Seaview is a little Edwardian resort located on the north-eastern edge of the Isle of Wight, neglecting the Solent. The town is preferred with travelers and also is 2 1/3 miles (3.8 km) from the community of Ryde, where most vacationers get to the island by ferryboat or hovercraft. Along with Nettlestone, it creates a civil parish of Nettlestone and Seaview. The High Street is vertical to the coast. On the seafront lies the Old Fort bar, an alcohol consumption area prominent with both homeowners as well as summer season visitors. The Salterns Cottages used to house salt pan employees. One street is called Rope Walk because lengthy sections of rope for rigging ships were set out there. The popular Abbey Bay is about a ten-minute walk from the village. This stretch of beach can just be reached at low tide. It is filled with white sand and also provides excellent swimming conditions. Furthermore, Seagrove Bay, between the town and also Priory Bay, is rather preferred. A few of the largest homes in the location are along Pier Road as well as Bluett Avenue, as well as this is instrumental for the nickname "millionaires opportunities". Additionally huge duration houses, currently greatly separated right into flats, can be found in Ryde Road. In 1870, Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, sixth Baron Calthorpe, had a French Renaissance style house, Woodlands Vale, built by Samuel Sanders Teulon. The nearby Calthorpe Road is called after the household. Seaview has many vacation houses including some with sea sights. This causes a seasonal variation in the activity in the village - with many second-home proprietors going to only in the summer season or holiday periods. There are 2 hotels, the Seaview Hotel and the Northbank Hotel. There is a club, pizza place, cafe, stationery store, pharmacist, Post office, Area grocery store shop, Beauty Clinic, seaside clothing store, biltong shop and also an art gallery. No Man's Land Ft, formerly part of the shore protections and also now a high-end residence, shows up in the Solent one mile from Seaview. Public transportation is available on Southern Vectis bus course 8, which operates in between Ryde, Bembridge, Sandown and also Newport. St. Peter's Church the village's Church of England church constructed in 1859.