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Briar Bank
Briar Bank is a fantastic example of a Victorian house and the ideal place to stay for those looking for a home from home getaway. This characterful property retains many original features, including cornicing, traditional high ceilings and decorative fireplaces. The lounge is furnished with comfortable sofas and makes the perfect place for guests to kick back and unwind after a day exploring the Island. Should opinions be divided on what film to watch during evenings in, there is an option to decamp to the second reception room; which also has a sofa bed, for two. Follow the hall along to the back of the house, you arrive in the semi open-plan kitchen diner. The dining table is conveniently located adjacent to the fully equipped kitchen area, but being tucked around a corner means the nominated chef can eat without seeing the mess left in the kitchen! The breakfast bar is handy for more informal or on the hoof eating, whilst a separate utility room hides the washing machine and tumble dryer. A ground floor WC opposite the utility room is an added bonus for those who don't want to dash upstairs when the need arises.
Upstairs there are three comfortable bedrooms, starting with a spacious master with a super king bed and a large bay window, which makes this room wonderfully light and airy. The second bedroom has dual aspect windows, so again ensures there is plenty of light and equally, plenty of space and storage. The final room is the smallest, with bunk beds that are only suited to children. A generous bathroom completes the first floor and includes a corner bath, separate shower and useful more often than not, twin wash basins.
Make the most of those balmy summer evenings by dining al fresco in the back garden or alternatively enjoy a lazy, long, lunch under the shade of the parasol. Being fully enclosed, the garden is also a safe space for children play freely.
THE ISLAND HOLIDAY COMPANY ARE ABLE TO OFFER DISCOUNTED FERRY TRAVEL TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT WHEN YOU BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY THROUGH US.
LOCATION:
Shanklin seafront is the perfect place to enjoy a traditional seaside holiday with its beautiful sandy beach, crazy golf, Shanklin Chine, pubs, restaurants, theme park & amusements.
The two mile coastal walk between Shanklin & Sandown is a popular attraction; choose from the undulating coastal path or the sea wall promenade. Along the way is the village of Lake, with its quiet sandy beach and water sports centre. Sandown is popular for visiting Dinosaur Isle with life size models, Sandown Pier and Isle of Wight Zoo famous for its Tiger Sanctuary. There is also an 18 hole golf course at Sandown.
ACCOMMODATION:
GROUND FLOOR Kitchen diner: gas hob, fan oven, dishwasher, microwave, fridge/freezer, kettle, toaster, breakfast bar, dining table and chairs Utility: washing machine, tumble dryer, iron and board WC: toilet and wash basin Main lounge: sofas, coffee table and TV/ DVD player Second lounge: sofa (option of being a sofa bed) and TV/ DVD player
FIRST FLOOR Bedroom 1: super king bed, beside tables, dressing table and wardrobe Bedroom 2: king size bed, bedside tables and wardrobe Bedroom 3: bunk beds (small 2ft,6) and chest of drawers Family bathroom: corner bath, shower cubicle, toilet, twin wash basins and heated towel rail
OUTSIDE Garden with paved patio and exterior furniture Private drive for parking 1-2 cars behind the property
ADDITIONAL CHARGES / SERVICES:
We've partnered with Yhangry to bring exceptional dining right to your accommodation. From arrival meals to celebration dinners, enjoy restaurant-quality dining without ever leaving your new home. (Prices from £30pp). Start planning your getaway menu, by contacting us for more details.
PLEASE NOTE: a pre-authorised, refundable, security deposit of £150 will be required before arrival at the property. No money will be taken unless any damage is reported at the property within 14 days of your departure.
This property can accept a maximum of 2 pet(s). The charge is £35 per pet, per week and we kindly ask that you bring your own bedding for your pet(s). Please ensure that you correctly add your pet(s) when making your booking, so this additional cost is included. If it becomes apparent that you have brought a pet(s) with you but did not advise us, we will contact you to request payment separately.
This property offers a double sofa bed, If you would like us to supply linen for its use during your stay, this can be provided at an additional cost of £35, per stay. Please do make us aware at the time of booking / in advance of your stay if you require this service, so we can arrange to take payment and have the linen made available.
There is no electric car charger on site and guests are prohibited from using the mains electric in the property to charge a car, unless agreed prior with the owner of the property. If it becomes apparent a car is being charged without approval, then the guest may be charged an additional amount to cover the extra cost.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
The Island Holiday Company are responsible for the full management of this property and should you need to contact us during your stay we are available between 9-5 Monday to Friday, We also operate an out of hours emergency service on the weekends - please refer to your property brochure left inside the property, for further information and contact details.
No stag or hen parties are permitted at any of our properties.
This property does not accept any more than 5 adults at any given time due to the size of the bunk beds in Bedroom 3.
There is a strict no smoking/vaping policy, inside all our properties.
Linens and towels are provided, but please bring your own beach towels and cot linen as necessary.
Please be respectful of the property and the neighbours during your stay; leaving the property as you found it on your arrival.
A breach of the above rules and guidelines could mean forfeiture of the Security Deposit.
THE ISLAND HOLIDAY COMPANY ARE ABLE TO OFFER DISCOUNTED FERRY TRAVEL TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT WHEN YOU BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY THROUGH US.
Property manager
The Island Holiday Company
Languages
English
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Property amenities
Internet
Available in the house: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Parking on site
Kitchen
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Dishwasher
Microwave
Oven
Refrigerator
Stovetop
Toaster
Dining
Dining table
Bedrooms
3 bedrooms
Bedsheets provided
Sofa bed
Bathroom
1 bathroom
Hair dryer
Towels provided
Living spaces
Dining table
Entertainment
DVD player
TV
Outdoor areas
Garden
Laundry
Laundry facilities
Washing machine
Comfort
Heating
Pets
Pet friendly
Fee: GBP 35
Service animals exempt from fees
Suitability/Accessibility
Smoking not allowed
Services and conveniences
Housekeeping (limited availability)
Iron/ironing board
Safety features
Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 35
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Important information
Optional extras
Pet fee: GBP 35
Service animals are exempt from fees
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Property is also known as
445242
About the neighborhood
Shanklin, Isle of WIght
What's nearby
Shanklin Old Village - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
Shanklin Theatre - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
Shanklin Beach - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
Shanklin Chine - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
Sandown Beach - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
Getting around
Shanklin Station - 7 min walk
Southampton (SOU) - 112 min drive
Restaurants
Shanklin Chine - 12 min walk
Laburnum Cottage Tea Rooms - 7 min walk
Dragon Pearl Chinese Restaurant - 5 min walk
The Copper Kettle - 5 min walk
The Townhouse Bar - 5 min walk
Frequently asked questions
Is Briar Bank pet-friendly?
Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of GBP 35. Service animals are exempt from fees.
What time is check-in at Briar Bank?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Briar Bank?
Check-out is at 10:00 AM.
Where is Briar Bank located?
Situated in Shanklin, this vacation home is within a 10-minute walk of Shanklin Theatre, Shanklin Old Village, and Shanklin Beach. Shanklin Chine and Small Hope Beach are also within 10 minutes. Shanklin Station is 7 minutes by foot and Lake Station is 25 minutes.
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Briar Bank Reviews
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Reviews
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10/10
Lovely accommodation, perfectly located for the town and the beach. Island Holiday Company answered all questions quickly, will be booking with them again
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10/10
We all had a fantastic time! Lovely house, great host. Perfect location
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10/10
We enjoyed our stay in Shanklin. The house was modern, clean and felt spacious and well equipped with all the facilities we required. The interior was nicely decorated and everything in good working condition. The location was good, within a 2 min walk of the main high street and a 2 min drive of the beach. The garden felt reasonably private and secluded. The experience from booking to checking in and leaving was smooth and went without issue
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8/10
We had a pleasant long weekend here:
- plenty to do in Shanklin and around
- parking convenient as was location (5 min walk to pubs and shops)
- all clean and comfortable, especially beds
Would have been nice to have a few more things on arrival - tea, coffee, enough toilet rolls. A couple of things need attention (door knobs, rear gate)
David K.
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10/10
Our week at Briar bank was fantastic,
The house was clean and very spacious, it was a real home from home.
Location was excellent, close to local shops restaurants and very close to the beach.
Facilities in the house were excellent and all round it was excellent.
I was a little concerned about the parking at the back and to be honest it could do with being designed better so that you can easily get a bigger car in it, I was driving a smaller car so wasn't a problem for me. (That is only criticism every thing else was great) I was saying to my family I would buy this house that's how nice it was
Shaun P.
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8/10
We have stayed in the house twice before with our young children and this year did not disappoint. Very comfy beds, sofas and spacious rooms.
Just a couple of odd jobs that need doing around the house and garden.
Very nice stay as always.
LARA P.
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8/10
Overall a lovely property to stay in and very close the Shanklin beach front and from there easy access out to the rest of the island.
Few things to mention -
Parking is very tight for a larger vehicles and there is a pole in the middle of the drive which I misjudge and has caused significant damage to my vehicle. Should be a retractable pole.
Shower wasn't secured properly which meant the shower head would drop to the lowest position when being used, frustrating.
Mattress in the second bedroom was uncomfortable compared to the mattress in the main bedroom, which was very comfortable.
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8/10
2nd year we’ve stayed here. Positives: 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 big living rooms, garden, parking space & the company are always very friendly to deal with. Great for a family of 4 & apart from a hairy 10 yard walk without a footpath, the location is convenient for both the beach & town/shops. Downsides: some of the plumbing for the sinks require a service, some of the neighbours aren’t very friendly and we kept finding dog poo on the gravel where the cars are parked, which is neither nice nor fun when you have small children & makes parking quite an experience! The shower is a bit rickety and it was hard to adjust the water temperature so you could end up frozen or scolded! Would also be nice to know what day the bins are collected because we just couldn’t find out via the local council website. Otherwise another lovely stay.
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8/10
We were pleased with our choice as Briar bank is a centrally located property and furnished / decorated to a high standard.
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8/10
Lovely house but it is supposed to sleep 6 and it has a tiny dining table that barely seats 4. Two lounges! Why? One of them would make a perfect dining room.
Parking was a nightmare. We have an average size car and had to do an 8 point turn to get in the parking space. Would of been a little bit easier if the parking didn’t have a post half way across it. The access is also very very narrow and the wall has various colours of paint on it from previous incidents, wouldn’t of booked it if I’d of been given information about the parking and poor access.
On arrival there was a dirty towel in the hallway and rubbish under the coffee table.
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10/10
Lovely decorated home, stylish and comfortable. Hotel standard bed linen was lovely. Excellent crockery etc. Easy walking distance to all that Shanklin has to offer.
The downside: the Victorian doors knobs are always falling off, it has been mentioned many times in the visitors book in the house so not sure why this hasn’t been rectified
If you provide beds for 8 but only a dining table for 4 only 4 people can sit down to dinner together
The property is on a very busy main road with traffic all night which disturbed our sleep
There are 2 double bedrooms but only 1 bedroom has a dressing table so if you are in the 2nd double there’s no chair, no dressing table, it’s sparsely furnished. The children’s bunk room has no storage at all, nowhere to hang stuff !
This property would go from great to excellent if these things were addressed
Kate R.
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8/10
The property itself is lovely and was perfect for us. Aside from the slightly hair-raising walk with children to the nearest footpath on the town’s busiest through road, it’s a big well-presented house. Despite being near a pub too, things were fairly quiet. Beds were comfortable and the main bathroom was very large.
However, despite the later check-in time for increased cleaning, we had some issues with some of the cleaning. Multiple items of plates and mugs were stacked in the cupboards with large/obvious food stains. The rugs in the two living rooms were smothered in human hair and clearly hadn’t been recently vacuumed.
Overall a nice house but, for the price charged, we expected higher standards.
Lara P.
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10/10
We had a lovely stay at Briar Bank having previously stayed on the outskirts of Shanklin many moons ago when our children were little. We are family of 6: 2 adults (parents), 2 adult children (23 and 21) and their partners and on the whole we were able to enjoy the space reasonably well. We asked for the 2nd reception room with sofa bed to be set up as our 3rd bedroom as the bunk beds weren't suitable for our son and his girlfriend. This was done without any problems and accommodated them very comfortably.
The kitchen was well equiped for cooking with plenty of plates, mugs and glasses though we had to use 2 pans to cook spaghetti one night as there wasn't a pan large enough for pasta for 6. My main reservation prior to booking had been that the kitchen only has a small round table with 4 chairs, with 3 bar stools at the peninsula unit. There is a large garden table outside which we were hoping would be the location of our home cooked meals, however, the weather was very mixed and the evenings were cold so this did pose a problem. We did squeeze the 6 of us around the kitchen table a couple of times, using the spare folded chair in the utility and a garden chair but it was quite cramped and not as sociable as we had hoped for dining.
The main living room was lovely and spacious with comfy sofas and room for all our party to relax and play games in the evening.
A point to note is that the two main bedrooms upstairs and the main living room face onto North Road and the pavement opposite is elevated, so people walking on the other side have a prime view into your personal space. The bedrooms could probably do with some opaque screening or semi sheer curtains to provide additional privacy but we managed. The bed in the master bedroom was very comfortable and I slept especially well, though the pillows are a bit on the flimsy side. I always travel with a Tempur pillow so it wasn't a problem for me but had I not brought it, these would not have provided much support.
The decor is in beautiful condition and everything was very clean with good provision of cleaning materials so we could keep it that way. We also very much appreciated the dishwasher tabs and laundry pods which were thoughtful additions. It would have been useful to have some instructions for the washer and dryer; I couldn't get the dryer to stay on initially as it would switch off a after a minute and as the bulb was out directly above the machines it wasn't easy to see the displays. In the end my OH discovered the dryer was a condenser one which we haven't used before and the drawer which captures the water needed emptying. Perhaps the cleaning team can add this to their checklist? We also had some issues with the lovely ceramic door knobs around the house which kept dropping off, particularly the main bathroom one which I'm amazed didn't crack on the tiled floor and the 2nd reception door knob one. The bottom dishwasher loading tray doesn't run smoothly and appears to come off its rails when pulled out for unloading, especially when all 6 dinner plates were in use. Unfortunately this caused one of the wine glasses to jolt out and break on the floor which was concerning so I ended up handwashing the glasses. These are just little niggles but I point them out because the house is otherwise lovely and we had an enjoyable stay.
Final point, the parking was good and we had no problem getting our Vauxhall Zafira and Corsa up the back passage. The key pin entry system worked really well too.
Piarina H.
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10/10
Lovely property with nice furnishings and clean and tidy. Great location. Good size rooms for a large family.
Garden could do with some attention as grass needs cutting and could do with some tlc to bring in line with the interior.
Door handles a real problem, heavy ceramic that just keep falling off most doors could take time to get into lounge. A real hazard with a crawling baby.
Kim S.
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10/10
We really enjoyed our time on the Isle of Wight staying at Briars Bank. It was perfectly located and a great location to walk to the beach or drive further afield. We were two families of four staying together after a long time apart during lockdown and the property offered enough space, great facilities and was extremely clean and well kept, therefore making it a great choice for our get away. Our only recommendation would be to take black out blinds for the bedrooms as the curtains were very thin, and perhaps some ear plugs as the property is located on a busy road so the traffic can be heard on occasions. We would also recommend taking more towels as although supplied, we found we could have done with a few more. Having said that, we will definitely be booking our return trip as these are just small things that some people might be able to cope without.
Hannah M.
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10/10
We really enjoyed our time on the Isle of Wight staying at Briars Bank. It was perfectly located and a great location to walk to the beach or drive further afield. We were two families of four staying together after a long time apart during lockdown and the property offered enough space, great facilities and was extremely clean and well kept, therefore making it a great choice for our get away. Our only recommendation would be to take black out blinds for the bedrooms as the curtains were very thin, and perhaps some ear plugs as the property is located on a busy road so the traffic can be heard on occasions. We would also recommend taking more towels as although supplied, we found we could have done with a few more. Having said that, we will definitely be booking our return trip as these are just small things that some people might be able to cope without.
Hannah M.
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10/10
We really enjoyed our time on the Isle of Wight staying at Briars Bank. It was perfectly located and a great location to walk to the beach or drive further afield. We were two families of four staying together after a long time apart during lockdown and the property offered enough space, great facilities and was extremely clean and well kept, therefore making it a great choice for our get away. Our only recommendation would be to take black out blinds for the bedrooms as the curtains were very thin, and perhaps some ear plugs as the property is located on a busy road so the traffic can be heard on occasions. We would also recommend taking more towels as although supplied, we found we could have done with a few more. Having said that, we will definitely be booking our return trip as these are just small things that some people might be able to cope without.
Hannah M.
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10/10
We really enjoyed our time on the Isle of Wight staying at Briars Bank. It was perfectly located and a great location to walk to the beach or drive further afield. We were two families of four staying together after a long time apart during lockdown and the property offered enough space, great facilities and was extremely clean and well kept, therefore making it a great choice for our get away. Our only recommendation would be to take black out blinds for the bedrooms as the curtains were very thin, and perhaps some ear plugs as the property is located on a busy road so the traffic can be heard on occasions. We would also recommend taking more towels as although supplied, we found we could have done with a few more. Having said that, we will definitely be booking our return trip as these are just small things that some people might be able to cope without.
Hannah M.
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10/10
We really enjoyed our time on the Isle of Wight staying at Briars Bank. It was perfectly located and a great location to walk to the beach or drive further afield. We were two families of four staying together after a long time apart during lockdown and the property offered enough space, great facilities and was extremely clean and well kept, therefore making it a great choice for our get away. Our only recommendation would be to take black out blinds for the bedrooms as the curtains were very thin, and perhaps some ear plugs as the property is located on a busy road so the traffic can be heard on occasions. We would also recommend taking more towels as although supplied, we found we could have done with a few more. Having said that, we will definitely be booking our return trip as these are just small things that some people might be able to cope without.
Hannah M.
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10/10
To anyone who is looking to book a family home that is spacious, comfortable, beautiful in decor and a great location...this is the one.
Every precaution re COVID-19 was adhered to so we felt safe.
Emma and the team looked after us from start to finish and cannot stress how happy we were.
Thank you for everything