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Isle of Wight September 2010 |
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Photography: |
 Malcolm Allard |
 Len Banister |
 Sue Coulbeck |
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| Presentation: |  Harry Hawkins |
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* * Isle of Wight - Here We Come * * |
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 Portsmouth Harbour Setting off for the Isle of Wight Photographer: Sue |
 Spinnaker Tower (Click for 2 Photos) 170m Tall Harbour Redevelopment Centrepiece Photographer: Malcolm (Malcolm) |
 HMS Warrior in the foreground The first Iron-Hulled, Armour-Plated Warship Photographer: Malcolm |
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 Yachts Photographer: Malcolm |
 Full Speed Ahead! Photographer: Sue |
 Wightlink Ferry Photographer: Sue |
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* * Bembridge to Bayshore Hotel Sandown * * |
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On arriving on the Isle of Wight we coached to Bembridge.
While the coach took our luggage to the hotel in Sandown, we walked the 5 miles to the Bayshore Hotel. | ||||||
 Bembridge Windmill - Formally, Knowle Mill Last IOW Windmill Photographer: Len |
 Bembridge Windmill - From the front Photographer: Malcolm |
 Windmill Close Up (Click for 2 Photos) Dates from 1700 - has Wooden Machinery Photographers: Len (Malcolm) |
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 Looking over Whitecliff Bay (Click for 2 Photos) Photographers: Len (Malcolm) |
 Monument and Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park Reach the Monument later (Click for 2 Photos) Photographers: Malcolm (Len) |
 Looking back at Whitecliff Bay Photographer: Malcolm |
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 Climbing Culver Down Going Up Photographer: Malcolm |
 Climbing Culver Down Leftish View Photographer: Len |
 Climbing Culver Down Rightish View Photographer: Len |
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 Monument erected 1848-49 to Charles Anderson-Pelham who became, 1st Earl of Yarborough, 2nd Baron Yarborough and Baron Worsley 1780-1846 Photographers: Len (Insert Malcolm) |
 Resting at the Monument Vincit Amor Patriae - the Pelham's Motto Photographer: Len |
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 Bembridge Airport and Bembridge Harbour Backdrop of Spinnaker Tower and Portsmouth Photographer: Len |
 Looking to Bembridge Backdrop probably Hayling Island and Chichester Photographer: Len |
 Bembridge Windmill Looking back from the Monument area Photographer: Malcolm |
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 Going Down - Sandown on the Bay's Right (Click for 3 Photos) Photographers: Sue (Sue, Malcolm) |
 Still Going Down (Click for 3 Photos) Then the Beach and Looking Back to Culver Down Photographers: Malcolm (Malcolm, Sue) |
 Nearly There (Click for 2 Photos) Photographers: Sue (Malcolm) |
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 Arriving at Sandown, pass Fishing then Hotel (Click for 3 Photos) Photographers: Malcolm (Malcolm, Malcolm) |
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* * Alum Bay to Brighstone Bay * * |
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Short Walkers: Alum Bay - The Needles - Tennyson Down - Freshwater Bay - then coached to Yarmouth for lunch and the afternoon (where there was Yarmouth Castle). 4.5 miles |
Long Walkers: Alum Bay - The Needles - Tennyson Down - Freshwater Bay for Lunch - Brookgreen and then continued along the coastal path to Grange Chine. 10.0 miles | |||||
 Alum Bay - Looking North (Click for 3 Photos) The Needles are behind, left and over hill Photographers: Sue (Len, Malcolm) |
 Up to the Needles Photographer: Sue |
 The Needles - (Click for 2 photos) And the Lighthouse Photographers: Len (Malcolm) |
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 Leaving the Needles Walking East Photographer: Len |
 Alfred Lord Tennyson's Memorial Born 6 August 1809 - Died 6 October 1892 Photographer: Len |
 Harry Hmmm - Beard grows quickly these days Photographer: Len |
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 View to Mainland From Tennyson Down Photographer: Malcolm |
 Coastal Sweep From Tennyson Down Photographer: Sue |
 View to Freshwater Bay from Tennyson Down (Click for 2 photos) Nearing Freshwater Photographer: Malcolm (Malcolm) |
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 Freshwater Bay Town (Click for 3 photos) Looking East Photographers: Malcolm (Len, Sue) |
 Leaving Freshwater Bay (Click for 3 photos) - Finally 3/4 mile away Photographers: Malcolm (Len, Len) |
 Up Top by Compton Chine - Looking Back (Click for 3 photos) Looking Forward; Up Top by Road Photographers: Len (Len, Malcolm) |
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 Looking Back - going down to Shippards Chine (Click for 3 photos) Photographers: Len (Malcolm, Malcolm)) |
 Passing Brook Coastguard Cottages (Click for 3 photos) Ice Creams and a rest at Car Park Photographers: Len (Malcolm, Malcolm) |
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 The Beach at Brook (Click for 3 Photos). Brook Hill House; Thatched House at Brook Photographers: Malcolm (Malcolm, Sue) |
 Brighstone Holiday Camp (Click for 2 Photos). And a general View Photographer: Sue (Malcolm) |
 Grange Farm - Camp Site / Holiday Park Coach is waiting Photographer: Malcolm |
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* * Chale Green to Ventnor Botanic Gardens * * |
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Short Walkers: Chale Green - St Catherine's Down - St Catherine's Lighthouse - Niton, for Lunch at the Buddle Inn - Then coached to Ventnor Botanic Gardens. 4.5 miles |
Long Walkers: Chale Green - St Catherine's Down - St Catherine's Lighthouse - Niton, for Lunch at the Buddle Inn - The Coastal Path - Ventnor Botanic Gardens. 9.5 miles | |||||
 Starting out - for Hoy's Monument (Click for 2 Photos) And a View on the way Photographers: Malcolm (Sue) |
 Hoy's Monument - GB visit, 1814, of Alexander, 1st Emperor of all Russias (Click for 3 Photos) And a Break Photographers: Len (Malcolm, Malcolm) |
 Pepperpot - St Catherine's Oratory (Click for 3 Photos) Includes Description Photographers: Malcolm (Malcolm, Len) |
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 St Catherine's Hill - Looking up (Click for 2 photos) And looking down, NB, Black Chine out of view at bottom to right Photographers: Len (Malcolm) |
 Rocken End - Before St Catherine's Point (Click for 3 photos) Black Gang Chine Chale Bay - Looking over Black Gang Chine Photographers: Sue (Malcolm, Sue) |
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 St Catherine's Lighthouse (Click for 2 photos) And zoomed out Photographers: Malcolm (Sue) |
 The Buddle Inn - at Niton near Reeth Bay (Click for 2 photos) And People Photographers: Sue (Malcolm) |
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 After Lunch - Lighthouse in distance (Click for 2 photos) A Break, before we drop nearer the coast Photographer: Malcolm (Malcolm) |
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 Going nearer coast - Ambion House in distance (Click for 2 photos) And Ambion House Photographer: Malcolm (Malcolm)) |
 Cliff ahead (Click for 3 photos) And Looking back and Forward Photographers: Sue (Malcolm, Malcolm) |
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 Ventnor Botanic Garden (Click for 10 photos) A Montage of the Garden Photographers: Sue (x4 Flowers and Palm House) Malcolm (x6 The Rest) |
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* * Ventnor Rugby Club to Sandown * * |
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Short Walkers: Outside Ventnor Rugby Club - Rew Down - Stenbury Down - Appuldurcombe House - Wroxall - coached to Shanklin for Lunch, Shops, Tea-rooms and Chine - then either walked 2 miles or bussed or coached to Bayshore Hotel Sandown. 4.75 miles |
Long Walkers: Outside Ventnor Rugby Club - Rew Down - Stenbury Down - Appuldurcombe House - Wroxall, Lunch at the Four Seasons Inn - St Martin's Down - Shanklin Down - Bonchurch Landslip - Shanklin - Bayshore Hotel Sandown. 11.0 miles | |||||
 Going up! .. Rew Down - Passing Week Down (Click for 4 Photos) And Golfers Photographers: Malcolm (Malcolm, Len, Malcolm) |
 Stenbury Down - Looking up (Click for 3 Photos) Looking back and Sir Robert Worsley Monument Photographers: Sue (Len, Malcolm) |
 Leaving Stenbury Down - It's Steep (Click for 2 Photos) And over the Wall Style Photographer: Malcolm (Malcolm) |
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 Appuldurcombe House Gate (Click for 3 Photos) Inside Grounds with Ramblers Photographers: Sue (Sue, Malcolm) |
 Appuldurcombe House (Click for 3 Photos) Photographers: Sue (Malcolm, Len) |
 Four Seasons Inn - Wroxall Lunch Time Photographer: Len |
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 St Martin's Down peak - 500m NNW is Cook's Site (Click for 3 Photos) NNW (stitched photos) And - NE to Sandown over Shanklin Photographer: Sue (Sue, Sue) |
 Shanklin Down south - by Track, looking north (Click for 2 Photos) And looking at Shanklin Down - west side Photographers: Malcolm (Sue) |
 From Nansen Hill - Sandown zoomed in (Click for 3 Photos) Culver Cliff; going down to Bonchurch Landslip Photographers: Malcolm (Sue, Len) |
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 Smugglers Haven Tea Rooms (Click for 3 Photos) And the View; Leaving Photographers: Len (Sue, Malcolm) |
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 Bonchurch Landslip (Click for 8 Photos) Entering by the Devil's Chimney Photographers: Top: M (M,M,S) _ (Bot: S,L,M,S) |
 To Shanklin then Sandown (Click for 5 Photos) A few snaps on the way Photographers: Malcolm (Malcolm, Sue, Sue, Sue) |
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* * Bembridge to Saint Helen's * * |
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All walkers went to Bembridge Harbour.
The walk went along the south side of the harbour to St Helens. From the Old Tide Mill (now a private house) the walk passed along the causeway between the mill pond and the harbour and then went around to The Duver beach for coffee. 25 minutes after coffee the walk and holiday was over. 2.5 miles | ||||||
 Boat along south side of Bembridge Harbour (Click for 7 Photos) And more Boats Photographers: Sue (Sue and Malcolm) |
 Harbour and Central Pontoon (Click for 2 Photos) And from Mill Road by Mill's outlet flow Photographer: Sue (Malcolm) |
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 Old Tide Mill (Click for 4 Photos) Mill House & Pond; Pond & Sluice Gate Pond & Mill House; Harbour from causeway Photographer: Just Malcolm |
 Causeway between Harbour and Mill Pond Pond was filled by Tides. Mill in far right Photographer: Len |
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 The Culver - Huts from Railway Carriages (Click for 2 Photos) And Horses on the beach Photographer: Sue (Malcolm) |
 Coffee Time (Click for 2 Photos) Outside on The Culver Photographer: Len (Malcolm) |
 St Helen's Fort - (Click for 4 Photos) Top: The Horizon Bottom: Fort - Brittany Ferry - Tankers Photographer: Just Malcolm |
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 Last Bridge to Cross (Click for 2 Photos) And Coach for Home Photographer: Malcolm (Malcolm) |
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* * The End * * |
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