Whitecliff Bay
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| Ceremonial county | Isle of Wight |
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| Civil parish | Bembridge |
| UK parliament constituency | Isle of Wight |
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| ID | 2049791 |
About Whitecliff Bay
Whitecliff Bay is a sandy bay near Foreland which is the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, about two miles south-west of Bembridge and just to the north of Culver Down. The bay has a shoreline of around three-quarters of a mile and has a popular sandy shingle beach which is over half a mile long.
Guest finds 'old hand grenade' on holiday park
The Device was believed to have been found by a guest at Whitecliff Bay who thought it was a fossil
An old hand grenade found in a holiday resort has been retrieved by a Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team.
A guest staying at The Park on The Isle of Wight found The Device on a beach and carried it back to their caravan, thinking it was a fossil,
Away Resorts Management, which runs a centre at Bembridge, Whitecliff Bay , said The Device was discovered at about 23:30 BST on Thursday.
Guests were evacuated from the area.
Source of news: bbc.com
