Black Pan Holiday Cottage is a beautifully presented ground floor apartment, with its own enclosed rear garden, that adjoins the owners’ home and is accessed by the SS24, an unmaintained public pathway, so driving slowly down to the property is advised.
The layout has been well thought out with a space saving premium design kitchen installed and an open plan living/dining/kitchen. There is a lovely shower room, and a large double bedroom with a useful dressing table/writing desk. The owner has a background of working with animals and has ensured that the property is also dog friendly, making it the perfect base to explore all that the southeast side of the Isle of Wight has to offer with your four-legged friends. The rear garden has a lockable gate, seating and table and an outside tap.
The apartment is in Lake, which is situated between the popular seaside towns of Sandown and Shanklin. The nearest beach at Lake is moments from the property. The beach can be accessed from a set of steps from the top of the cliff path which is close to Lake’s Island-line train station. There is an instructional school which is located at the back of the beach that offers a whole range of activities for all ages and abilities. There are beach huts which you can look to hire. The walk along the sea wall between Sandown and Shanklin along the back of the beach is ideal for both walkers and cyclists.
Sandown is a truly traditional British beach resort with pier, amusements, pitch ’n’ putt, Isle of Wight Zoo and the Dinosaur Isle attraction at the northern end of the esplanade. There is also Shanklin Chine to explore. There are numerous attractions across the island to discover for all ages including The Needles, with its chairlift, amusement park, boat rides, lighthouse and coloured sands of Alum Bay. Visit Queen Victoria’s favourite holiday residence, Osborne House and its gardens, Ventnor Botanical Gardens, Carisbrooke Castle or the sailing towns of Yarmouth and Cowes. Whatever you decide, one thing’s for sure, the Isle of Wight has plenty to offer. Beach ¾ mile. Shop, pub and restaurant 175 yards.