Hill Head put-in (Fareham)
This slipway sits on Hill Head Beach, a shingle beach on the Solent in Fareham borough, roughly a kilometre east of the River Meon mouth and the Titchfield Haven nature reserve.
The open Solent shore
This stretch of the Solent lies within the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth's jurisdiction and forms part of the wider Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site, Special Protection Area and Site of Special Scientific Interest; recreational disturbance to the overwintering birds that make the area internationally important is managed through the Bird Aware Solent partnership.
About a kilometre west, at the mouth of the River Meon, a shell-and-shingle spit called Rainbow Bar extends offshore and dries out on the ebb, marked by a black-and-yellow post with a cross topmark.
Nearby
Cafe on Hill Head Road, about 700 metres along the seafront from the slipway.
Conditions to check
The Solent has an unusual double tidal cycle with a modest three-to-four-metre spring range but strong tidal streams; the flood runs broadly east to west along this shore and the ebb west to east.
SourceThe foreshore at Hill Head shelves gradually, so a wide band of shingle and sand uncovers at low water and covers again within a few hours.
SourceSailing, kitesurfing and windsurfing clubs work this stretch, with seasonal racing marks laid roughly March to November.
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