When gentle waves lap quietly at the sand just metres from your private patio and your only decision is how best to relax, you know your break is special indeed. Though tranquility is the byword at Bembridge Coast, life was not always so peaceful. During World War II, the South-East part of the site was rented to the Admiralty as a land-based warship. Nicknamed HSM Blazer, the structure billeted some 250 men and stored arms and mobile radar equipment. Not that you'd know it today, as you lie ... More