“O traveller, stay thy weary feet,
   Drink of this fountain cool and sweet,
     It flows for rich and poor the same: 
   Then go thy way, remembering still
   The wayside well beneath the hill,
     The cup of water in His name.”

[Illustration:  Stone Bridge in Shanklin Chine.]

STONE BRIDGE IN SHANKLIN CHINE.—­About half-way through the Chine the ravine is spanned by an arched Stone Bridge which, in conjunction with the steep banks with trees and ferns, makes a fine pictorial effect.  Many of the trees are a great height, having been drawn up in seeking the light above the cliffs, which in this place are a considerable height.  The stream flows along the narrow channel under the bridge.

[Illustration:  Chine Hollow, Shanklin.]

CHINE HOLLOW, SHANKLIN.—­This charming lane leads from Shanklin Chine direct to the Landslip.  Close to the head of the Chine and within two minutes’ walk of the Old Village it forms a beautiful shady retreat on a summer day.  The steep banks are of bright red and yellow sandrock beds, out of which trees have grown and verdant vegetation has found a footing until the whole is covered with Nature’s mantle of beauty.  The view is taken coming from the Landslip and looking towards the Chine, Old Village, and town.

[Illustration:  View Across the Foot of Shanklin Chine.]

VIEW ACROSS THE FOOT OF SHANKLIN CHINE.—­From the shelter of a pretty nook in which seats are provided, Shanklin sands and cliffs appear in all their exquisite beauty.  A wide stretch of sand from the foot of the Chine to the fine cliffs of lower Greensand supplies a playground for multitudes of happy children.  Under the cliff is a happy camping-ground, in which numerous tents are put up in the season.  The fisherman’s cottage, with its rough stone walls and roof of thatch, forms a pleasing subject in many a picture.  Half-way to the cliff are steps leading up to Appley Cliff into the village, or on to the Landslip.

[Illustration:  Shanklin Chine.]

SHANKLIN CHINE.—­A scene of sylvan loveliness beyond description.  Winding paths extending from the shore for about one hundred yards, through one continuous bower of beauty, bring you to the head where in the wet season there is a cascade.  In the summer the banks are one mass of ferns and foliage of varied form and colours.  Quiet nooks are to be found where, during the heat of the day, a book can be enjoyed in the cool shade of the trees.  Shanklin has the reputation of being the cleanest town in England.  It is certainly the most beautiful in the Isle of Wight.

[Illustration:  Stone Seat—­The Landslip.]

STONE SEAT—­THE LANDSLIP.—­The Landslip which lies between Shanklin and Ventnor is a favourite resort to the inhabitants and visitors of both places.  The catastrophe that wrought this magic transformation has resulted in producing scenery of entrancing beauty.  The efforts of Nature to cover and hide the deformities of riven rocks and yawning chasms have produced trees of fantastic shape and remarkable diversity.  The broken rocks afford sustenance for many plants, the chloritic marl liberated making the ground wonderfully fertile.  This stone seat forms a natural throne on which many parties have found a trysting-place.  As it stands in the principal pathway it is a well-known resting-place.