A stunning morning for powerboat racing

We went to Colewell first thing Sunday morning to watch the powerboats racing (although they were only specks in the distance!).  The first group raced to Torquay and back, and the second group to Poole Harbour and back.  The binoculars were a definite must, but...

Yarmouth Causeway

The day before the kids went back to school, we had a gentle stroll along the causeway at Yarmouth, ending at the lovely ‘Off the Rails’ – well-worth a stop!

August Bank Holiday Sunday

A simply stunning afternoon on Sunday, rather unexpectedly, so we started at the old Radar Station at the top of Ventnor Down and followed our noses down to the seafront – we could have been in the French Riviera – the sea sparkled, the sun beamed and the...

2016 Update

To keep all our customers up to date, Lavender is now booked for May 2016 but there is still plenty of availability for other dates.  Don’t forget that Rose cottage now has TWO single electric profiling beds in the ground floor bedroom.  If you are organised...

Harvest Time

Hundreds of straw bales sums up the island in late summer – quite a sight along the Military Road, bales stretching into the distance.