Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Clifftop Self catering Holiday Home
enjoying 2 acre Garden
and Extensive Sea Views
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Shanklin is an old fashioned town in the South East corner of the Isle of Wight. The town was developed in Victorian times, largely controlled by the Popham family that owned much of the land. There are many small shops, but there is one supermarket. Shanklin Theatre puts on a surprisingly range of shows all round the year. There are numerous pubs and restaurants within walking distance from The Priory. Shanklin Old Village has a number of thatched buildings.
Shanklin Beach holds a Blue Flag for being a clean and safe beach, is seldom crowded and is ten minutes walk. It can be approached either down Appley Steps by Rylstone Gardens, through Shanklin Chine or by car from The Esplanade.
There is an efficient train service from Ryde to Shanklin, and an extensive network of buses, some of which are open-
The Coastal Path runs 65 miles right round the Island, and passes the house on to Luccombe, Bonchurch and Ventnor.
Luccombe also has a Chine that drops to a secluded beach, and at low tide you can walk to Shanklin beach. The hamlet is dotted with interesting houses and an active farm positioned to shelter from the sea winds.
I will not begin to go into the rest of the Island of Wight except to say there is something for everybody's holiday whether you like dinosaurs, beaches, walking, cycling, fossils, scenic views, pretty villages and cottages, stately homes (oh Osborne), galleries, museums, donkey sanctuary, wildlife, flowers, gardens (Ventnor Botanical Gardens), zoos (Flamingo Park), eight golf courses, tennis, swimming pools, skating, riding, sailing, squash at Sandown, bowls, cream teas, steam train railway, boat trips or coach trips. The Island measures 23 miles from East to West and 13 miles from North to South. Wherever you want to go on the island “it is not very far”. Although many of the cliffs and indeed the Needles are white, the Island is spelt Wight, not white.
Distances in miles from SHANKLIN are:
Ventnor 4
Brighstone 16
Freshwater 21
Yarmouth 19
Godshill 3
Newport 8
Cowes or East Cowes 14
Brading 4
Bembridge 8
Seaview 9
Ryde 9
Fishbourne 11
Views of The Apartment from the air
Shanklin Beach viewed from the garden
Shanklin Beach viewed from the garden
Shanklin & Luccombe
On the Dinosaur Island
On the Dinosaur Island
STOP PRESS
In 2009 Dinosaurs were in the press again.
The Isle of Wight got there first by several million years! Dinosaurs lived here then, and there is a serious Dinosaur Museum opened in 2001 where dinosaur research is carried out, and there are many interesting exhibits.
Dr Steve Sweetman has published his findings over the last four years from work largely carried out at Yaverland, which is in the centre of the view at the top of this page
In 2009 Dinosaurs were in the press again.
The Isle of Wight got there first by several million years! Dinosaurs lived here then, and there is a serious Dinosaur Museum opened in 2001 where dinosaur research is carried out, and there are many interesting exhibits.
Dr Steve Sweetman has published his findings over the last four years from work largely carried out at Yaverland, which is in the centre of the view at the top of this page
