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Today Sandown esplanade boasts some fine Victorian and Edwardian hotels ( many of which have been unsympathetically extended by breeze block annexes ) which overlook the golden sands of the beach below.

Sandown Pier hosts a large amusement centre with arcade games and children's play areas, typical of a seaside resort.

The pier is also well used for sea fishing with designated areas especially for the angler.

Further north, there is the Isle of Wight Zoo ( also known as Sandown Zoo ) which specialises in tigers.

Other facilities include an 18 hole golf course, the Dinosaur Isle geological museum and Sandham Gardens, offering a skate park, children's play park, crazy golf, bowls and putting green.