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On perhaps the windiest day of the holiday we decided to head to Sandown which is a beautiful beach town. To start the day we sheltered in Dinosaur Isle. We got there as it opened which was a good idea as it soon became very busy (the second time we went around we couldn’t get […]

Due to the rain, we wanted somewhere under cover so headed over to our second Roman experience of the holiday (still trying to learn lots for Matthew’s first school topic 🙂 . Brading Roman Villa is much bigger than the one in Newport. It is basically a huge shed on top of a hill but […]

It rained. Oh boy, did it rain! Thankfully we were able to wash off the Penguin bar that Zach decided to wear rather than eat… The magnificence of Osborne House was in no way diminished by the weather although we didn’t fancy enjoying the gardens or beach 🙁 The house is stunning, filled with portraits […]

Next we wanted to go to Yarmouth Castle to once again make use of our English Heritage membership. The sat nav was not our friend 🙁 We drove in circles down one way streets until we decided to give up and park in a car park and then wandered around on foot. First we discovered […]

  I think (but I’m not sure) that the children are being needles in this photo… We arrived here very early and got started on the rather lengthy walk to get as close to the Needles as possible. What I didn’t realise was how much there was to do at the Needles in terms of […]