Shanklin
Coordinates: 50°37′52″N 1°10′24″W / 50.631, -1.1734 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Shanklin shown on the Isle of Wight
Population	8,055 (1991 Census)
OS grid reference	SZ584816
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHANKLIN
Postcode district	PO37
Dial code	01983
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Isle of Wight

The seafront at Shanklin, 2003

Shanklin is a popular seaside resort and civil parish^[1] on the Isle of Wight, England, just south of Sandown on the south coast. The old village and the chine are its main attractions along with the sandy beach. The esplanade along the beach is occupied by hotels and restaurants for the most part, and is one of the most tourist-oriented parts of the town. The other is the Old Village, at the top of Shanklin Chine. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 506 pixelsFull resolution (907 × 574 pixel, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/png) An outline map of the Isle of Wight for use within templates on Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... 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The main shopping centre consists of two roads, Regent Street and High Street, which comprises the largest retail area in the south of the Isle of Wight, significant for tourists but also as an amenity for residents.

Near Regent Street is the town's two major supermarkets, Somerfield and Lidl. There are also many local shops, including three newsagents, three bakeries, two arts and craft shops, several clothing and sports shops. The High Street also has shops, but is dominated by tourist shops and restaurants. Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. ... A Lidl store in Launceston, United Kingdom Lidl is a European discount supermarket chain of German origin that operates 5,000 stores. ...

Shanklin old village

Shanklin railway station is the terminus of the Island Line from Ryde. The railway used to continue south to Ventnor, but this section was closed in the 1960s. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 502 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1626 pixel, file size: 965 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Shanklin Metadata This file contains additional... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 502 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1626 pixel, file size: 965 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Shanklin Metadata This file contains additional... Shanklin railway station is a railway station serving Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. ... Island Line is the smallest of the Train Operating Companies that make up Britain’s National Rail network. ... Ryde, seen from Ryde Pier and showing the twin spires. ... Ventnor is a seaside resort established in the Victorian era on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

There are two theatres in Shanklin, Shanklin Theatre is just off the top end of the High Street, and The Portico Theatre is in Shanklin Old Village.

In July and August 1819 the poet John Keats lodged at Eglantine Cottage in the resort's High Street, where he completed the first book of Lamia and began a drama, Otho the Great, with his friend Charles Armitage Brown. John Keats (31 October 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement. ...

In July 1868 the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow stayed at the Crab Inn in Shanklin's Old Village during his last visit to Europe. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet whose works include Paul Reveres Ride, A Psalm of Life, The Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline. ...

Beaches and esplanade

Shanklin Esplanade circa 1910

Shanklin has two beaches; 'Small Hope Beach' and 'Hope Beach.' Small Hope Beach eventually meets Sandown Beach and has many beach huts available for hire, and a small cafe. Hope Beach stretches in the opposite direction. Above Hope Beach is the esplanade which boasts some traditional seaside attractions including an amusement arcade, a crazy golf course, and a children's play area, with slides, ball pools, bouncy castles, rigging, swings etc available to be hired for a childs birthday party. There are several seafront hotels, a cliff lift to carry you from the seafront to the top of the cliff, a golf course, several cafes and restaurants and pubs, and a large, clean beach. Shanklin used to have a pier, but this was destroyed in the Great Storm of 1987.^[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Beach in Calella, Spain. ... Beach huts in front of modern housing development. ... A video arcade (known as an amusement arcade in the United Kingdom) is a place where people play arcade video games. ... Miniature golf, also known as mini-golf, crazy golf or Putt-Putt, is a game modelled after the sport of golf. ... Satellite image of the powerful storm The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on October 15 and 16, 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused hurricane force winds to hit much of the south of England. ...

References

External links

• Shanklin Town Council
• Visit Shanklin - Shanklin Hotel and Accommodation Association
• Shanklin Chine

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