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Ventnor
A Victorian town with a Mediterranean feel, Ventnor is one of the sunniest spots on the Isle of Wight, thanks to its sheltered southerly aspect.
Ventnor is built on a series of terraces that zig-zag down to the sun-trap seafront with part sand part fine shingle beach. Here you will find beach cafés, pubs, amuseuments, paddling pool, car parks and Ventnor Haven Marina.
Stroll along the sea wall to Bonchurch, the Island's best preserved Victorian village, with pretty cottages, village pond and the tiny 11th Century Old Church of St Boniface. Bonchurch has a sheltered mainly pebbly beach, with adjacent cafés and studio pottery.
Westwards from the Esplanade, the coastal path leads to Ventnor Park, with its delightful gardens and putting green, and on to Steephill Cove. Here a path leads up to the 22 acre Botanic Gardens, a sub-tropical paradise with Mediterranean terrace, a Temperate House and Visitor Centre with passenger lift to the gardens.
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