Ventnor

From World travel guide

The town of Ventor on the south coast of the Isle of Wight was a victorian spa, and has an architectural style different to the rest of the island.

Contents 1 See 2 Do 2.1 Walks 2.2 The Beach 3 Drink

See

• The Botanical gardens. These gardens are some of the best in the country, due to Ventor's unusual climate, being very southern and sheltered by the hill to the north. There is a little museum of smuggling in the grounds.

Do

Walks

• The Undercliff
• The Landslip (to Luccombe and Shanklin)
• St. Boniface Down

The Beach

The beach is much smaller than the huge yellow sands at Sandown and Shanklin but it is less commercial, a better place to go to unwind. There is an arcade, and shops selling ice creams, buckets and spades and other seaside stuff.

Drink

The Spyglass Inn on the sea front is nice, and you can sit outside and watch the sea. The brave can try the "Oyster Stout" from the Ventnor brewery.