Bermuda House is a Victorian villa steeped in history and right in the centre of Ventnor on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Look out of the windows and there are outstanding sea views from the front and downland views from the rear. Plus there are all the mod cons that you’d expect for a family holiday in the twenty-first century.
The villa is situated centrally in Alexandra Gardens, one of the best known streets in this charming coastal town. The harbour and the award-winning sandy beach of Ventnor Bay are a couple of minutes walk away, and the shops are even closer. Within ten minutes’ walk there are numerous places to eat and drink. Outside is a private road with exclusive parking for two medium-sized cars and there is a private fully enclosed cliff-top grassed garden with a tropical tree.
Bermuda House is the ideal base for a family holiday on the island or to get the wider family together to celebrate a special occasion. Many Victorian features have been restored and the house sleeps up to ten people in five bedrooms. A well-equipped massive front to back kitchen diner is an outstanding feature of the building and there are two big living rooms with large screen satellite TVs. There is solid wood flooring on the upper three floors, and the house is decorated and furnished in a contemporary but sympathetic style.
The property has high ceilings with chandeliers, fine cornicing and ceiling roses and a lovely carved staircase. It was built around 1883 on the site of Ventnor Mill. A blue plaque commemorates Sir Edward and Alice Elgar spending their honeymoon on the first floor of this house in May 1889. From the house Sir Edward wrote to a friend “We are liking this place very much and have nice rooms overlooking the sea…”
