Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Freshwater Bay map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Isle of Wight or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Freshwater Bay and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Freshwater Bay |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.671381 |
| Longitude | -1.513434 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Freshwater Bay commands a rugged stretch of the southern coastline where the chalk cliffs meet the relentless pulse of the English Channel. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-west of Yarmouth (from Yarmouth: bearing 196°T, OS grid SZ 344 858), and is situated south-east of Freshwater village. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the white precipices to soften the sharp edges of the surrounding downs. Visitors often pause at the nearby Dimbola Museum and Galleries, a historic house that preserves the legacy of Julia Margaret Cameron and the Victorian pioneers of photography. Further inland, the quiet expanse of Afton Marsh provides a sanctuary where the land yields to the slow, saline breath of the sea. Ancient barrows rise like silent sentinels above the cliff tops, marking the path of those who walked these ridges centuries before modern travel arrived. Freshwater Bay remains defined by this interplay of geological permanence and the ephemeral, shifting tides that carve the shoreline anew each season. The air carries a constant, bracing salinity that seems to strip away the artifice of the mainland, leaving only the raw, elemental character of the island’s southern face.
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Explore Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.671381, -1.513434. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |