| The Isle of Wight is the second smallest county in | | | | The beautiful and historic town of Newport is |
| England It is an English island. The Island is one of the | | | | situated in the centre of the Island and is its principal |
| most popular holiday destinations in the United | | | | town, centre of commerce and most has the popular |
| Kingdom, with around one million tourists visiting | | | | shopping centre. Cowes is the biggest town on the |
| every year. Over 50percent of the Island has been | | | | island, and the major port to the main land. Shanklyn |
| designated an Area of Out standing Beauty with | | | | and Sandown are situated in the south of the island. |
| about half of the coastline named as Heritage Coast. | | | | The village of Shanklyn itself is also very pretty with |
| The Isle of Wight has no cities. Newport, is located in | | | | lots of tourist shops, craft shops and tea rooms. |
| the centre of the island and is the second largest | | | | Many events take place each year on the island The |
| town The largest industry on the Isle of Wight is | | | | Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes |
| tourism, but the Island has a strong agricultural | | | | place annually and was originally held from 1968 to |
| heritage, including dairy farming and sheep and the | | | | 1970, the venues being Ford Farm. |
| growing of arable crops. | | | | |