Sandown is a beautiful seaside town just about five miles from where I live in Bembridge . The sand is great and clean and you can walk for miles and the views are amazing . In the distance you can see Culver down with its monument easy to see.
Sandown has a pier that opened in 1875 and is 260 metres long . Today it holds an amusement arcade , indoor ten pin bowling and a children’s play area it is open all the year round but the end of the pier is open from April.
Sandown nearest neighbours are Shanklin with its wonderful thatched roofed houses and cottages and a theatre which is over 100 years old and in regular use for shows and plays . also a beautiful beach and a great walk along the beach back to Sandown about a mile ..A few miles away is the Roman villa and museum at nearby Brading . , which is a must to visit .
Things to do ..
Dinosaur museum
(these 4 photos are from Dinosaur museum site )
The island is a great place for fossils so no better to have the Dinosaur museum in Sandown within walking distance of the beach .
It is the Uk’s first purpose built dinosaur museum , Walk back through fossilised time where you will find wonderful fossils found on the island. You will also find life-sized dinosaur including Neovenator.. Guided fossil hunts ( which must be booked ) are also available.
Wildheart trust
The Wildheart trust is in Sandown next to the Dinosaur museum ,it is a registered charity which is dedicated to saving endangered species and animals especially lions and tigers that have been ill treated in circuses and zoos across the world .
Visit the Wildlife sanctuary and see for yourself the difference they are making to the lives of the rescued animals .
There is an incredible variety of animals from lemurs and lions to meerkats that they have rescued but at the same time hope to raise peoples awareness of our planet and the animals we share it with .
www.wildheartanimalsanctuary.org
Brading Roman villa.
The Roman villa is situated overlooking Sandown , the Roman villa is one of the finest Roman sites in the UK. The award winning visitor centre and museum offer unique insight into Roman life in Britain from beautiful mosaic floors an extensive collection of Roman archaeology.
All photos on here are taken by me unless otherwise stated .
Moving on to Bembridge 