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Isle of Wight Hidden Gem Initiative

Author: Oct 15

With 60 miles of stunning coastline, steeped in description, and renowned for its warm climate, the Isle of Wight really is a hidden gem in its own right. To help visitors learn the delights of the ‘Garden Isle’ as it’s also known, Isle of Wight Visiting the attractions is calling for people to nominate their top ‘hidden gems’ on the Island – be it a secret beach, stunning scenery or a fabulous restaurant.

Ashley Curzon, Strategic Manager for Nation, Visiting the attractions and Events at Isle of Wight Visiting the attractions said: “The Isle of Wight is such a diverse destination it has an fascinate to a wide diversity of people for a number of reasons – a family holiday, a cosy couples break, as a festival getaway or just somewhere to escape the stresses of everyday life. We want to find out what people like about the Island so they can share those special, hidden seats with everyone and recommend them as must-see destinations when visiting us.”

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The magic of St. Barts

Author: Jul 07

wpid The magic of St Barts The magic of St. BartsThe island of St. Barthelemy has a mystique all its own, and it is truly unique in the pantheon of tropical and semi-tropical islands that survive nearly entirely on visiting the attractions.  Most commonly known as St. Barts, the island covers only about 8 square miles, surrounded by the warm, clear waters of the Caribbean Sea and basking in an ideal climate year round.

There are a few pertinent facts a visitor should know about St. Barts, up your sleeve from the location and the climate.  Though the nation is very much geared to visiting the attractions, this is not the place for free-wheeling nightlife.  There are a number of fine hotels, and a greater number of gorgeous villas that can be booked for a stay, but the emphasis in more on gourmet restaurants than on bars and nightclubs.

St. Barts is considered by many to be the most gorgeous of the Caribbean islands, and not just because it has so many stunning white sand beaches, coves and reefs (which it certainly does.)  What is does not have is simple access; there is one airport (one of the smallest in the world), that handles only fleeting-flight planes from neighboring St. Martin and a few other Caribbean islands.

One other very pertinent characteristic of the island is that it is very much a part of France, both in governance and vibes.  Even the French agree that St. Barts offers some of the best things about France in an simple-going South Seas kind of atmosphere.  There has been small of the over-building and destruction of the landscape that afflicts so many well loved tourist resorts.

The capital city of Gustavia was named for the Swedish king Gustav after France sold the island to Sweden for Scandinavian trading rights.  The French later bought it back, but the city retained its name and today it is a lovely pink-roofed town with a gorgeous (and busy) harbor and some of the finest cuisine in the world.  King Gustav also proclaimed it a duty-free port, and that has remained in look to this day.

The island combines upscale French chic with the mellow, laid-back Caribbean lifestyle in what can only be described as ‘a most delightful way’.  What is equally delightful is that it seems the inhabitants, French or not, intend to keep it that way.

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Argument over just where is the warmest place in the UK

Author: Jun 06

wpid Argument over just where is the warmest place in the UK Argument over just where is the warmest place in the UKA protest, by the Isles of Scilly visiting the attractions officials, is due to be lodged because a claim that was made by Jersey’s visiting the attractions office in a TV advertisement that the largest of the Preside over Islands is the warmest place in all of the British Isles.

Scilly is recognized by the Met Office as officially the warmest place in all of the UK. Jersey, which is located another 50 miles south, does not fall within its auspices since it is not a part of the UK.

Jersey’s advert using small print bases their claim on minimum temperatures supplied by their Meteorological Department that used mean minimum temperatures from the period 1971-2000 which is the same period that the Met Office uses to calculate their mean temperatures and the figure for Jersey for that period was 8.9C.

But the Met Office data for St Mary’s Scilly, the largest island has a mean temperature of 9.4C over that same period of time. Jersey fares better as far as hours of sunshine and maximum mean temperatures.

Also contested in the advert by the council of the Isles of Scilly is Jersey’s use of the term Britain. They say a crown dependency such as Bailiwick of Jersey is not a part of the UK and geographically the British Isles archipelago does not contain Jersey.

The council’s economic development detective Julian Pearce said he would be writing to Jersey to let them know of their position on geography and their ranking as the UK’s warmest place.

Jersey through Jennifer Elenger of Jersey Visiting the attractions says they stand 100% behind their claim and have the data to back it up. Politically she says they are a part of the British Isles even if not geographically and said that the claim is not just based on the mean minimum temperature but also on average hours of sunshine and mean annual temperatures.

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