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Islands · South East England

Isle of Wight weekend

The Needles, Osborne House, and Britain's dinosaur coast.

The Isle of Wight is just 23 miles by 13, accessible by 40-minute ferry from Portsmouth or Southampton. A weekend covers Osborne House (Queen Victoria's seaside retreat), Carisbrooke Castle (where Charles I was imprisoned), the Needles chalk stacks at the western tip, and the Wight Coast Path's Tennyson Down stretch.

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Islands · South East England

Q9679

Q9679 — island, county and unitary authority area of England, United Kingdom.

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Portsea Island📷 10

Islands · South East England

Portsea Island

Portsea Island is a island in the United Kingdom.

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Long Island📷 10

Islands · South East England

Long Island

Long Island — island in Dorset, England.

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Islands · South East England

Isle of Sheppey

Isle of Sheppey — island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary.

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Brownsea Island📷 10

Islands · South East England

Brownsea Island

Brownsea Island — island in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, UK.

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Islands · South East England

Hayling Island

Hayling Island — island off the south coast of England.

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Road train in Main Road within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - geograph.org.uk - 901813📷 5

Islands · South East England

HMNB Portsmouth

His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base

Burrow Island📷 5

Islands · South East England

Burrow Island

Burrow Island — tidal island in Gosport overlooking Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England, UK.

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View over Dover Eastern Docks and Breakwater - geograph.org.uk - 2028018★ Iconic📷 10

Natural landmarks · South East England

The White Cliffs of Dover

Chalk cliffs facing the narrowest part of the English Channel.

Bow Road meets the B4508 - geograph.org.uk - 1724242★ Iconic📷 10

Natural landmarks · South East England

The Ridgeway

Britain's oldest road — 5,000-year-old prehistoric track from Avebury to the Chilterns.

Beachy Head and Lighthouse - 1987 - geograph.org.uk - 2305705★ Iconic📷 10

Natural landmarks · South East England

Beachy Head

Britain's highest sea cliff (162 m) on the Sussex coast.

Natural landmarks · South East England

Seven Sisters Cliffs

Seven chalk sea cliffs in the South Downs National Park.

Benchmark on drain surround beside road by Bear Wood - geograph.org.uk - 5582590Flagship📷 10

Natural landmarks · South East England

Thames Path

184-mile National Trail along the Thames from source to the Barrier.

Needles Lighthouse from above - geograph.org.uk - 5745699Flagship📷 10

Natural landmarks · South East England

The Needles

Three chalk stacks at the western tip of the Isle of Wight.