One word… Penguins, no not the chocolate biscuit but the Alum Bay Glass Penguin. These are amazing and you can purchase in the Alum Bay Glass Shop at The Needles or online via our website. Every one is unique and made on site by our very talented, gifted, brilliant glass

Ok, I know it a shopping bag….BUT it’s a shopping bag with our new design, oh yes
Clever people at Impact Souvenirs to thank for the design and we also have so much more with the new design on.
We have mugs, aprons, magnets, notebooks, coasters, pictures and bully’s special

Just a little example of the brilliance of the Alum Bay Glass Technicians. If you have never been to ABG at The Needles why not 😂. Every piece is unique. Go into the workshop and watch the geniuses at work, just brilliant. Then after watching them for 6 hours go straight

So Wednesday at 9pm on SkyMax, Hold The Front Page is on, with the brilliant Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar . They came to The Needles last year while they were the main reporters for IW County Press . Such gents and so much fun but sadly at 9pm on Wednesday I’ll be

Jack Sparrow has arrived at The Needles 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️
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Sand Shop at The Needles 😍
Always a favourite with everyone. These are just a few examples of what shapes our visitors love the most.
You can order all these and more on our website/shop/online or even better when you visit us very soon, pop into the Sand Shop, pick your

First to The Needles , then over to Sandham Gardens, then straight to Snowdon Mountain Railway / Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa , and a quick hop and skip to Land's End Landmark , all in May half term 😍.
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This weekend at Sandham Gardens is the #sandownsprint and if you are reading this you also have to visit The Needles as well, it’s in the small print at the bottom in Klingon , it’s part of T&C 😂
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So we are out in the sun at The Needles , shades 😎, no coats, latte 👍, the team at Snowdon Mountain Railway / Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa are experiencing a different kind of weather. You need to come down and get a bit of sun and chairlift to the beach. Take care up there
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The shiny object in the sky has returned, googled it, apparently called the sun and it’s staying with us for a few days 😃 until it goes back to Lanzarote
Chairlift from 10am
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This is due to Island Roads closing

Amazing Jamie Island Visions

Jamie Russell - I have been wanting to capture this image for many years but the conditions never quite came together, but last night (evening) I could see a large shower looming in the distance towards Salisbury that was moving this way, so made

Boom 💥
Yet again, another fantastic photo by Available Light of The Needles ❤️👍
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I can report today’s weather at The Needles , it’s sunny 😎, oh yes, time for the shades 😎. That’s me on the yacht 🛥️ on the right hand side of the picture arriving for work (then I woke up) 😀
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News flash and weather report. Let’s get the obvious out of the way, it’s definitely windy, but latest news, Dino 🦕 and friends survive another night. They will tell their story how they survived and ran away from dangers such as rabbits 🐇 and hedgehogs on ITV News,

If you build it, they will come The Needles
Thank you Mr Kevin Costner for the quote ( great film 🎥)
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Next Weekend Sandown Sprint will be taking place, sunshine predicted ☀️☀️ but even better than that, not 20%, not 40% but surely not 50% you are screaming, yes 50% off at Sandham Gardens while you are at the Sprint. We even hear that the manager might be singing 🎵 ( ok maybe not

Any information to find our friend and colleague The Needles please contact the police. Thank you
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Due to my weather expertise I can say and will confirm that’s it’s foggy today at The Needles . The lighthouse is there, you can hear the warning signal .
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Boom 💥. Brilliant photograph from Available Light of The Needles This is from their calendar 2025 which you can now preorder. Sadly this is not my birthday month September but you can find this image on August.
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Great promo video from #molokocycling
Some very familiar landmarks on the video The Needles . Of course, filmed from the best location on the Island ❤️
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