Seaclose Park is a large parkland site situated to the North East of Newport on the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

. It lies on the eastern banks of the

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. It has a variety of features which are available free to the community of the Island and to visitors. The features of the park include a skate park, three tennis courts, one cricket pitch and wicket, one bowling green, three

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courts and two five-a-side pitches. The park is along Fairlee Road, linking Newport to

East Cowes East Cowes is a town and civil parish in the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina, next to its west bank neighbour Cowes. The two towns are connected by the Cowes Floating Bridge, a chain ferry operated by the Isle ...

and

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. Seaclose Park is the site of the revived

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and as such, it has received great publicity and investment to maintain its condition for the festival. For 16 December 2009, the park was transformed to a Winter Wonderland after coming top in a competition held by

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, with nearly 2,400 votes to have it held on the island.

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Seaclose Park Information
{{Authority control Parks and open spaces on the Isle of Wight Newport, Isle of Wight