Wednesday 29 October 2014

An Estuary on the Isle of Wight

Our recent trip to the island was very relaxing.  We had plenty of time to explore and on this trip we went down to Newtown Estuary.  Never been there before, but so worth the visit.



there was a pulley system to get the little boats back to shore...it was a bit like a washing line boat park!






then we walked back to the Old Town Hall and past the water pump








look at the slope on the lintel above the door in the next picture.  Apparently the building has been like this for a very long time


 this old building and the nearby estuary are run by the National Trust





16 comments:

CJ Kennedy said...

Looks like a lovely place to poke around in especially with handsome fellas.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes, wonderful on all counts :-)

Christine said...

looks lovely!

ann @ studiohyde said...

It was very peaceful there Christine.

Jane said...

Such gorgeous nature !

robin cox walsh said...

Wow, talk about history!!!!! Very interesting!

Eileen H said...

Yes, it does look like an interesting place to explore.

Em Parkinson said...

I'd like to live in that old building!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Jane, Robin and Eileen.....we felt we had stumbled upon a gem of a place. Glad I took those pictures to share, although it was getting late in the day and also very cloudy.

Debbie Nolan said...

Dear Ann - this looks like my kind of place. Such gorgeous landscapes as well as all that old history. Thanks for sharing. I certainly enjoyed seeing it. Have a great week-end.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Join the queue Em :-)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Hi Debbie, it was a really good surprise to us to find this place. Definitely go back to it on our next visit to the island:-)

Shammickite said...

I've visited IOW a few times while I lived in S'oton, but have never been to this area. Great pictures, and I love that wonky building.

ann @ studiohyde said...

We hadn't found this place before either and we've gone over a lot of times. I think it's their secret place that we've discovered, lol.

Joan Tavolott said...

Looks like a lovely place!!!

ann @ studiohyde said...

It is, so glad we found it :-)