Sandown
Sandown is a seaside resort town the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, Britain, local the town of Shanklin to the south. Sandown Bay is the name of bay off the English Channel which both towns share, and it's outstanding for its long stretch of easily reached golden sandy beach. It's the location of the lost Sandown Castle.
Richard Webster's father Thomas owned the Beachfield Estate in Sandown, and had done much to develop Sandown as a visitor resort; as an example, out of his very own pocket he had bankrolled Sandown's waterworks that forestalled sewage getting dropped into the ocean. Richard Webster was also keen on Sandown, and when he became Chief Justice of Britain in 1900, the title he selected was Lord Alverstone, named after a hamlet just outside Sandown the nearest title he could get to Sandown.
When the Ryde-Shanklin train line opened in 1864, Sandown's population grew at a rate quicker than any other town, as it offered outstanding sea washing. Visitors who stayed at Sandown included Crown Prince and Princess of Germany, and Charles Dodgson, more famous as Lewis Carroll.
The Chad Hill Hotel is the key hotel. While undergoing construction, this got attacked by a French force which had fought its way over Culver Down from Whitecliff Bay, leading to the French being rebuffed. It was built too far into the sea and continually suffered erosion, till now reduced to a pile of rocks. Sandown offers a variety of bars and restaurants.
The bars range all the way from the more conventional, offering a variety of local ales and ciders, to more family-friendly gastro-pubs with a broader menu. Cafes in the town provide a sundry cuisine and there are a range of standard tea rooms on high street.
