Visiting the Isle of Wight
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Black gang as mentioned.
There is the new dinosaur museum in Sandown, I have not been though so I cant vouch for it.
Depending on the weather there is 60 miles of coastline and beachs to enjoy
. Shanklin/Sandown also have the normal seaside town stuff, arcades, silly putting etc.
I would also say go see carisbrooke castle, its really kool, small children will also like seeing the donkey pull the water wheel.
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Few more, there is Sandown zoo, and Amazon world. Amazon world is the place the baby penguin was stolen from
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The needles.
Black gang as mentioned.
There is the new dinosaur museum in Sandown, I have not been though so I cant vouch for it.
Depending on the weather there is 60 miles of coastline and beachs to enjoy
. Shanklin/Sandown also have the normal seaside town stuff, arcades, silly putting etc.I would also say go see carisbrooke castle, its really kool, small children will also like seeing the donkey pull the water wheel
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Few more, there is Sandown zoo, and Amazon world. Amazon world is the place the baby penguin was stolen from
.*edit again (evertime I stop I think of somthing else
)*The needles.
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The Needles is good.
The attractions they have built around it are so so.
You can fill your own glass things with multi coloured sand.
Then visit the sweet shop and watch them make sweets then eat them.
The Brading Waxworks are OK I liked the taxidermy section.
Isle of wight is great it feels far away.
The attractions they have built around it are so so.
You can fill your own glass things with multi coloured sand.
Then visit the sweet shop and watch them make sweets then eat them.
The Brading Waxworks are OK I liked the taxidermy section.
Isle of wight is great it feels far away.
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Allum bay is great, got a nice long chair lift, taking you down to the bay and some rides at the top iirc, havent been in years though! but you can do a lot in one day as everything is within 45mins of everything else by car, some nice walks to be had on the IoW.
. You get in to an island mentaility when your here. The idea of having to drive 30 mins to get somewhere does seem like a long trip.
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Take them to The Travellers Joy for lunch!
The owners were very close friends of the family and the pubs is really nice and relaxing!
And they used to have hundreds (yes hundreds) of rabbits everywhere!
Not sure if they still have them all though
The owners were very close friends of the family and the pubs is really nice and relaxing!
And they used to have hundreds (yes hundreds) of rabbits everywhere!
Not sure if they still have them all though
I went there back in October. Sandown Zoo was a bit poor to be honest, although it wasn't helped by the weather and to be fair the bloke doing talks on the Big Cats was very enthusiastic and quite good. Enjoyed the walk to the zoo down the coast from Shanklin more though.
Speaking of Shanklin, this is where we stayed. Was able to buy a train ticket all the way through from Salisbury where I live, the only changes being getting on and off the Ferry at Portsmouth/Ryde. In Shanklin we found an absolutely fantastic Medeterrainian restaurant for those on a budget called The Last Resort - we're actually planning to go back and eat there sometime in the next year or so.
Carisbrooke Castle is quite good and you get some nice views. However it is a bit of a climb to get there so young children might find it a trek. We had lunch in some pub called Eight Bells, I've never seen such huge portions in all my life.
Had a bit of a look round Ryde but it was a bit touristy for my liking, probably due to daytrippers from the mainland.
Here's some pics (I don't have a clue about photography, just point and click shots):
View of Sandown bay from Shanklin (there's a path you can walk down on the lefthandside):
Gate to Carisbrooke Castle:
View from ramparts leading back over itself and beyond:
Guesthouse where we stayed:
Speaking of Shanklin, this is where we stayed. Was able to buy a train ticket all the way through from Salisbury where I live, the only changes being getting on and off the Ferry at Portsmouth/Ryde. In Shanklin we found an absolutely fantastic Medeterrainian restaurant for those on a budget called The Last Resort - we're actually planning to go back and eat there sometime in the next year or so.
Carisbrooke Castle is quite good and you get some nice views. However it is a bit of a climb to get there so young children might find it a trek. We had lunch in some pub called Eight Bells, I've never seen such huge portions in all my life.
Had a bit of a look round Ryde but it was a bit touristy for my liking, probably due to daytrippers from the mainland.
Here's some pics (I don't have a clue about photography, just point and click shots):
View of Sandown bay from Shanklin (there's a path you can walk down on the lefthandside):
Gate to Carisbrooke Castle:
View from ramparts leading back over itself and beyond:
Guesthouse where we stayed: