Holiday Cottages in Isle of Wight

The largest island and a county in its own right in the UK, the island is reached by a pleasant short ferry trip across the Solent from Southampton, or by hovercraft sailing from Southsea. Two major English historical characters made their home here - the Poet Laureate, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Queen Victoria whose final home was Osborne House at East Cowes, and is open to viewers daily, and sets up a Victorian " Christmas home" each December. The music festivals, the Jazz and the Bestival, have both been home to some of the largest rock music events ever held.  Much further back in the island's history are the dinosaur fossils which can be found. There is a strong industrial maritime culture of boating trades of all kinds, building them, sailmaking, flying boats, the world's first hovercraft and even the testing of the country's space rockets, so from dinosaurs to space travel this island has a fascinating history.

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