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	tourist attractions on the isle of wight
		It is near Wroxall on the Isle of Wight.
		According to a May 2000 talk to the Isle of Wight Postcard Club by the present owner, Mr Simon Dabell, the etymology is simply "fl pathway" (the original appearance of the chine), but the theme park understandably fosters the interpretation of a smuggling origin.
		From this date lordship of the Isle of Wight was always associated with ownership of the castle, which thus became the seat of government of the island.
	www.sunnycottcaravanpark.co.uk /tourist_attractions_on_the_isle.htm (3192 words)

	Fort Victoria (Isle of Wight) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Victoria was a single tier battery with defensible barracks west of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England, built in the 1850s, later used as a submarine mining centre and training area for military purposes.
		The fort can now be visited in its role as a country park.
		The Fort provides easy access to the beach, (although swimming is not advised in the fast-flowing channel) and excellent views of the Solent, Hurst Castle, and passing shipping.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Victoria_(Isle_of_Wight) (221 words)

	Isle of Wight, England's Cities, Towns, Villages and Settlements
		The Glanville Fritillary butterfly, in the United Kingdom is largely restricted to the edges of the crumbling cliffs of the Isle of Wight.
		Queen Victoria made Osborne House on the Isle of Wight her summer home for many years, and as a result it become a major holiday resort for members of European royalty, whose many houses could later claim descent from her through the widely flung marriages of her offspring.
		The Isle of Wight is a Ceremonial and Administrative county and as it has no district councils (only the county council) it is effectively a Unitary county, though not officially.
	www.hometownengland.com /isle_of_wight/index.html (3669 words)

	isle of wight history and information
		According to the diaries of Sir John Oglander, the Governor of the Isle of Wight would donate 5 guineas for the purchase of the bull to be baited; the meat was afterwards donated to the poor of the town.
		Cowes is a seaport town on the Isle of Wight, an island due south of the major southern English port of Southampton.
		Ryde is an English seaside town and the largest urban area on the Isle of Wight, with a population of approximately 26,000.
	www.sunnycottcaravanpark.co.uk /isle_wight_information.htm (5539 words)

	Satellite pictures from Google Earth.
		Landguard Fort is situated at the mouth of the River Orwell opposite Harwich Redoubt in Essex.
		Fort Albert, Isle of Wight (SZ 330 890)
		Freshwater Redoubt, Isle of Wight (SZ 345 856)
	coalhousefort-gallery.com /Satellite-pictures-from-Google-Earth- (1141 words)

	Smithfield Attractions
		A smart businessman, he donated land for the Isle of Wight Courthouse of 1800 and even helped pay for the original courthouse, which is still standing and being used today, as well as the new jail.
		Isle of Wight Courthouse (circa 1800) - was originally built by Francis Boykin for the county in good faith so that the new courthouse would be conveniently relocated to his property, and right next door to Boykin's Tavern.
		Isle of Wight Museum is located at the corner of Main and Church Streets in Smithfield.
	www.smithfield-virginia.com /attractions.html (810 words)

	Isle of Wight, England
		The Isle of Wight, situated off the southwest coast opposite Portsmouth and Southampton, measures 23mi/36.8km from north to south, is 13mi/20.8km long and rises in the south, where chalk and marl cliffs fall steeply in places to the sea, to a height of 775ft/236m.
		The first written mention of the Isle of Wight was made by Sueton, who reported Vespasian's conquest of the island of Vectis in A.D. Several Roman villas, e.g.
		Osborne House on Isle of Wight was the seaside retreat of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert.
	planetware.com /.../england/isle-of-wight-eng-iw-isw.htm (698 words)

	Isle of Wight piers - Alum Bay, Totland, Fort Victoria, Yarmouth and Cowes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Isle of Wight piers - Alum Bay, Totland, Fort Victoria, Yarmouth and Cowes
		This was built in the 1850's to service various military installations in the West Wight and was used as such until 1962.
		Piers of the Isle of Wight by Marion Lane published by the Isle of Wight County Council in 1996
	www.shalfiow.demon.co.uk /piers/piers3.htm (729 words)

	Fort Albert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Albert, with Hurst Castle in the background
		Fort Albert (Map Reference SZ 330 890) is a tower fort nestling under the cliffs west of Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England.
		Fort Albert was one of the Royal Commission forts built in the 19th Century as part of Lord Palmerston's defences against the possibility of a French attack from Napoleon III.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Albert (255 words)

	ISLE OF WIGHT - Online Information article about ISLE OF WIGHT
		castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr.
		Warner, The History of the Isle of Wight (Southampton, 1795) ; B.
		Percy Stone, Architectural History of the Isle of Wight (London, 1891).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /WAT_WIL/WIGHT_ISLE_OF.html (2691 words)

	Isle of Wight Nostalgia Site: Sea Defences
		The position of the Isle of Wight made it an essential and integral part of any defence strategy for the region.
		The earliest comprehensive defensive plan for the area was developed during the reign of Henry VIII as Portsmouth developed as a permanent naval base and in response to the threat of invasion from France.
		The Victorian Forts continued to be used throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
	www.invectis.co.uk /iow/seaforts.htm (450 words)

	Isle of Wight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		We took the car on the ferry with us to the Isle of Wight from Lymington and after visiting the island and Queen Victoria's vacation home, we took the ferry from Fishbourne over to Portsmouth on the mainland.
		We could not take pictues inside the house, but it is full of interesting furnishings which reflect the life of Queen Victoria such as the nursery suite for her nine children.
		Queen Victoria wrote in her journal in 1847: "Drove down to the beach with my maids and went into the bathing machine, where I undressed and bathed in the sea (for the first time in my life), a very nice bathing woman attending me.
	members.tripod.com /~EbneterG/9junewight.html (314 words)

	Isle of Wight family holidays and breaks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		There are walls to walk round, an entertainingly eclectic Isle of Wight Museum, donkeys (who demonstrate how they draw well water), an area on the history of the castle, tea room, lots of running around space and children’s quizzes plus relevant children’s books.
		Dinosaur Isle – In the shape of a pterosaur, transporting visitors to the time of the dinosaurs smelling their breath for example and showing experts at work.
		Fort Victoria Country Park –; with a Planetarium run by an enthusiast, Model Railway with tokens to set away all kinds of models, Marine Aquarium of local and tropical sealife, and Seabed Heritage Exhibition of what has been found so far under the Solent.
	www.takethefamily.com /where/isleofwight.php (1782 words)

	Isle of Wight Self Catering Holidays at Brambles Chine,Colwell Bay,Isle of Wight
		It overlooks the sea at the quieter, prettiest and unspoilt western end of the Isle of Wight, known as West Wight.
		Yarmouth is where the Wightlink car and passenger ferry crosses from Lymington on the mainland, or if you prefer to cross from Southampton to Cowes then it is less than half an hour’s drive across the island to the Red Funnel ferry at East Cowes.
		All of the Isle of Wight attractions are all within easy reach by car or bus from Brambles Chine.
	www.wight-self-catering.co.uk (669 words)

	Isle of Wight
		The Isle of Wight was called Vectis (`separate division´) by the Romans, who conquered it in AD 43; there are Roman villas at Newport and Brading.
		Resort on the NE coast of the Isle of Wight, on the Solent opposite Portsmouth, with which there is ferry and hovercraft connection.
		There is a castle that Henry V111 built to defend the Isle of Wight coast against a French invasion crossing the Solent in 1545.Also visitors can enjoy the many tea-rooms in Yarmouth as well as a variety of pubs serving meals.
	www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Tourism/wgtinfo.htm (2517 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Isle of Wight
		In AD 686, it became the last part of the British Isles to convert to Christianity - almost a century after Great Britain.
		The Isle of Wight's county flower is the Pyramidal Orchid
		The 1970 show was notable both for being one of the last public performances by Jimi Hendrix and for the number of attendees reaching, by many estimates, 600,000
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Isle_of_Wight (3333 words)

	Home Page
		ilt on the north shore of the Isle of Wight to guard the Solent the remains of Fort Victoria now house a Marine Aquarium, a Sea Bed Archaeology Exhibition, a Planetarium and a Model Railway.
		The Forts attractions together with the availability of a Countryside Ranger to give guided walks of the seashore and woodland make Fort Victoria an excellent interesting and educational visit for school groups and any visitor to the Isle of Wight who wants to combine leisure with education.
		Concentrates mainly on marine life found around the Isle of Wight, inhabitants range from Sponges and Sea Anemones to spectacular Cuttlefish and the dogfish rays and conger eels inhabiting our walkover pool.
	www.fortvictoria.co.uk (250 words)

	Isle of Wight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Isle of Wight has adopted a motto which declares: "All this beauty is of God".
		Other distinguished visitors have described Wight as "The Garden Isle", and "England's Madeira" but it was quite late in the day before the island became popular as a resort.
		This was partly because for centuries, right up until the 1600s, the island was a first port of call for pestiferous French raiders who made the islanders' lives a misery with their constant incursions.
	www.travelpublishing.co.uk /CountryLivingSouth/IsleofWight/IsleofWightMain.htm (314 words)

	Isle of Wight Ferries - Wightlink
		This is an energetic walk uphill past grazing sheep but well worth it for panoramic views of the Isle of Wight and beyond.
		The Isle of Wight boasts over 25 miles of beaches, most of them sandy and many open to dogs and their owners away from the summer season — places like fossil-rich Brook on the south coast and Fort Victoria, near Yarmouth, which backs onto acres of densely wooded country park.
		The Isle of Wight may be famous for its sandy beaches but the rock-pools and this long shingle stretch make great exploring for dogs and children.
	www.wightlink.co.uk /dogs/top_treks_for_dogs.htm (721 words)

	Practical Caravan - Great days out - Isle of Wight 1
		One of two model railways on the Isle of Wight, Fort Victoria has a distinctly Teutonic flavour.
		Fort Victoria is Britain’s biggest model railway, attracting enthusiasts and casual visitors from far and wide.
		But this museum’s real strength is that it takes a broader view too, acknowledging that buses have played an important part in the everyday lives of generations of Isle of Wight residents and visitors.
	www.practicalcaravan.com /greatarchive/iowtour1.html (930 words)

	England Isle of Wight
		Hollywood’s idea of England is alive and well and living on the Isle of Wight…complete with Morris Minors by the village church.
		West Wight is the quiet side of the island.
		They thrive on the Isle of Wight because there are no deer to eat the young trees and shrubs that the squirrels need for feeding.
	www.btinternet.com /~parrothouse/EnglandIsleofWight.htm (2067 words)

	Isle of Wight
		on a boat, and so it was that one fine autumn day we left Portsmouth for the Isle of Wight, settling our car in a lower deck and enjoying the view, the birds and the gentle lapping of the water in the sunshine from the upper deck.
		We had heard that the Isle of Wight was the favorite getaway for Queen Victoria and her family and that Osborne House had been designed by Prince Albert for their family home.
		However, it was even more touching to visit the less formal grounds where the boys could play at a toy fort, and behind a locked gate one could glimpse toys as well as child-sized garden tools for the children to use and enjoy.
	members.cox.net /starview/wight.html (598 words)

	Isle of Wight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In AD 686, it became the last part of the British Isles to convert to Christianity, almost a century after the rest of Great Britain.
		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 Isle of Wight is the setting for the film Fragiles with Calista Flockhart directed by Spanish director Jaume Balagueró.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isle_of_Wight (3616 words)

	FORAY INTO NAUTICAL FUN - Isle of Wight News
		Fort Victoria Foray event is part of the year long SeaBritain 2005 celebrations.
		The Isle of Wight’s MP is recovering in hospital after suffering a serious stroke.
		It’s feared the Isle of Wight won’t have as many extra Bobbies on the beat as predicted.
	www.solent.tv /pageviewer.aspx?page=S632582603747031250 (243 words)

	Isle of Wight Attractions and Sights
		Charles I was imprisoned in Carisbrooke, the only medieval castle on the Isle of Wight.
		The island's former defenses now house an aquarium, an Isle of Wight heritage exhibition, a planetarium, and a model railway.
		Since Queen Victoria's death here in 1901, her bedroom has been kept intact.
	europeforvisitors.com /europe/articles/isle_of_wight_attractions.htm (198 words)

	Isle of Wight - photos of coastlines in Isle of Wight on Worldisround
		Coastlines in Isle of Wight - travel photos - We had not been to the island since our childhood bucket and spade holidays but could not...
		We had not been to the island since our childhood bucket and spade holidays but could not resist the lure of The Who and David Bowie at the Isle of Wight's excellent music festival.
		One of numerous forts in the area built to protect the Solent from potential.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/53683/index.html (309 words)

	Isle of Wight Caravan Accommodation :: Welcome!
		Crowning a hilltop south of Newport, this castle was the dominant defensive position on the Isle of Wight for more than 600 years.
		Osborne was a refuge for Queen Victoria and the royal family, who took great delight in seeking sanctuary here from London life during the summer months.
		In her last years, the Queen spent a great deal of time on the Isle of Wight at Osborne and it was in the Pavilion that she died in the company of her family.
	www.isleofwight-caravan.co.uk /island.htm (449 words)

	ISLE OF WIGHT TOURIST ATTRACTIONS - Tourist Net UK Guide
		Encounter famous characters through 2000 years of the Isle of Wight's colourful fantasies, legends and facts, brought to life in dramatic scenes with sound, light and animation.
		Founded in 1973 by International Glassmaker Michael Harris, Isle of Wight Studio Glass is readily recognised for the highly imaginative and original approach used in developing this magical material.
		Amazon World is the largest exotic animal attraction on the Isle of Wight.
	www.touristnetuk.com /so/islew/attractions/attractions.htm (1265 words)

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