Mudeford Spit
A slender sand spit behind Hengistbury Head, lined with hundreds of colourful beach huts, with the open sea on one side and a sheltered harbour on the other.
Mudeford Spit stretches northeast from Hengistbury Head into Christchurch Harbour. Some 350 brightly coloured beach huts line the spit, making it home to the most expensive beach huts in Britain, where individual huts have sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds. One side faces the sandy beaches of the English Channel, while the other overlooks the calm waters of Christchurch Harbour, where you can watch sailing boats and waterbirds. You can walk from Hengistbury Head in about 30 minutes, or take the land train. In summer, ferries also run from Christchurch Quay to the tip of the spit, by the 'Run' channel. There are cafés and toilets on the spit. The huts are privately owned, so please respect people's privacy.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Hengistbury Head
- Highcliffe Castle
- Christchurch Priory
- Boscombe Pier
- Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- St Peter's Church, Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Lower Gardens
- Oceanarium Bournemouth