Bargeman's Rest
The Bargeman's Rest is one of Newport's few Island family run freehouses. It sits alongside the quay in Newport harbour on the river Medina.
Newport was once a busy trading port with numerous warehouses, loading cranes, ships and barges. One of the last remaining warehouses has been extensively renovated and sits alongside the Bargeman's Rest and is home to the Quay Arts Centre.
Newport is the Isle of Wight's county town and is truly at the heart of the Island. The Bargeman's Rest is just a short walk down Quay Street or Holyrood Street from Newport High Street, so is perfectly placed for a hearty meal or a quiet drink on the water's edge.
The River Medina, in the foreground, is the main river of the Isle of Wight, rising at St Catherine's Down in the south of the Island and flowing through the capital Newport, towards the Solent at Cowes. The river is a navigable tidal estuary from Newport northwards where it takes the form of a ria (a drowned valley). The Medina is 17 km long with a catchment area of 17 km2. The river flows northwards collecting the Merston Stream at Blackwater before intersecting the ridge at Shide. The Lukely Brook is a tributary to the main river rising in Bowcombe Valley and joining the river at the head of the estuary in Newport.
Its current state has occurred because the Medina used to be a tributary of the river Solent and have a much larger catchment area, as the Solent valley flooded and the island eroded the river received less water flow and more sediment, causing it to become more tidal.
The river is bridged at Newport just to the left of this pivture. Cowes is connected to East Cowes by a chain ferry known as the Cowes Floating Bridge.
The name Medina came from the Old English Meðune meaning "the middle one", and the current pronunciation was first recorded as 'Medine' in 1196.
The river is used by yachtsmen as a very safe harbour. Along the banks of the Medina there are many old warehouses and wharves where in the past flying boats, hovercraft and steam ships were built and developed. The Classic Boat Museum displays much of the river's history alongside the history of yachting. The Island Harbour Marina, an old tidal mill, is also located on the river, about 1 mile from Newport.
As well as the chain ferry, the River Medina has several small ferries which cater mainly for sailors.
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census. The town is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the Island, at the head of this navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northward to the Solent, and on which the town has this quay.
Newport Quay has been re-developed, with art galleries such as the Quay Arts Centre, and new flats converted from old warehouses.
"Isola", the name of the boat, is an Italian word for Island.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Medina
Bargeman's Rest
The Bargeman's Rest is one of Newport's few Island family run freehouses. It sits alongside the quay in Newport harbour on the river Medina.
Newport was once a busy trading port with numerous warehouses, loading cranes, ships and barges. One of the last remaining warehouses has been extensively renovated and sits alongside the Bargeman's Rest and is home to the Quay Arts Centre.
Newport is the Isle of Wight's county town and is truly at the heart of the Island. The Bargeman's Rest is just a short walk down Quay Street or Holyrood Street from Newport High Street, so is perfectly placed for a hearty meal or a quiet drink on the water's edge.
The River Medina, in the foreground, is the main river of the Isle of Wight, rising at St Catherine's Down in the south of the Island and flowing through the capital Newport, towards the Solent at Cowes. The river is a navigable tidal estuary from Newport northwards where it takes the form of a ria (a drowned valley). The Medina is 17 km long with a catchment area of 17 km2. The river flows northwards collecting the Merston Stream at Blackwater before intersecting the ridge at Shide. The Lukely Brook is a tributary to the main river rising in Bowcombe Valley and joining the river at the head of the estuary in Newport.
Its current state has occurred because the Medina used to be a tributary of the river Solent and have a much larger catchment area, as the Solent valley flooded and the island eroded the river received less water flow and more sediment, causing it to become more tidal.
The river is bridged at Newport just to the left of this pivture. Cowes is connected to East Cowes by a chain ferry known as the Cowes Floating Bridge.
The name Medina came from the Old English Meðune meaning "the middle one", and the current pronunciation was first recorded as 'Medine' in 1196.
The river is used by yachtsmen as a very safe harbour. Along the banks of the Medina there are many old warehouses and wharves where in the past flying boats, hovercraft and steam ships were built and developed. The Classic Boat Museum displays much of the river's history alongside the history of yachting. The Island Harbour Marina, an old tidal mill, is also located on the river, about 1 mile from Newport.
As well as the chain ferry, the River Medina has several small ferries which cater mainly for sailors.
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census. The town is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the Island, at the head of this navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northward to the Solent, and on which the town has this quay.
Newport Quay has been re-developed, with art galleries such as the Quay Arts Centre, and new flats converted from old warehouses.
"Isola", the name of the boat, is an Italian word for Island.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Medina