Location
 The
Esplanade
Hotel,
Shanklin
is
situated
on the
sea
front
at
Shanklin
beach.
The
famous Shanklin
beach,
along
with
Sandown
and Yaverland
make
up
the
safe,
sandy
bathing
beaches
of
Sandown
Bay.
The
shallow
incline
of
the
beach
makes
it
easy
to
stay
in
your
own
depth,
and
is
ideal
for
children.
The
hotel
is
within
50
metres
of the
lift
that
takes
you up
to the
centre
of
Shanklin,
above
the
cliffs.
The
Esplanade
Hotel is
also
close
to the
delightful
Shanklin
Chine
and
the
picturesque
Old
Village.
Further
up the
bay
between
Sandown
and
Yaverland
is
situated
the
Isle
of
Wight
Zoo
and
the
Dinosaur
Museum.
The
Isle
of
Wight
is
an
excellent
place
to
enjoy
all
forms
of
water
sports.
surfing
and
wind-surfing
equipment
can be
hired
at
Wight
Water,
half a
mile
up the
bay.
There
are
eight
golf
courses
on the
Isle
of
Wight
with
the
nearest
being
the 18
hole
Shanklin
and
Sandown
course.
As
well
as the
obvious
routes
to
Shanklin
via
the
Wightlink
and
Red
Funnel
car
ferries,
Shanklin
is
also
served
by a
train
station
which
runs
regularly
to
Ryde
pier
where
it
meets
the
fast
service
from
Portsmouth.
Tickets
to
Shanklin
can be
bought
from
mainland
train
stations.
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