St Helens

Lying on the high ground to the north of Bembridge, St Helens has good views over the busy harbour. It is a small village with fine greens on which cricket is played during the summer and football in the winter.

A short walk from the village to the sea leads to the open grassy dunes at the mouth of the harbour where there is a pleasant sheltered beach.

St. Helens must have been quite a considerable port in the 1300's, but with the expansion of Cowes it declined in importance, although ships still called there, as a local spring was famous for its excellent keeping qualities.