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Sometime - somehow (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A little break last week amidst the anxiety of C being in hospital. We had chosen a hotel on the seafront at Sandown and had a balcony room. It was lovely to wake to the waves gently rushing forwards and to the sunrise over the sea. We pretty much covered most of the island in travel apart from Yarmouth area and Newport. My favourite village was Godshill - a kind of grockley Miss Marple place. And...
Fantastic Journal (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
(Photo: George Bernard Shaw on his Starley tricycle) An outburst on Twitter about crap museums has elicited the sad news that the Isle of Wight waxworks ( officially called Brading : The Experience ) is about to close. VentnorBlog has some lovely photos of the various extremely weird exhibits inside, a few of which are included here. I went to the museum mid-way through a three day camping holiday...
Online Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
You might be planning an Isle of Wight Holiday and have no clue about attractions to visit during your stay. Well if you have ever fancied pretending to be a giant or just appreciate well crafted miniatures, then the model village in Godshill is the place for you. This great attraction is a set [...]
Panoramic Earth (Free subscription) | 04/05/2009
Godshill Churchyard - Guide and map of Isle of Wight with a 360° panorama of Godshill Churchyard. Sight, attraction and travel guide to Isle of Wight with panoramic images and pictures linked to a Google map. Visit Isle of Wight, Explore England. Panorama photographed by Malcolm Etherington who wrote: Godshill Church between Newport and Shanklin, is the largest medieval church on the Isle of Wight,...
Food and Drink in London (Free subscription) | 24/03/2009
Eighteen months or so ago I posited the most likely recipient of the Isle of Wight's first Michelin star would not be the ambitious (and by all accounts improving) Seaview Hotel but The Essex in Godshill. Well I was half...
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
Ernest is a 15-year-old cat who lives at a shelter in Godshill on the Isle of Wight. He suffers from entropion, a condition where the eyelids roll inward and cause inflammation. Surgery might correct the condition, but veterinarians were concerned about how such an old cat would react to an anesthetic. The solution? Contact lenses! Centre [...]
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