IoW help please

We spent our honeymoon on IOW in 1961, and went back as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations. I think we must have stayed at the Manor House by the looks of the photo. We couldn't remember the hotel name either, but we did find a comfy place to stay and it was nice to go back for a while. I do remember the exotic bright red cannas growing in the grounds, as I hadn't seen them before.

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The lake you are thinking of is actually the Duck pond. That's how my nanny refers to it. It is between shanklin manor and the church. You can see it on the map. The hotel used to have a huge swimming pool but it was filled in so you çant see it on Google earth now.

Hi, the hotel you are discussing was the Manor House. It is now apartments and cottages known now as Shanklin Manor. I have added a screenshot taken from Google earth. However if you type Shanklin Manor on Google you will find property advertised there for sale on Rightmove. My Nanna and Grandpa managed this hotel in the 60's and 70's. So my Nanna would probably recognise the customers and I am sure she would enjoy hearing from you as she is still managing a bed and breakfast 50 years later. She has a very good memory, her name is Jennifer.

I was at school in Shanklin then!!! Memory not good enough for hotels tho!

I`ve been trying to find somewhere we stayed in 1971, at Freshwater Bay. Couldn`t find any listings in holiday accommodation, so looked at Google street view. It was a pub that took guests, but we rented the flat upstairs and loved it. Turns out it`s now a private house.

Hello

My parents stayed there when they got married in 1957 and several years after. I have photos of the hotel, but can't find it on google. It is not the same as the picture shown on this thread.I would also love to know where it is/was, but no luck - must have been demolished years ago. If you would like me to send copies of pictures, please let me know.

Thanks

We may have been there together.

Galleon Holidays, that rings a small bell.

We stayed there as children. It was ST A holiday centre....they became Galleon Holidays as they went up market. We used to have sports tournaments and a ramble over St Boniface Downs in a Sunday stopping at a thatched cafe. Then dances some evenings which I loved doing all the old dances, Dashing White Sergeant, Gay Gordon's. We made lots of friends with other children. We went several times to Shanklin and also to Heacham in Norfolk. Lovely holidays, we were lucky.

My parents had a large guest house in Ventnor and most of our bookings came from newspaper ads. I used to take care of their confirmation letters etc., because I was the only one who could type! The same people came back year after year and became life-long friends. The larger and more glamorous hotels were always full but now a lot of them look very sorry for themselves or have been converted into holiday flats.

My old home is now two large flats and they've both recently been up for sale on RightMove.

Oh, to win the lottery [sigh]

It was 51 years ago when we were there, as I remember it certainly wasn't the place to be seen . How did we find hotels and book them before the internet ?

Just received this from my brother who also saw my post on facebook.

'Hi sis, from France! The Manor in Lake was a top music venue. Saw the Nice, Jon Hiseman, Marsha Hunt to name but 3 xxx'

They were happy days. We nearly moved back to Ventnor a few years ago but we had the best times and sure ain't coming back.

Merlotgran, just looked on Google Earth and I think you are right. Interestingly, on one GE shot it shows the Old Manor House and on another it shows the same building as Tesco. I wonder if Tesco have rooms ?

I've just heard that the Manor Hotel that was in Lake is now a Tesco supermarket!!

The pic is Shanklin Manor Hotel as it is now.

Was it a WTA holiday centre. We used to stay in The Manor House Shanklin.

www.sandownmanor.co.uk/

This one??

There is also a Manor Hotel in Lake which is very close to Sandown so possibly the length of the walk you mentioned.

Okey-doke, GrandTea I'll stick something on tomorrow morning and all will be revealed

Apologies, I think it should be Shanklin

Have you tried googling " The Grange" in Sandown?

There is a little doubt about the resort, I have Lake in mind,but was outvoted. The hotel was about 20/30 min walk from Sandown Station.

Sorry GandT, just reread your OP - I didn't read it properly first time and thought you were unsure whether it was Sandown. What you were unsure of was the actual name of the hotel, not the resort!

Yes please Metlotgran. We stayed there just after we got engaged along with our friends. We decided to re-trace our steps with them next year and if the Hotel still exists, would like to stay there again.

If you're fairly confident it was in Sandown, why not go to Google Street Maps and have a wander around Sandown - you might just spot it.