Isle of Wight Holidays
Isle of Wight Holidays. Why not have a vacation in the Isle of Wight. It can be a super place to have a vacation or holiday in.
Isle
of Wight is approximately diamond in shape and covers an area of 380 km2. Slightly
more than half of the Island, mainly in the west of the Island, is designated
as the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Island has 258 km2
of farmland, 52 km2 of developed areas, and 92 km of coastline. The landscape
of the Island is remarkably diverse, leading to its oft-quoted description of
England in Miniature. The West Wight is predominantly rural, with dramatic coastlines
dominated by the famous chalk downland ridge, running across the whole Island
and ending in The Needles stacks — perhaps the most photographed aspect of
the Isle of Wight. The highest point on the Island is St Boniface Down, at 241
m , which is also a Marilyn.
The rest of the Island landscape also has great diversity, with perhaps the most notable habitats being the soft cliffs and sea ledges, which are spectacular features as well as being very important for wildlife, and are internationally protected. The River Medina flows north into the Solent, whilst the other main river, the River Yar flows roughly north east, emerging at Bembridge Harbour on the eastern end of the Island. Confusingly, there is another entirely separate river at the western end also called the River Yar flowing the short distance from Freshwater Bay to a relatively large estuary at Yarmouth. Where distinguishing the two becomes necessary, each may be referred to as the eastern or western Yar.
The south coast of the Island borders the English Channel. Without man's intervention the Island may well have been split into three with the sea breaking through 1) at the west end of the Island where a bank of pebbles separates Freshwater Bay from the marshy backwaters of the Western Yar east of Freshwater, and 2) at the east end of the Island where a thin strip of land separates Sandown Bay from the marshy basin of the Eastern Yar, east of Sandown. Yarmouth itself was effectively an island with water on all sides and only connected to the rest of the Island by a regularly breached neck of land immediately east of the town.
Island wildlife is remarkable, and it is one of the few places in England where the red squirrel is flourishing, with a stable population (Brownsea Island is another). Unlike most of England, no grey squirrels are to be found on the Island, nor are there any wild deer but, instead, rare and protected species, such as the dormouse and many rare bats, can be found. The Glanville Fritillary butterfly's distribution in the United Kingdom is largely restricted to the edges of the crumbling cliffs of the Isle of Wight.
Main towns
List of places on the Isle of Wight
Newport, the island's second largest town, located in the centre of the island,
is the county town of the Isle of Wight and is the island's main shopping area.
Recent developments include a new bus station with retail complex and a new retail
park on the outskirts. Located next to the River Medina, Newport Quay was once
a busy port until the mid-19th century, but has now been mainly converted into
art galleries, apartments and other meeting places.
Ryde, the Island's largest
town with a population of around 30,000, is located in the north east of the Island.
It is a Victorian town with a half-mile long pier and four miles (6 km) of beaches,
attracting many tourists each year. Every year there is a ryde carnival in two
parts one in the day time and one at night (on a different night)but the night
one is all lite up with different colours.
Cowes is the location of Cowes
Week every year and a popular international sailing centre. It is also the home
of the record setting sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur.
Sandown is another seaside
resort, attracting many tourists each year. It is also home to the Isle of Wight
Zoo and Dinosaur Isle geological museum, and one of the island's two 18 hole golf
courses.
Shanklin just south of Sandown, also attracts tourists by its sandy
beaches. Its main attractions are Shanklin Chine and the old village.
Ventnor
is built upon the steep slopes of St Boniface Down on the south coast of the Island
and leads down to a picturesque bay which attracts many tourists. Recent developments
include Ventnor Haven, a small harbour built around a Victorian-style bandstand.Villages
Villages in the Isle of Wight
Alverstone, Arreton, Bembridge, Binstead, Blackwater, Blackgang, Bonchurch, Brighstone, Brook, Calbourne, Carisbrooke, Chale, Chillerton, Cranmore, Fishbourne, Freshwater, Gatcombe, Godshill, Gurnard, Havenstreet, Lake, Luccombe, Merstone, Nettlestone, Newbridge, Newchurch, Newtown, Ningwood, Niton, Northwood, Porchfield, Rookley, Seaview, Shalfleet, Shorwell, St Helens, St Lawrence, Totland, Whippingham, Whitwell, Winford, Wootton and Wootton Bridge, Wroxall, Yaverland,
Hamlets and other places
Adgestone, Afton, Afton Park, Alum Bay, Alverstone Garden Village, Apse Heath, Ashey, Barton, Bathingbourne, Bierley, Binfield, Bouldnor, Borthwood, Bowcombe, Branstone, Chale Green, Cross Lane, Culver Down, Downend, Easton, Egypt Point, Five Houses, Foreland Fields, Forest Side, Freshwater Bay, Gunville, Great Thorness, Hale Common, Hamstead, Havenstreet, Haylands, Hillway, Horringford, Hulverstone, Hunny Hill, King's Quay, Kingston, Knighton, Lane End, Limerstone, Little Atherfield, Little Thorness, Littletown, Locksgreen, Lowtherville, Mark's Corner, Mersley, Moortown, Morton, Mottistone, Nettlecombe, Ninham, Niton Undercliff, Norton, Norton Green, Nunwell, Oakfield, Osborne, Parkhurst, Pondwell, Princelett, Puckaster, Quarr Hill, Queen's Bower, Rew Street, Rookley Green, Roud, Rowridge, Sandford, Seagrove Bay, Shalcombe, Shide, Staplers, Steephill, Steyne Cross, Thorley, Thorley Street, Thorncross, Totland Bay, Upper Ventnor, Wellow, Whiteley Bank, Winford, Wootton Common, Yafford, Yarbridge. Thats a list of destinations poissible for Isle of Wight Holidays.
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