
Situated in an open roadstead Hurst Road makes for a tolerable anchorage in moderate westerly component conditions. Access is straightforward as there are no outlying dangers and the water shoals predictably.
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July 17th 2018 Summary
A tolerable location with straightforward access.Facilities
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Haven position
This is about 100 metres off the beach at the foot of Hurst Point Light.
What is the initial fix?
The following Keyhaven Initial fix will set up a final approach:

What are the key points of the approach?
The entry and the run-up thorough The Solent and Southampton Water are covered in
The Solent and Isle of Wight
coastal description.
The Solent and Isle of Wight
- Use details provided for Keyhaven
for local directions.
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Click the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons to progress through neighbouring havens in a coastal 'clockwise' or 'anti-clockwise' sequence. Below are the ten nearest havens to Hurst Road for your convenience.
Ten nearest havens by straight line charted distance and bearing:
- Keyhaven - 0.3 nautical miles NW
- Totland Bay - 1.7 nautical miles S
- Yarmouth - 1.9 nautical miles E
- Alum Bay - 2.6 nautical miles SSW
- Lymington Yacht Haven - 2.8 nautical miles NNE
- Lymington - 2.8 nautical miles NNE
- Freshwater Bay - 2.9 nautical miles SSE
- Berthon Lymington Marina - 3 nautical miles NNE
- Scratchell's Bay - 3.2 nautical miles SSW
- Newtown River Entrance - 5.3 nautical miles ENE
These havens are ordered by straight line charted distance and bearing, and can be reordered by compass direction or coastal sequence:
- Keyhaven - 0.3 miles NW
- Totland Bay - 1.7 miles S
- Yarmouth - 1.9 miles E
- Alum Bay - 2.6 miles SSW
- Lymington Yacht Haven - 2.8 miles NNE
- Lymington - 2.8 miles NNE
- Freshwater Bay - 2.9 miles SSE
- Berthon Lymington Marina - 3 miles NNE
- Scratchell's Bay - 3.2 miles SSW
- Newtown River Entrance - 5.3 miles ENE
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How to get in?

Hurst Road is situated outside and on the approaches to Keyhaven off the ruins of an old pier set into the beach at the foot of Hurst lighthouse. It is an open roadstead situated immediately inside the entrance to the western Solent.
Use Keyhaven's

Why visit here?
Hurst Roads is a very useful anchorage that is often overlooked. It is an open roadstead, in which yachts can turn sideways and roll at times, but other than that it is an excellent berth with very good holding.For larger vessels Hurst Roads provides access to Keyhaven without the complications of the shallow bar, and the burden of securing moorings and their associated fees. Likewise it has the benefit of free access and exit at any stage of the tide. This makes it the ideal location to visit Hurst Castle as covered in the Keyhaven

Hurst Road makes for an ideal lunch stop and many local vessels find it the ideal position to watch races entering or exiting the Solent. It also provides an excellent tide wait location for yachts exiting The Solent via the Needles Channel, or a late berth for those arriving in and planning on addressing their final destinations in daylight.
What facilities are available?
None except for what may be had as described in the Keyhaven entry.Any security concerns?
Never an issue known to have occurred to a vessel anchored off Keyhaven.With thanks to:
Alison MacFaden, Roy Plummer and Steve Wood Keyhaven River Wardens. Photography Michael Harpur.







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