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Good afternoon dear Friends

I hope that you are all very well.

Our trip to the idyllic Isle of Wight concluded a 3 days mini travel extravaganza that took us to pretty Ross on Wye ( near the South Wales border ) on Monday then to the beautiful Hever Castle in Kent on Tuesday and finally the magnificent Osborne House on Wednesday. Yes, we did travel 620 miles or 1000 kilometres in just 3 days !

We visited the idyllic Isle of Wight on 25/06/25.

We took the ferry in Portsmouth, known for its maritime heritage and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Wightlink operates a ferry service that departs from Portsmouth Car Ferry Terminal, and the crossing takes approximately 45 minutes. It lands on the Isle of Wight in Fishbourne.

The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England.

Osborne House, located in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight in the UK, was the seaside retreat of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

They purchased the Osborne estate in 1845 and built a new mansion there between 1845 and 1851 as an escape from court life in London and Windsor.

Osborne House was designed by Prince Albert himself, in collaboration with architect Thomas Cubitt, and was built in the Italianate style.

The house features terraces connected by flights of steps, mirroring the style of Italian palazzos.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, along with their nine children, used Osborne as a private family home, free from the formal constraints of court life.

I will articulate my visit of the magnificent Osborne House in three parts :

1/ Osborne House with its Italianate style, terraces & fountains

2 / The Royal Beach where Queen Victoria, Prince Albert & their children used to swim and the Swiss Cottage where the children learned to grow vegetables, fruits & flowers

3 / the magnificent interiors of Osborne House.

Wishing you all a lovely day !

Karim

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