(2) The Needles

In April 2003 I went in my friend Steve’s boat to the Isle of Wight. This was a really exciting moment seeing the stunning lighthouse at the end of the Needles.

Taking this photograph was not easy; the boat was going up and down at a fast rate in the rough swell. This was as close as we could get but the scene looked absolutely stunning.

You really need to view this lighthouse by air or sea to get a proper close-up look of it as the view from land is obstructed by the three rock needles that it is there to warn against.

The lighthouse was built in 1859 and work in 2010 strengthened the chalk base which was crumbling.

The Needles are located on the South West part of the Isle of Wight which is just off of the Hampshire coast in Southern England.