Shanklin Hotels and Guest Houses

Shanklin, which is a highly visited seaside resort, is also considered to be a civil parish, that is located at the Isle of Wight in England, near the Sandown bay on the east coast. Shanklin has many attractions besides the sandy beaches and the waterfront - such as the Shanklin Chine, which is a geological feature that attracts tourists to Shanklin throughout the year. Shanklin Chine is a wooded coastal ravine with waterfalls, trees and many other plants, which make it a great place to picnic in. It is lush and green, and serves as a small piece of the garden of Eden for both locals and tourists.

Also while visiting Shanklin you might want to enjoy the local shopping, that the town has to offer. Shanklin has two main shopping centres located within in, which consist of several streets filled with shops selling various products. There are other smaller locations where both local and international shops reside, which sell both similar and different products, aimed at both the tourist and the local. There are also various supermarkets in the area, if you just want an easy way to get some food products or some snack you don't want to spend your holiday without.

Other points of interest include the various craft shops, clothing shops and sports shops in the area. Also as far as transportation, Shanklin is easily reachable by various means - such as a railway station from an Island Line terminus, which reaches various nearby locations, making Shanklin ideal for people who want to visit various people and locations while taking their vacation.

Other modes of transportation include the local bus network, which offers direct buses to nearby towns and suburbs as well as buses going through Shanklin, which makes visiting and touring Shanklin very easy. You don't need to worry about your car - you can take the buses from nearby locations, and you can take them to travel throughout Shanklin.

Also Shanklin offers a varied cultural life which includes the Shanklin Theatre which is located at the end of the famous and central High Street, and offers various local and international plays, being shown at the theatre. Shanklin's High Street is famous for John Keats, who is a famous poet who during the month of August during the year 1819 lodged in the street. At the time he completed the first Lamia book and moved on to create a drama with Charles Armitage Brown.

Shanklin is also famous for being a lodging place for the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, which stayed at the then Crab Inn at the Old Village part of Shanklin. The American poet wrote a poem about his visit to Shanklin, which was placed on a stone by a nearby bar.

Also Shanklin offers two stretches of beaches, which vary in size - so if you want a more private and intimate beach, you can go to the Small Hope beach, but if you want to have fun with the family you can go to the Hope beach.

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