Sand reached through a wooded chine below Canford Cliffs village, with shade on the walk down and the village above.
The beach below Canford Cliffs is reached through a chine, a wooded valley cutting down the cliff, which gives you shade on the way and keeps numbers down.
The village above has cafes and shops, and Compton Acres is close by.
Easy down, steeper back up. See the beaches guide.
Through the chine, a wooded valley running from the clifftop down to the sand. It is an easy walk down and a steeper one back up.
Usually, yes. The walk down through the chine filters out some of the crowd, and it draws more locals than day visitors.
Sandbanks hotels, harbourside flats a street back from the Quay and the quieter beds out at Hamworthy and Broadstone, with the areas each one suits.