Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2013 | Page 113

FOOD

Sampson's Baths (Fisherman's Cottage)

A new era begins at
Fisherman's Cottage

The Fisherman’s Cottage, the
iconic pub on the beach at the
foot of Shanklin Chine, will have
new managers, Callum Phipps and
Matthew (Matt) Rolle when it opens
again in March.
Eric Wright and Carole Burton are
retiring after eight years but will still
be around to offer advice and support.
Callum and Matt have been working
at the Fisherman’s since they were
14 and are looking forward to the
challenge. It may well be they decide
to open out of season for special events
and weekends.
The Fisherman’s Cottage was built
about 1817 by William Colenutt, the
first to operate a bathing machine
and who made the path through the
Chine. He received a concession

Fisherman's Cottage as it is today

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