Seaview
Seaview is a tiny Edwardian resort located on the north-eastern edge of the Isle of Wight, ignoring the Solent. The town is popular with travelers as well as is 2 1/3 miles (3.8 km) from the town of Ryde, where most travelers get to the island by ferry or hovercraft. Along with Nettlestone, it forms a civil parish of Nettlestone and also Seaview. The High Street is perpendicular to the coast. On the seafront exists the Old Ft club, a drinking place 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 long sections of rope for setting up ships were outlined there. The well-known Priory Bay is about a ten-minute walk from the village. This stretch of beach can only be reached at low tide. It is loaded with white sand as well as offers excellent swimming problems. On top of that, Seagrove Bay, in between the town and also Priory Bay, is rather popular. A few of the largest houses in the location are along Pier Road and also Bluett Avenue, and this is partly responsible for the label "millionaires opportunities". Better large period homes, currently largely split right into apartments, can be discovered in Ryde Road. In 1870, Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe, had a French Renaissance style residence, Woodlands Vale, developed by Samuel Sanders Teulon. The close-by Calthorpe Road is called after the family. Seaview has many vacation houses consisting of some with sea views. This brings about a seasonal variant in the activity in the village - with many second-home proprietors visiting just in the summer months or vacation durations. There are 2 hotels, the Seaview Hotel and the Northbank Hotel. There is a bar, pizza area, coffee shop, stationery store, pharmacist, Post office, Neighborhood grocery store shop, Beauty Clinic, seaside apparel store, biltong store and also an art gallery. No Man's Land Ft, previously part of the shore protections and currently a luxury house, shows up in the Solent one mile from Seaview. Public transport is readily available on Southern Vectis bus path 8, which runs in between Ryde, Bembridge, Sandown as well as Newport. St. Peter's Church the village's Church of England church built in 1859.
