End Of The Pier Attraction
Roll up, roll up, ladeez and gen-tel-men …
It has oodles of history, fantastic sea views, plenty of privacy and no real neighbours to speak of. And if you live here you’re unlikely to be bothered by door-stopping salesmen.
Totland Pier on the Isle of Wight, a slightly dilapidated Victorian charmer that rolls up its trouser legs and wades 88ft out into the ocean, is up for auction with a guide price of £100,000.
The building perched on the end (13ft x 34ft) includes a separate bunkroom/kitchen with water and electricity, a mooring and a landing stage.
In the past it’s been used as an artist’s studio, and the auctioneer reckons it would also make a cool holiday retreat.
I agree but want to live there permanently. I’ll grow a Captain Bird’s Eye beard, learn to play the concertina, and keep a parrot who swears fluently in five languages. It’ll be grand.
You, however, may have different plans, in which case get yourself down to the Barnard Marcus auction in the New Connaught Rooms on Dec 8th and start nodding, winking and tapping your nose …
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Would love to buy that. Would always to slightly worried about getting swept away to sea though!
Is it listed I wonder?
In my old home town, listed old decrepit properties had a habit of mysteriously catching fire in the middle of the night.
The site was then some time later invariably bought by local builders and redeveloped into housing.
It all became a bit of a joke among the locals
You could do a lot worse than to make your home on Totland Pier. There are so many things to do and places to see on The Isle of Wight. There are masses of events and attractions in season. The Isle of Wight has many restaurants of all types and Pubs to die for. The Theatre and enrertainment scene is great too but you will have towait until next year to get a ticket for the Isle of Wight Pop Festival.