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Literary Heroes Trail Sandown and Lake

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SANDOWN
Isle Of Wight
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Sandown:

Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) took holidays in Sandown. It was here, in 1875, he began writing his nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark.

It is believed that Charles Darwin began Origin of the Species at the Ocean View Hotel, High Street, Sandown in 1858.

Isabel Ashdown uses the whole of the Isle of Wight landscape for inspiration for her novels. Her book The Summer of 76 (2013) was set in Sandown.

Lake:

Crime writers Bob and Carol Bridgestock live in Lake. Together, under the name R.C. Bridgestock, they publish detective novels and are consultants to the tv series Happy Valley.

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Sandown Beach

Sandown Beach is one of the Isle of Wight's finest and most recognised beaches, with…

0.1 miles away
Sandham Gardens

Located on the northern side of Sandown, Sandham Gardens is the ideal place to relax and…

0.4 miles away
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

From pocket sized primates to powerful predators, the residents of Wildheart Animal…

0.75 miles away

Yaverland Beach

Yaverland Beach is one of the Isle of Wight’s best beaches, providing a long stretch of…

0.86 miles away
Lake Beach

Lake Beach is located between the popular resort beaches of Sandown and Shanklin, and…

1.21 miles away
Small Hope Beach

Small Hope Beach sits to the left of the main Shanklin seafront and backs onto a…

1.59 miles away
Shanklin Beach

Shanklin Beach is a one of the Isle of Wight’s best known stretches of golden sands,…

1.95 miles away
Wight Karting

Motorsport for the young, old, and everyone in-between on the Isle of Wight: all-weather,…

3.87 miles away
Bembridge Beach

The main beach in Bembridge runs down the coast from the spit at the edge of Bembridge…

3.95 miles away
Bembridge Lane End Beach

Bembridge Lane End beach is a pebble and stone beach toward the sea wall, but is also…

4.23 miles away
Isle of Wight Steam Railway

Inspiring, surprising and award-winning… Equally appealing to adults and families, your…

4.35 miles away
Seagrove Beach

Seagrove Bay sits between Seaview beach and Priory Bay on the north east coast and boasts…

4.69 miles away
Goodleaf Tree Climbing

A unique, unusual adventure activity that takes you into the canopy of a mature oak tree.…

4.9 miles away
Ventnor Beach

Ventnor beach is the southernmost holiday beach on the Isle of Wight and is well-loved by…

4.96 miles away
Springvale Beach

Springvale Beach stretches from Puckpool to Seaview on the north coast of the Isle of…

4.96 miles away
Ryde Beach

The beaches at Ryde lie on the north east coast of the Isle of Wight and offer miles and…

5.21 miles away

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