Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England. It’s recognised for its seashores and seafront promenades which includes sandy Shanklin Beach and south-dealing with Ventnor Beach, that is dotted with antique beach huts. Dinosaur stays and fossils can be visible in areas like Compton Bay and Yaverland Beach. On the island’s western factor, The Needles are 3 huge, white chalk rocks, guarded by a nineteenth-century lighthouse.

The Isle of Wight also mentioned informally as The Island or abbreviated to IoW is a county and the largest and 2d-most populous island in England. It is within the English Channel, approximately 3.2 km off the coast of Hampshire, separated via the Solent. The island has inns that have been holiday destinations seeing that Victorian instances, and is known for its slight climate, coastal surroundings, and verdant panorama of fields, downland and chines.

The island has been home to the poets Swinburne and Tennyson and to Queen Victoria, who constructed her much-cherished summer house and very last home Osborne House at East Cowes. It has a maritime and business culture such as boat-constructing, sail-making, the manufacture of flying boats, the hovercraft, and Britain's area rockets. The island hosts annual music gala's along with the Isle of Wight Festival, which in 1970 changed into the biggest rock tune event ever held.