Lymington is on the edge of the New Forest. The New Forest was established by Royal Charter in about 1069. Obviously they’d run out of interesting names; or perhaps they didn’t think about future-proofing the name. Anyway it was originally established as a Royal Hunting Ground. Luckily this has meant the relative preservation of a now unique habitat. It was also the source of the Royal Navy’s oak timbers for ship-building until they moved […]
It’s not a surprise that there’s a lot to do near Yarmouth. The Needles is a well known UK landmark and tourism in some shape or form has been around since Queen Victoria built Osborne House. An open top bus operates frequently and follows a circular route from Yarmouth to Freshwater Bay to the Needles and the amusement park before looping back to Yarmouth. If you’d prefer to stretch your legs then there are plenty […]
Yarmouth punches above its weight where food is concerned. I counted six pubs, two bakers, four cafes, two general stores and at least three ice-cream shops. This is in a town of three streets! The Isle of Wight is developing a reputation for gastronomy and so it wasn’t a surprise to me that there’d be excellent food – cooked and ready to prepare – available. We visited The George Hotel The hotel is under new […]
The sunset was beautiful. We’d sailed West. Sunglasses on as we pointed Trouper towards the last of the sun. The next half hour was dusk and it was dark when we arrived in Yarmouth. We’d pre-booked a berth in the marina though, in October, at the tail end of the season there was plenty of space. The leading lights made the entrance straightforward, even in the dark. You just have to dodge the ferry that […]
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