Old Harry and Old Harry's Wife

Poole Navigation Minehead
Map Ref: SZ054824 (locate via StreetMap)
Distances: Poole: 6m 9km, Minehead: 624m 998km

Handfast Point Dorset
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Handfast Point, or The Foreland is where the chalk cliffs of The Needles of the Isle of Wight once extended to the mainland. Millions of years ago the sea broke through the cliffs and formed the Solent and Isle of Wight we see today.

From Handfast Point you can see The Needles on a clear day, as well as the wide sweep of Poole Bay and Bournemouth.

This page is the copyright of Andrew Lack and the South West Coast Path Association gratefully acknowledges his permission to use his work on our website.