Met Office The Isle of Wight was recently voted the sunniest place in the UK, with residents enjoying an average of five hours of sunshine a day. This should be compared to the sunniest place in the UK, Lowther Hill in Scotland, where the sun shines for an average of two hours and 45 minutes a day. Mirror.
As of May this year, it has officially become the sunniest city in the sunniest part of the UK. Shanklin It was a popular beach area on the east coast of the island, which more and more people wanted to visit recently.
One reason for this may be the beautiful Sandown Bay, voted Britain’s favourite beach in 2019 by readers of Countryfile magazine. Sandown Bay stretches eight miles along the coast between Sandown and the neighbouring seaside town of Shanklin.
Last A Shanklin Chain – A dramatic and often hidden tourist attraction, the Chine cuts through the cliffs above the town and extends all the way to the beach. Chine is a local word for the rock-cut stream that has formed in Shanklin over the past 10,000 years. The river is 400 metres long and flows through a total of 32 metres of level difference. The hiking trail here includes wooded and coastal sections flanked by waterfalls, trees and lush vegetation, and is interspersed with footpaths and boardwalks.
Whether it's this, the beach, or the abundant sunshine that has drawn tourists here, it has welcomed many famous visitors over the years, including Charles Dickens, poet John Keats, American poet Longfellow, Lewis Carroll, and Charles Darwin, who originally wrote Species as part of his book.
One person who loves Shanklin is Steve Wells, who is Lecombe Hall He runs the Luccombe Manor hotels in the city with his sister Claire Farrelly.
“The hotels are located next to each other on the cliff tops. We have a four-hectare cliff top park, one very dog friendly and one very family friendly. We have two outdoor saltwater pools, an indoor tropical experience pool, a full-service swimming pool and a series of rooms with sea views and balconies await visitors,” he explained.
