We’re continuing with our exploration of the Isle of Wight now with a visit to Sandown. It’s a quintessentially English seaside resort with a long sandy beach and a huge pier lined with arcades and fairground rides. It’s a mixture of garish colour and slow decay. With some prime beach front properties boarded up andContinue reading “Sunny Sandown”
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Isle of Wight
It’s a complete change of pace for our next adventure. This time we’re not heading too far, just a few days in the Isle of Wight. Not quite as exotic as we’ve become used to . . . First up is an evening in the largest town on the island – Ryde. It’s where theContinue reading “Isle of Wight”
Seaside tat
Moving onto Llandudno itself now, it started off as a typical dismal grey day in North Wales!! Apparently the town’s name is derived from its patron saint, Saint Tudno and has had the title of “Queen of the Welsh Resorts”, from around 1864. As we sauntered along the North shore pier we admired the views out toContinue reading “Seaside tat”