward from Gurnard, near Cowes, Isle of Wight
The Solent from Wootton, Isle of Wight, showing Wightlink Fishbourne–Portsmouth ferries crossing.
Salt marsh near Lepe Country Park, with the Isle of Wight in the distance
Calshot Castle protected the mouth of Southampton Water