It is best viewed from Binnel Point, where the bay can be seen stretching west towards Puckaster Cove, with St Catherine's Lighthouse visible in the distance.

The most notable was a landslide in March 2014 that lead to the loss of a section of the A3055 and the closure of Undercliff Drive, along with the evacuation and abandonment of several properties.

Archaeological findings from the landslide deposits at Binnel Bay have identified evidence of human activity in this area of the Undercliff dating back to the neolithic.

[3][2] In 1882 William Spindler, an eccentric German industrialist, attempted to build a harbour and resort in St Lawrence to rival Ventnor to the east, though he would ultimately die before it could be completed.

[4] Spindler bought a large estate, including a house (now the Old Park Hotel) which had belonged to Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet, the island's governor from 1780-1782.