Alfred, Lord Tennyson was a frequent visitor and Charles Dickens wrote much of 'David Copperfield' here.
Her patronage made the island a popular tourist destination and Victorian seaside resorts such as Ventnor, Sandown and Ryde sprang up to cater to the large number of visitors. Queen Victoria was very fond of the island and her summer home Osbourne House is open to visitors today. The Isle of Wight was part of Hampshire until 1890 when it became a county in its own right. The Normans established a motte-and-bailey castle at Carisbroke Castle, the place where King Charles I was imprisoned for fourteen months before his execution in 1649. Brading Roman Villa near Sandown was built in the 1st century AD and is one of the finest Roman sites in the UK, with several fine mosaics to admire.Īfter the Romans the island was briefly ruled by the Jutes, then the Anglo-Saxons, ravaged by the Danes and then conquered by the Normans. The Romans were here they called it ‘Vectis’. It is also England’s smallest county – when the tide is in! Rutland has the distinction of being the smallest county when the tide is out. Welcome to the Isle of Wight, situated just 4 miles off the Hampshire coast and England’s largest island. Local delicacies: Rabbit casseroles, fish and chipsĪirports: None (close to Southampton though)
Famous for: Once being an independent kingdom in the 15th century, lovely beaches, dinosaur fossils
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