Solent View - Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK

From Ryde on the Isle of Wight, this camera looks north across the Solent toward Portsmouth, over one of the busiest stretches of water in the UK.

Car ferries, hovercraft, yachts, giant cruise ships and the odd navy vessel are always heading in and out of Portsmouth. Out in the channel sits a round stone fort, built in Victorian times to guard against an invasion that never came.

Ryde has its own piece of history too. Its pier opened in 1814, making it one of the oldest seaside piers in the world, and at low tide a wide stretch of sand appears along the shore.

Did You Know? Thanks to an unusual tide pattern, nearby Southampton gets a double high tide, which helps the huge ships get in and out.

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