Egmont Bight is a shallow embayment at the southern end of the Encombe valley in Dorset, England. It is part of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its geological significance and fossil record.
The bay exposes good sections of Upper Kimmeridge shale and mudstone, with some bituminous shale and small calcareous nodules. The shoreline is narrow, approximately 500 yards wide, and is backed by unstable cliffs of Kimmeridge clay, where rockfalls are common.
The stony beach is only accessible on foot at low tide by walking approximately 1.0 kilometre (0.6 miles) west around Egmont Point from the beach at Chapman's Pool. There is no safe route down from the clifftop coast path across Houns-tout cliff, nor around the Freshwater Steps promontory at the beach's western end. The nearest parking is at Chapman's Pool, at grid reference SY964773.
