Bembridge Harbour
Bembridge & St Helens
A sheltered harbour shared by the Bembridge and St Helens side of the coast, with boats, waterfront views and easy access to nearby village and beach destinations.
WRWIGHTRIDES
Harbour, Coast & Village Life
BEMBRIDGE,
ST HELENS & SEAVIEW
Isle of Wight
Three distinctive east-coast communities linked by beaches, harbour views, village centres and coastal scenery. Bembridge brings together its harbour, lifeboat station and historic windmill; St Helens sits beside the Duver and Bembridge Harbour; while Seaview offers a classic waterfront village setting. WightRides provides pre-booked local and Island-wide taxi travel throughout the area.
East Wight at a Glance
Harbour life, beaches, heritage & coastal villages
Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview form one of the Island’s most attractive east-coast areas, with historic landmarks, beaches, harbour activity, walks, village shops, food and relaxed waterfront destinations all within a relatively compact part of the Isle of Wight.
Bembridge Lifeboat Station
Lane End, Bembridge
Bembridge’s RNLI station is one of the village’s best-known waterfront landmarks and has served the eastern end of the Isle of Wight since the nineteenth century.
RNLI INFORMATION
Bembridge Windmill
High Street / Mill Road
The National Trust’s Bembridge Windmill is the only surviving windmill on the Isle of Wight and one of the area’s most recognisable historic landmarks.
WINDMILL INFORMATION
Seaview
North-east coast
A waterfront village known for its coastal setting, beaches and relaxed village atmosphere, with easy taxi connections towards Ryde, St Helens and Bembridge.
St Helens & The Duver
Beach, dunes, wildlife & harbour views
St Helens Duver is a National Trust coastal landscape of sandy beach, rock pools, dunes, grassland and woodland, with views across Bembridge Harbour and easy links back into St Helens village.
It gives this page a strong contrast between Bembridge’s maritime landmarks, St Helens’ open coastal landscape and Seaview’s traditional waterfront village character.
ST HELENS DUVER INFOExplore the Coast
Beaches, bays, coastal walks & sea views
Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview have a varied coastline, from Bembridge Point and Lane End to the open sands and dunes of St Helens Duver and the beaches around Seaview and Seagrove Bay. It is an ideal area for relaxed days by the water and exploring the eastern coast of the Island.
Bembridge Beach
Bembridge Harbour side
Bembridge’s main beach runs along the coast from the harbour spit. Pebbles, shells and stones give way to sand below the high-water mark, with extensive sand exposed at low tide.
Bembridge Point
Harbour entrance
Bembridge Point sits beside the harbour entrance and opens out considerably as the tide falls, providing wide coastal views and a distinctive harbour-side setting.
Lane End Beach
Bembridge Lifeboat Station
Lane End combines a pebble-and-stone shoreline with sand underfoot and is especially recognisable because of the long Bembridge Lifeboat Station pier stretching out to sea.
Bembridge Ledge & Forelands
Eastern Bembridge coastline
The Forelands shoreline forms part of the easternmost coast of the Isle of Wight, with broad beach areas exposed as the tide recedes and rock pools appearing along the ledges.
Seagrove Bay
Seaview
Seagrove Bay lies between Seaview and Priory Bay and is one of the attractive beaches that gives the Seaview coastline its distinctive residential and seaside character.
Springvale Beach
Seaview towards Puckpool
Springvale Beach stretches along the north coast between the Seaview area and Puckpool, with a mixture of shingle and sand and views across the Solent.
Walking & Exploring
From harbour paths to coastal scenery
The area offers plenty of opportunities for coastal and countryside walking. Bembridge has routes around the harbour and shoreline, while the wider east coast provides links towards Culver Down, St Helens and Seaview.
Walkers can combine harbour views, beach sections and village stops in one day, with plenty of opportunities to pause for cafés, pubs, the waterfront and local attractions along the way. The character of the route changes from sheltered harbour scenery to more open coastal views.
St Helens and the Duver provide another useful starting or finishing point for a coastal walk, while Seaview and the surrounding shoreline make an easy onward destination for visitors exploring the north-east side of the Island.
For visitors who do not want to make the return walk, WightRides can provide a pre-booked pickup from an agreed accessible location and take passengers back to their accommodation, into Bembridge or St Helens, or onward to another Island destination.
BembridgeHarbour beaches, Lane End, Forelands and coastal walks.
St HelensThe Duver, beach, harbour views and open coastal scenery.
SeaviewWaterfront village, Seagrove Bay and Springvale coastline.
Island TravelPre-booked pickups and onward journeys across the Isle of Wight.
Planning a beach day or coastal walk?
Pre-book WightRides for Bembridge, St Helens, Seaview and onward journeys to Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Newport, ferry terminals and destinations across the Island.
Food, Pubs & Places to Eat
Village dining, local pubs & cafés
Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview offer a good choice of places to eat and drink. WightRides can provide pre-booked travel for lunches, evening meals, pub visits and return journeys.
The Pilot Boat Inn
Bembridge
A well-known Bembridge pub and local landmark near the harbour. Pre-book WightRides for a visit or a return journey to accommodation elsewhere on the Island.
Cafés & Bakeries
Bembridge village
Independent cafés, bakeries and village food stops make easy destinations for breakfast, coffee, lunch or a relaxed afternoon visit.
St Helens Pubs & Dining
St Helens village
Village pubs and places to eat close to the Green and the Duver, with WightRides available for pre-booked evening and return travel.
Seaview Dining
Seaview waterfront & village
Seaview combines a coastal setting with village dining and nearby waterfront destinations, making it a popular stop on the north-east coast.
Getting Around East Wight
Local travel, bus connections, ferry transfers & Island-wide taxis
Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview sit on the eastern side of the Isle of Wight, with straightforward road connections towards Ryde, Brading, Sandown and the wider Island. WightRides provides pre-booked journeys for residents and visitors travelling locally or connecting with ferries and other Island destinations.
Key pickup areas
The map highlights the Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview area, with convenient pickup points throughout the villages, harbour, beaches and surrounding residential areas.
Bembridge Village
High Street, Lane End, beaches, accommodation and local homes.
Bembridge Harbour
Harbour, marina, Embankment and waterfront destinations.
St Helens
Village Green, Duver, harbour side and surrounding residential areas.
Seaview
Village centre, waterfront, Seagrove Bay and surrounding accommodation.
Ryde Connections
Ferry, hovercraft, rail and onward transport connections.
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Route 8 Connections
Southern Vectis Route 8 links Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview with Ryde and Newport via other east-Island destinations.
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Ferry Transfers
Pre-booked travel from the villages to Ryde and other Island ferry connections for onward mainland journeys.
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Beach Pickups
Arrange collection from an agreed accessible point after a beach day, coastal walk or waterside visit.
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Island-Wide Travel
Direct pre-booked journeys to Newport, Sandown, Shanklin, Cowes, West Wight and destinations across the Island.
Harbour & Marina Travel
Bembridge Harbour pickups and connections
Bembridge Harbour is a substantial leisure harbour serving both Bembridge and St Helens, with resident and visitor marina facilities, yacht clubs, marine businesses and a working fishing fleet. The Harbour Office is on the St Helens side at the Duver, close to the main visitor mooring area.
Visitors may be arriving at the Duver Marina, Bembridge Marina, yacht clubs, harbour businesses or other agreed pickup points around the waterfront. The harbour also operates a water taxi service, making the area a busy arrival and departure point for visiting boat crews and marina guests.
WightRides can provide pre-booked pickups from agreed road-accessible locations around the harbour for journeys to Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview, local restaurants and accommodation, Ryde ferry and hovercraft terminals, Newport and destinations across the Isle of Wight.
This is especially useful for visitors who want a simple onward connection after arriving by boat, an evening return journey after dining locally, or a transfer between the harbour and their hotel, holiday accommodation or ferry.
WightRides Bembridge, St Helens & Seaview
Pre-book your Isle of Wight taxi
Whether you are visiting Bembridge Harbour, the lifeboat station, St Helens Duver, Seaview, local beaches, restaurants or holiday accommodation, WightRides provides pre-booked taxi and private-hire travel throughout the area and across the Isle of Wight.