Ms Richardson hopes the revival of British migration – if it lasts – could revive Britain’s seaside towns. She also regularly vacationed in Spain, most popular British travel destination. In 2019, residents of the United Kingdom made 18 million trips there.
“In the last few years where to go to Spain got cheaper and cheaper,” she said. “But unfortunately the British seaside towns had to bear the brunt,” she said.
West of Newport is the Calborne Water Mill, a working flour mill with a restaurant, museum, and cottages for rent. The property uncovers the deep history of the island, with records indicating that mills operated on the site long ago. 11th century.