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The small town of Ventnor lies on the southern coastal terrace under the 800ft high cliffs of Boniface Down and is a favourite spot for the visitors to the island. Because it faces south and is protected by the steep hills on the other side this is the warmest place on the island, and the sharp bends that approach it remind one of any small town on the Mediterranean coast. The piece of land that it stands on is believe to be when the cliff face fell into the sea way back in prehistoric times and the stretch from Luccombe to Blackgang is unstable sand and clay know as Blues Slipper clay that becomes very slippery and seems to be always moving. The man who made Ventnor a popular pale was Doctor Sir James Clark who visited here in 1830 and wrote on the virtues of its mild climate and stated it was one of the healthiest places in Britian, and you must had to mention health and warmth and the Victorians came pouring in. From a vilage that had about 300 inhabitants it rose to a town of more than 5,000 in about twenty years. Even though the Riviera is a long way away there is a signpost that points out to sea to France! Ventnor is a modern town and it now includes St Lawrence and he had his own church here in the 13th century which has fabric from practically every century since the the time it was built IMAGES OF VENTNOR
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