Sandown is famed for its golden sand beach. Situated in a beautiful, soothing bay, it's a wonderful place to take the family or your partner during the hot summer months. Relax and get you feet wet before enjoying a cool beer at a licensed beach cafe. Then try some local or world cuisine in the town's excellent restaurants and pubs.

With one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur fossils anywhere in the world, the Isle of Wight has been dubbed 'Dinosaur Island', and the area around Sandown Bay - home of Dinosaur Isle - is a fun place for fossil hunting.

Sandown wouldn't be complete without a stroll along Culver Down's dramatic coastal path - on a clear summers day, its panoramic views along the coast and out to sea are quite simply stunning.

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