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Two National Papers Pile Praise On The Island

Monday, 22nd June, 2009 at 11:19 am, Isle of Wight

Media, Travel

National Papers Pile Praise On The IslandOver the last couple of days two of the National newspapers have written rather lovely pieces about the Isle of Wight.

Joanna Symons kicked it off in the Telegraph with a piece entitled “Best British beaches: Isle of Wight.”

The backbone of the piece is that the Island is a beautiful place – as Keats, Tennyson and Dickens found – and has managed to retain its charm, rather than give in to become the corporate ghettos that many major town in the UK have.

It’s a good overview of what’s available on the Island, covering where to say, eat and things to do.

read the article

Mail on Sunday
Robert Hardman has written a piece in the travel section of the Mail on Sunday this weekend that will do a lot of favours for the Island.

It’s high complimentary, starting by pointing out that coming to the Island gives “the whole ‘abroad’ experience,” due to the water between us and the mainland, while pointing out that “you are spared the horror of European exchange rates.”

The Priory Bay hotel also comes in for high praise, appealing to those who are looking for family holidays with traditional values, “Watching lots of rosy-cheeked children sploshing around in dinghies, it looked like a remake of Swallows And Amazons sponsored by Boden.”

There’s also a praise-worthy mention for the Garlic Farm.

Rightfully complimentary articles like this will do nothing but good for people looking to spend their holidays ‘abroad,’ while close to the UK home, continuing to spread the message of how lovely the Island is.

read the article

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2 Responses to “Two National Papers Pile Praise On The Island”

  1. Click if you like this comment seb     says:
    24, June 2009 at 10:27 am

    not to mention : Times Online

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  2. Click if you like this comment seb     says:
    26, June 2009 at 9:58 am

    there’s an exhibition in lincoln about tennyson

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