The Needles

Nature, Isle of Wight

Three stacks of chalk rock rising from the sea at the western tip of the Isle of Wight, with a lighthouse at the base of the outermost stack. The Needles are the island's most famous landmark. The Old Battery, a Victorian fort on the clifftop above, is managed by the National Trust and provides views down to the rocks. The Needles Landmark Attraction at the top of Alum Bay has shops, a chairlift to the beach and the famous coloured sand.