sccsux Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 It can be reached by foot Have they built a bridge now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 We went about a month ago, nice place, been a few times actually, nice Beaches etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Can you still catch the hovercraft from the beach at Southsea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Can you still catch the hovercraft from the beach at Southsea? Yes. They're still in operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 That's the way to get there then - top class travel experience. Hop out of the car at Clarence Pier and it should turn up on the beach to the left. Bit noisy, but you're actually flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 That's the way to get there then - top class travel experience. Hop out of the car at Clarence Pier and it should turn up on the beach to the left. Bit noisy, but you're actually flying! Yep that's the way to do it, to my knowledge it's the last hovercraft in operation in the UK, definitely an experience if you've not been on one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I only wish I had travelled on one of the big N4's when they were in service. I used to watch them taking off and landing - an astounding sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djelibeybi Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 ...apparently the Isle of Wight was part of france until it drifted away and is now classed as the british isles... You've been misled there, hun. Technically the whole of the British Isles was attached to France and no drifting of the Isle of Wight occured. When sea levels were lower Britain was attached to the continent by a landbridge off East Anglia called Doggerland (Dogger Bank on the shipping forecasts). The English Channel was bisected by the Solent River and another further up towards Dover flowing from the continent. The Solent River flowed to the east of the Isle of Wight before reaching just past where Nab Tower is before cascading off the edge of the plateau over a waterfall believed to be higher than Victoria Falls. This prevented migration of Prehistoric humans accross the Channel and why Happisburgh and Pakefield are proving to be of extreme interest in recent years. xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djelibeybi Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 It is not part of Hampshire, although it is policied by the Hampshire Constabulary. My error. When referring to regions the term is "Hampshire and the Isle of Wight", and yes, the island is Policed by Hampshire Constabulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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