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If you are looking for property for sale in Cowes and decide to buy, you will be investing in a lifestyle that will be surrounded by a wealth of maritime history and sailing endeavour which has established Cowes as the most popular destination for international yachtsmen.The Solent is a natural grandstand for such events as the Admiral's Cup, Cowes Week, Round the Island, Swan Europeans, the start of the Fastnet and Volvo Ocean Races and many more.

During the summer season, Cowes is the venue for yachting enthusiasts and holiday visitors from around the world. No other port provides such extensive facilities for hosting local, national and international events, and many top professionals and regular sailors have made Cowes their home.

As the 'Home of World Yachting' Cowes quite naturally is the host to some of the finest Yacht Clubs in the world. Six clubs can be found throughout the town, the most famous of all being the Royal Yacht Squadron which was founded in 1815.

These homes for sale in Cowes offer easy access to the town centre, bus terminal, library, marinas, harbour, yacht clubs and Red Jet Terminal. The town boasts an impressive selection of pubs and restaurants and a High Street that supplies many of life's essentials, with specialist lifestyle shops offering their own range of branded products.

Estate Agents are always busy with properties for sale, enquiries for old and new homes needing restoration and conversion has always been popular. For a comprehensive study of life in Cowes log onto: www.cowes.co.uk

Newport, the Isle of Wight's capital, is just twenty minutes away by car, and provides a greater variety of facilities, services and leading High street retailers.

The city of Southampton is only 20 minutes from Cowes by Red Funnel Hi-speed Red Jet.

Over the last century the royal, the rich, and the famous have graced the quaint streets of Cowes.

Cowes, on the northernmost tip of the Island, is a famous yachting centre, and yacht races have been held there since the 18th century. Cowes Castle is the headquarters of the Royal Yacht Squadron (founded in 1812), and it is from here that races are started.

The internationally famous Cowes Week takes place during the first week of August.

Osborne House Symphony Concert - July 1999 Not far from Cowes is Osborne House, which was designed in the Italian style by Prince Albert as a summer home for Queen Victoria. She spent much of her widowhood at Osborne, and the elaborately decorated rooms are filled with her possessions; her private apartments are exactly as they were on her death in 1901. Osborne House was given to the nation by Edward VII, and is now run by English Heritage.

COWES -
THE HOME OF WORLD YACHTING

Medina Gardens is a welcome development for Cowes. The town is benefiting from considerable re-investment with the creation of the Cowes Town Waterfront Trust and 'Project Cowes', a partnership between private investors, Isle of Wight Council, Isle of Wight Economic Partnership and the South East Development Agency (SEEDA).

This intensive inward investment has resulted in a dynamic, exciting and unique project to secure a vibrant and prosperous future for the Medina Valley. GBR Challenge have endorsed this vision by selecting Cowes as the base for their multi-million pound British Challenge operation.

The Isle of Wight extends 23 miles across and 18 miles deep and provides an excellent quality of life in a vibrant community.

Its population of just over 129,000, elects one MP to Parliament. Local public services, from schools to Fire and Rescue, are provided by an all-purpose unitary authority, The Isle of Wight Council.
The Island has 27 town and parish councils, including those at Cowes and East Cowes.

Policing is provided by the Isle of Wight division of Hampshire Constabulary. There are three healthcare providers on the Isle of Wight, NHS Trust and two private hospitals. The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service is part of the Trust.

There are 64 LEA maintained primary and middle schools, and five high schools, including Cowes.

Ryde School with Upper Chine, are independent co-educational day schools for boys and girls aged from two to eighteen.

Useful Contacts
The Council's web-site iwight.com is a rich source of information about living, working and time out. The Council can also be contacted by telephone on 01983 821000 or fax on 01983 823333.

Visit cowes.co.uk for comprehensive detail on amenities, facilities and visitor attractions within, and easily reached from, this premier yachting town.

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