Seaview is a little Edwardian resort situated on the north-eastern corner of the Isle of Wight, neglecting the Solent. The town is popular with travelers as well as is 2 1/3 miles (3.8 km) from the community of Ryde, where most tourists reach the island by ferry or hovercraft. Along with Nettlestone, it forms a civil parish of Nettlestone and Seaview. The High Street is perpendicular to the coast. On the seafront exists the Old Fort club, a drinking spot preferred with both residents and summer visitors. The Salterns Cottages used to house salt pan employees. One road is named Rope Walk because lengthy areas of rope for rigging ships were laid out there. The popular Abbey Bay is approximately a ten-minute walk from the village. This stretch of coastline can just be reached at low tide. It is loaded with white sand as well as uses excellent swimming conditions. On top of that, Seagrove Bay, in between the town as well as Priory Bay, is rather prominent. Several of the biggest residences in the location are along Pier Road as well as Bluett Avenue, as well as this is instrumental for the nickname "millionaires methods". Even more large period residences, now greatly divided into apartments, can be located in Ryde Road. In 1870, Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe, had a French Renaissance style residence, Woodlands Vale, built by Samuel Sanders Teulon. The nearby Calthorpe Road is named after the family. Seaview has lots of holiday houses consisting of some with sea sights. This brings about a seasonal variant in the activity in the town - with many second-home proprietors checking out just in the summer months or vacation durations. There are 2 hotels, the Seaview Hotel and the Northbank Hotel. There is a pub, pizza area, cafe, stationery store, pharmacist, Post office, Neighborhood grocery shop, Beauty Clinic, seaside garments shop, biltong store and also an art gallery. No Man's Land Fort, previously part of the coast protections and currently a deluxe house, shows up in the Solent one mile from Seaview. Public transport is offered on Southern Vectis bus route 8, which operates in between Ryde, Bembridge, Sandown and also Newport. St. Peter's Church the village's Church of England church integrated in 1859.