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Seaview is a small
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resort located on the north-eastern corner of 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 ...
, overlooking the
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. The village is popular with tourists and is from the town of
Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 23,999 according to the 2011 Census and an estimate of 24,847 in 2019. Its growth as a seaside resort came af ...
, where most tourists reach the island by
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or
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. Together with
Nettlestone Nettlestone is a village on the Isle of Wight, England about south east from Ryde. It is listed in the Domesday Book and was established c.1086. Together with Seaview, it forms the civil parish of Nettlestone and Seaview. The Priory Bay Hotel ...
, it forms a
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of
Nettlestone and Seaview Nettlestone and Seaview is a civil parish and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. It contains the villages of Nettlestone and Seaview, Isle of Wight, Seaview. Public Transport is provided by ...
.


The village

The High Street is perpendicular to the shore. On the seafront lies the Old Fort pub, a drinking spot popular with both residents and summer visitors. The Salterns Cottages used to house salt pan workers. One street is named ''Rope Walk'' because long sections of rope for rigging ships were laid out there. The well-known
Priory Bay Priory Bay is a small privately owned bay on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the east of Nettlestone village and another mile along the coast from Seaview. It stretches from Horestone Point in the north to Nodes ...
is approximately a ten-minute walk from the village. This stretch of beach can only be reached at low tide. It is filled with white sand and offers excellent swimming conditions. In addition,
Seagrove Bay Seagrove Bay is a bay on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the east of the village of Seaview facing towards Selsey Bill with a shoreline stretching from Nettlestone Point in the north to Horestone Point in the s ...
, between the village and
Priory Bay Priory Bay is a small privately owned bay on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the east of Nettlestone village and another mile along the coast from Seaview. It stretches from Horestone Point in the north to Nodes ...
, is quite popular. Some of the largest houses in the area are along Pier Road and Bluett Avenue, and this is partly responsible for the nickname "millionaires avenues". Further large period houses, now largely divided into flats, can be found in Ryde Road. In 1870, Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6th Baron Calthorpe, had a
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style house, Woodlands Vale, built by
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. The nearby Calthorpe Road is named after the family. Seaview has many holiday homes including some with sea views. This leads to a seasonal variation in the activity in the village - with many second-home owners visiting only in the summer months or holiday periods. There are two hotels, the Seaview Hotel and the Northbank Hotel. There is a pub, pizza place, café, stationery shop, pharmacist, Post office, Community grocery shop, Beauty Clinic, seaside clothing shop
biltong shop
and an art gallery.
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, formerly part of the coast defences and now a luxury residence, is visible in the
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one mile from Seaview. Public transport is available on
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bus route 8, which operates between
Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 23,999 according to the 2011 Census and an estimate of 24,847 in 2019. Its growth as a seaside resort came af ...
,
Bembridge Bembridge is a village and civil parish located on the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight. It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom, leading to the implausible claim by some residents that Bembridge ...
,
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and Newport. St. Peter's Church the village's
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church built in 1859.


Boating

The village is home to the Sea View Yacht Club, founded in 1893. In summer, the village hosts the Seaview
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, during which locals and tourists can take part in many traditional activities, such as the
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where people line up and see how far they can slide along a pole covered in grease. Once they have slipped off, they drop into the sea below. There is also a diving competition and a
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concludes the event each year.


Seaview Pier

In 1877 the Seaview Pier Company was formed to build Seaview a promenading pier, and approval for a 350-yard-long pier was given by Parliament in 1878. The suspension pier was designed by Frank Caws, a Seaview-born engineer/architect then working in
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. The pier was finished in 1881 and was 1000 foot-long and 15 feet wide, in 1889 it was extended another 50 feet. There were four towers from which the pier deck was suspended with chains. In its heyday, the pier received passenger ferries from
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and other south-coast towns. At the entrance to the pier was the Pier Hotel, which catered for holidaymakers. The Pier was still in use after World War II and in August 1948 became the first pier '
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' under the Town and Country Planning Act. However, it was severely damaged in a storm in late December 1951 (only leaving around 100 ft of promenade intact) and later demolished in 1952.


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