article_snippet: Fit for a king, queen or prince: The George occupies a splendid spot on the shoreline in Yarmouth .
article_snippet: Today, you can stay within the grounds - in two cottages called No 1 and No 2 Sovereign's Gate.
article_snippet: They both sleep four, and you can explore the grounds - long after Osborne House has closed to the public.
article_snippet: After a couple of nights at Osborne, we set off for The George Hotel in the harbour town of Yarmouth, driving past 110-year-old thatched St Agnes church and on to the chalk stacks of the Needles.
article_snippet: The bracing sea air was worth, according to Tennyson, 'sixpence a pint'.
article_snippet: A pint costs a bit more these days in Yarmouth, where sleek speedboats are moored yards from the hotel garden.
article_snippet: The wall of Henry VIII's fortress gives shelter from the sea winds so you can dine alfresco for most of the year.
article_snippet: The Wightlink car ferry (0333 999 7333, www.wightlink.co.uk) from Portsmouth to Fishbourne costs from £47.50 return for a car.
article_snippet: A three-night stay at Sovereign's Gate (0370 333 1187, www.english-heritage.org.uk) starts at £402.
article_snippet: Double rooms at The George (01983 760331, www.thegeorge.co.uk) cost from £195 B&B.