Starks Hotel

A Memory of Freshwater Bay.

In July 1971, we went to the IOW for the very first time, and were completely captivated by the place! We stayed in a self catering flat above Starks Hotel, which, unlike the old photo on here, was covered in ivy, and looked beautiful. It was run by a Mrs. Shirra, a really nice woman, who didn`t interfere with us at all during our week there, despite us having four young children, which makes a lot of folk nervous! The hotel was also across the road from a lovely thatched church. We haven`t been to the island for a good few years now, regrettably, but I`ve been looking for Starks Hotel, and can`t find any reference to it now, is it still there?