QUEEN VICTORIA'S ISLAND TRAIL
Follow in the footsteps of Queen Victoria as you discover the Queen's and Prince Albert's favorite vacation spots across the Isle of Wight from Osborne House.
Osborne House, East Cowes, Queen Victoria's vacation home.
Carisbrooke Castle, Newport, residence of the Queen's daughter Princess Beatrice from 1912.
St Mildred's Church, East Cowes, Queen Victoria's place of prayer.
Prince Consort Building, Ryde, formerly the Queen's private yacht club.
Newport Minster, Newport, rebuilt at Queen Victoria's request, featuring a marble sculpture of her daughter, Princess Elizabeth.
Fort Victoria Country Park, Yarmouth, created to protect Portsmouth from French invasion.
Shanklin Chine, in Shanklin, opened to the public in 1817, one of the favorite haunts of the young Princess Victoria, who first visited the site with her mother in 1833 at the age of 14.
Ventnor Botanic Garden, in St Lawrence, where a former hospital stood during the Victorian era.
Farringford, Freshwater Bay, a former retreat for a group of Victorian writers, artists and intellectuals, including the poet Lord Tennyson. He was a regular guest at Osborne House.
Egypt Point, West Cowes, Queen Victoria's favorite panoramic viewpoint.
Northwood House, West Cowes, venue for high society balls and parties attended by Queen Victoria.
Other attractions includeThe Royal Hotel, Blackgang Chine and, of course, The Needles.
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