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OVERVIEW:

If you are the ambitious sort who wants to try a mini-mountainous half times the height of Blackpool Tower! Defiantly claim the peak adventure, grab those walking boots and make your way to the as your own and treat yourself to a well-earned sandwich break, highest point on the Isle of Wight. Hopping off bus route number keeping an eye out for the birds of prey like buzzards and kites 3 at Wroxall The Star, make your way up the High Street (and then that are so common in the area. You will notice an array of wildlife Manor Road) towards Wroxall Downs. on the Downs, from grazing cattle to nesting birds, conservational goats to rambling dogs, and you can learn more about them from Keep heading South-East, climbing higher and higher, through the National Trust. a fringe of trees until you reach the summit. There are a range of stiles and gates on your way, and the climb can be treacherous at From here you can make your way back the way you came, or times, so make sure you are up for a challenge! you could really conquer Ventnor Downs by coming down the other side into Ventnor, just in time to catch the number 3 bus From here you can take in the glorious views that stretch from the from Ventnor Boots. Channel to the South, all the way to the Solent in the North. You are currently over 240m above sea level, which is about one and a

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