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TRAVEL GUIDES: The star of the Solent is too often labelled as an outdated seaside spot but it has a timeless heritage, a hankering for the Great Outdoors and a seafood scene that sparkles, says ...
Farringford House, in the village of Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, was the home of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, from 1853 until his death in 1892. The main house dates from 1806 with gothic embellishments and extensions added from the 1830s. Of particular historical importance is the second library built by his wife Emily Tennyson in 1871 ...
Seaview is a small Edwardian resort located on the north-eastern corner of the Isle of Wight, overlooking the Solent. The village is popular with tourists and is 21⁄3 miles (3.8 km) from the town of Ryde, where most tourists reach the island by ferry or hovercraft. Together with Nettlestone, it forms a civil parish [1] of Nettlestone and Seaview.
From The Needles to Osborne House, if you’re exploring the Isle of Wight, complete your visit with a stay at one of the island’s stylish hotels
Isle of Wight. 50°35′51″N 1°12′30″W / 50.5976°N 1.2084°W / 50.5976; -1.2084. Ventnor (/ ˈvɛntnər /) is a seaside resort town and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, eleven miles (18 km) from Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface Down, and built on ...
Cowes (/ kaʊz /) is an English seaport town and civil parish [3] on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes Floating Bridge, a chain ferry. Cowes has a population of 14,370 according to the 2021 Census.
Warner Hotels (formally Warner Leisure Hotels) is a hospitality company owning 14 country and coastal properties around the UK in North Wales, Somerset, Herefordshire, Berkshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Isle of Wight, Suffolk, Hampshire and Warwickshire. Founded in 1932 as Warner Holiday Camps, later known as Warner Holidays and has ...
St Helens is located to the east of the Isle of Wight on high ground to the north of Bembridge giving it views over the harbour. The nearest town is Ryde, [7] about 3 miles (4.8 km) away. The village is located on the coast, with St Helens Duver nearby at the mouth of the harbour. The area features a sand-dune complex where the first golf ...