Tag Archives: Isle of Wight

The best places to go fossil hunting in Britain

The news that an 11-year-old girl named Ruby Reynolds has found an important fossil proves that anyone willing to get out there and look can make historic discoveries. The fossilized bone found on the Somerset coast in 2020 was recently identified by palaeontologist Dean Lomax of the University of Manchester as coming from a species… Read More »

The UK’s best A-roads to embrace the dying art of driving for pleasure

The Military Road connecting Chale to Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight is one of many unforgettable journeys in the UK – Getty Military Road on the Isle of Wight is one of the most beautiful sights in the British Isles, but new photos reveal its future is under threat. A drone image shows… Read More »

‘We wanted another adventure’ – Brits retiring to their favorite holiday destinations

Homecoming: Steve and Lin Argyle moved to Mauritius six months ago after years of holidaying on the idyllic island – Alamy Stock Photo Go on vacation, fall in love, peek into the windows of real estate agents. Then go home and forget everything. So goes the familiar pattern, unless you’re one of the brave few… Read More »