Alum Bay & the Needles, Isle of Wight 80s Nigh postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Alum Bay and the Needles, Isle of Wight
• Publisher:  WJ Nigh, Shanklin
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within sight of the Needles. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.

Alum Bay is the location of a classic sequence of Eocene beds of soft sands and clays, separated by an unconformity from the underlying Cretaceous Chalk Formation that forms the adjoining headland of West High Down. Due to geological folding of the Alpine orogeny, the strata in the main section of the bay are vertical, with younger rocks to the west. The sands are coloured due to oxidised iron compounds formed under different conditions.^[1]

Alum Bay Chine begins as a small wooded valley descending eastward from the junction of the B3322 and the road to Headon Hall. It soon broadens into the clay ravine down which the path and chairlift from Needles Park descend to the beach.

On the clifftop there is an amusement park, Needles Park, from which during the summer season a chair lift takes tourists to the pebbly beach below, where there is a pontoon for boat trips. Alternatively, a footpath leads to the beach via Alum Bay Chine. The park also features a small number of rides and stalls aimed at children, souvenir shops, a restaurant (The Pantry), Marconi's Bar (formerly ...On the Rocks) and a sweet shop in which guests may also take a tour and view how some of the sweets are made ('The Isle of Wight Sweet Manufactory'). Nearby is an attraction at which guests may view glass-blowing, and purchase wares. During peak season, the amusement park hosts frequent firework shows.