The surrounding woods, cliffs and downs offer delightful walks and spectacular scenery.
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On the south coast, Ventnor traps most of the available sunshine, allowing its sub-tropical plants and shrubs to prosper. The surrounding woods, cliffs and downs offer delightful walks and spectacular scenery. |
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| The town offers a good selection of antique and curio shops, cafes, pubs and the promenade. The Picardie overlooks the beach and is the only licensed residential hotel on the Esplanade. | | |
| Local bus services assist visitors to explore some of the island's interesting visitor attractions - the world famous Botanic Gardens, museums, marine and wildlife parks, arts & crafts centres and historic castles. There's a choice to suit everyone. | |
| The Isle of Wight Tourist Board announced that bookings made to date are already up on last year - partly due to increased publicity about the island and the success of the TV drama series 'Reach for the Moon' set in and around Yarmouth and the island's pubs and restaurants generally. | Children love seaside holidays and the Picardie is perfect for them, right next to all that sand and rock pools. The sea temperature often averages 68° through the summer months so there's plenty of opportunities to swim. The hotel can provide an inflatable boat plus boules and cricket for the beach plus chairs. |