freshwater - Isle of wight

Freshwater Bay Freshwater is at the Western end of the Isle of Wight. Freshwater is made up of two parts - the main town and Freshwater Bay. Freshwater town offers a good range of small shops in the town centre and is the main shopping area for residents from the west side of the Isle of Wight.

Freshwater Freshwater houses wonderful rugged towering white cliffs, rolling downland and a beautiful beach at Freshwater Bay. Freshwater Bay is a small sand and shingle bay adjacent to bus route, car park, coastal walks, nature trail, refreshments and toilet. Freshwater has the air of a town, but in fact holds the status of a village. An 18 hole golf course is superbly situated on the downs above Freshwater Bay and West Wight Sports Centre has a public indoor swimming pool if you are concerned about safety.

Freshwater has been a very popular place for many years. The Farringford Hotel in Freshwater was once the home of Alfred Lord Tennyson, who wrote much of his work during his time there. Just a stone throw away from Freshwater is the Isle of Wights only thatched church, St. Agnes, which was built on land donated by the Tennyson family in 1908