ABBOTTS BED & BREAKFAST

We would like to welcome you to our home - a large ground floor Victorian apartment with well separated rooms situated in a quiet, but central position with garden overlooking Ventnor bay.  One minute down a private path leads to the beach and coastal path.   The accommodation could be used as a base to visit attractions and festivals on the island or just to go to the beach.  There are three good pubs on the seafront; all serve good food for a reasonable price.  The Spyglass has live music every night.  The town is five minutes walk - up 82 steps where there are further restaurants and pubs.  The Winter Gardens frequently has live music/concerts is also a five minute walk.  Steephill Cove is about a thirty minute stroll west along the cliffs where, in Summer months, there is a highly praised fish restaurant.  A level walk 30 minutes east leads to the old coastal village of Bonchurch where there is a nice friendly pub and restaurant.  There are several golf courses on the island – the nearest is Ventnor Golf Club with magnificent views over the English Channel.   For a nominal petrol charge we would be quite willing to drive golfers up to the golf club and pick them up later to enable them to enjoy the 19th hole!

We cannot guarantee the weather - it is England, but Ventnor is said to have a microclimate.  It is not necessarily hotter than the mainland but we do seem to have more sunshine!  Hope to see you down here. 

Ventnor is built on terraces and parking is often a problem - even for hotels - and it will be necessary to park on the street.  Marine Parade is a privately owned road with designated parking spaces for home owners - we will always ask the road owner if there is a guest space available but cannot guarantee parking.  There are free spaces in Esplanade Road (nearby) where guests can usually park.  Free 24 hour parking on the front in winter months. In summer months it is free from 6p.m - 10 a.m.  It is £6 to park for 24 hours on the front (£3 in central town car park.) Alternatively, Parking Tickets can be purchased from the Tourist Board, which enables drivers to park on any Council Car Park on the island. Tourist Permits are from 2 – 14 days and work out at £5 per day.