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Sandown
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“Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. The neighbouring resort of Shanklin and the settlement of Lake are sited just to the south of the town. Sandown has a population of 7,125 according to the 2021 census, and the three Sandown Bay…”
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The GuardianMay 11, 2020

Postcard from the future: 'Why I'm heading to the Isle of Wight after lockdown'

Junk shops have boxes of postcards, many from this island – a traditional holiday favourite. The author of Postcard from the Past is planning a pilgrimage One reason I spend so much time wading through boxes of old postcards in junk shops is to snoop on holidays I can never take. On one side are pictured places that are no longer quite there, reproduced in colours that nature doesn’t recognise;…

beach for doing nothing

9 things in this story
  • SRN6 hovercraftSightpictured on postcards
  • The NeedlesSightThe…
  • ShanklinNeighborhoodShanklin is the southernmost of three settlements which occupy the bay, and is close to Lake and Sandown.
  • GodshillNeighborhoodIt lies between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the island.
  • Alum BaySightOf geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.
  • Blackgang ChineTheme parkIt was opened in 1843 and is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom.
  • SandownNeighborhoodbeach for doing nothing
  • J SalmonPlacepublisher that closed in 2018
  • WJ Nigh & SonsPlaceUK's oldest postcard publisher
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