📽 Blackgangs lost village / Southview - 2024 - Isle of Wight - One Last Time - Part 2

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[@gentryrangel7486]

Such random items to view. Was that a Hoovermatic twin tub? Wow. Back in 1983, on our day off from Blackgang Hotel, one Saturday 4 of us (2 girls and 2 boys) walked down the narrow path to the nudist beach. We must have walked past Southview but I only recall some buildings. We were only young (19/20) so the nudists, mostly oldies, were all too funny to us. If only I had realised that one day I might look like them 😂

[@vortechsci-figadgets4603]

I guess its almost impossible to remove all the rubbish and plastic waste that'll end up in the sea soon, sad to see relics of the past all long forgotten. 😔

[@paulhayesmore3754]

Wow

[@35johnwright]

Hi, thanks for posting these pics. I’ve often wondered how to access this area. I’ve seen the brick structure (second to last slide) from the beach below and walked along the cliff above. But can’t work out how to get to it. In the early 90s rode bikes along old rd and had to scramble across some dodgy slopes to get to car park at end of old blackgang road, wish I’d of known the site was there then. Any tips would be much appreciated,
Also some of the paths there don’t look that overgrown.

[@ISLEOFWIGHTARCHIVE]

You kind of answered your own question.
The easiest route is from Old Blackgang Road.
Around the wooden fence, down and up the slopes (there is an unofficial route) it then heads in towards the cliff.
We went half a dozen times in the winter so should be quite overgrown now. And less slippy.