Guidebook for Isle of Wight

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Guidebook for Isle of Wight

Food Scene

Made to order sandwiches as well as great coffee. Environmentally friendly.
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French Franks
2 St Thomas' Square
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Made to order sandwiches as well as great coffee. Environmentally friendly.
Great for lunch with lovely service.
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Ada Mediterranean Kitchen
55 Union St
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Great for lunch with lovely service.
Lovely cafe with both indoor and outdoor seating, right by the water. Coffee and lunch. Great to walk along the water.
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Dell Cafe
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Lovely cafe with both indoor and outdoor seating, right by the water. Coffee and lunch. Great to walk along the water.

Drinks & Nightlife

Quite often live music, nice venue
Bottega
24 Union St
Quite often live music, nice venue
Good place to eat but also enjoy a drink by the water
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The Old Fort
Esplanade
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Good place to eat but also enjoy a drink by the water

Arts & Culture

A monastery on the Isle of Wight.. It is home to a small group of Benedictine monks, everyone is welcome to the church service. Just next to it has a lovely tea room, and a park for quiet time. The monks have their own gardens and sell plants, fruits and more. Children love watching the pigs and piglets.
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Quarr Abbey
Quarr Road
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A monastery on the Isle of Wight.. It is home to a small group of Benedictine monks, everyone is welcome to the church service. Just next to it has a lovely tea room, and a park for quiet time. The monks have their own gardens and sell plants, fruits and more. Children love watching the pigs and piglets.
Home of Queen Victoria, a great day out. Don't miss the beach.
Osborne House station
Home of Queen Victoria, a great day out. Don't miss the beach.

Entertainment & Activities

Equally appealing to adults and families, your visit to The Isle of Wight Steam Railway will charm, engage and captivate, leaving you with some lasting memories of a special day out.
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Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Main Road
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Equally appealing to adults and families, your visit to The Isle of Wight Steam Railway will charm, engage and captivate, leaving you with some lasting memories of a special day out.
Lido-style 25m pool with a retractable roof surrounded by windows and next to the beach. In the sauna there is a nice view of the Canoe Lake. Alongside the Waterside Pool is the Canoe Lake (also known as the Boating Lake) at Ryde where you can hire a pedalo on the shape of a Swan.
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Waterside Pool
Esplanade
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Lido-style 25m pool with a retractable roof surrounded by windows and next to the beach. In the sauna there is a nice view of the Canoe Lake. Alongside the Waterside Pool is the Canoe Lake (also known as the Boating Lake) at Ryde where you can hire a pedalo on the shape of a Swan.
Mainly aimed at younger children, apart, maybe, from the dodgem cars. Reasonable value. Adults are allowed to ride with young children without paying. There's also crazy golf.
Peter Pan Funfair
23 Esplanade
Mainly aimed at younger children, apart, maybe, from the dodgem cars. Reasonable value. Adults are allowed to ride with young children without paying. There's also crazy golf.
Nice little museum in a quiet part of town. Do check their opening hours as they are not open every day. Range of buses on display. Quite a pleasant way to spend a few hours.
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The Isle of Wight Bus Museum
Park Road
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Nice little museum in a quiet part of town. Do check their opening hours as they are not open every day. Range of buses on display. Quite a pleasant way to spend a few hours.
Purpose built 500m all weather outdoor track. All equipment provided (including waterproofs on wet days). Tuition included, no experience necessary. Driving from 8 years old. r Located right behind Tesco Extra in Ryde; just follow the road signs straight on at the Tesco extra entrance mini roundabout:PO33 1QS CHECK WEBSITE FAQs FOR HOURS but generally open 7 days a week from 10am for Arrive & Drive each school holidays. (Check website for open hours outside the holiday times). Open for bookings of 20+drivers anytime 9am-10pm.
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Wight Karting
Brading Road
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Purpose built 500m all weather outdoor track. All equipment provided (including waterproofs on wet days). Tuition included, no experience necessary. Driving from 8 years old. r Located right behind Tesco Extra in Ryde; just follow the road signs straight on at the Tesco extra entrance mini roundabout:PO33 1QS CHECK WEBSITE FAQs FOR HOURS but generally open 7 days a week from 10am for Arrive & Drive each school holidays. (Check website for open hours outside the holiday times). Open for bookings of 20+drivers anytime 9am-10pm.
Cinema is known for being one of the cheapest in the UK.
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Commodore Cinema
2 Star St
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Cinema is known for being one of the cheapest in the UK.
Multiplex cinema chain showing the latest international blockbusters in 2D and 3D formats.
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Cineworld Cinema
Coppins Bridge
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Multiplex cinema chain showing the latest international blockbusters in 2D and 3D formats.

Essentials

Local shop for everyday needs
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Sainsbury's Local
23-23A Union St
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Local shop for everyday needs
Laundromat in Ryde, nice and clean
Launderette
125 High Street
Laundromat in Ryde, nice and clean
Very large store, for a weekly shop.
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Tesco Extra
Brading Road
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Very large store, for a weekly shop.
For everyday needs, with good opening hours.
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Tesco Express
Rectory Drive
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For everyday needs, with good opening hours.

Everything Else

Fuel, very price competitive.
Tesco Petrol Station
Brading Road
Fuel, very price competitive.

Getting Around

Hovertravel to Portsmouth, a 10 minute journey for pedestrians on a hovercraft. You can bring a bike.
Ryde Hoverport station
Hovertravel to Portsmouth, a 10 minute journey for pedestrians on a hovercraft. You can bring a bike.
Catamaran straight into Portsmouth Train Station. Pedestrians only, but can bring a bike. 22 minutes journey. From there its just a 10 minute walk into the luxury outlet Gunwarf Quays. Gunwharf Quays is home to over 90 premium retail outlet stores offering up to 60% off RRP
Wightlink Ferries
Ryde Pier
Catamaran straight into Portsmouth Train Station. Pedestrians only, but can bring a bike. 22 minutes journey. From there its just a 10 minute walk into the luxury outlet Gunwarf Quays. Gunwharf Quays is home to over 90 premium retail outlet stores offering up to 60% off RRP
Train station, an old London tube train can take you to the Pier Head or all the way to Shanklin. Bus Station, with buses for the whole of the Island. Some buses make changes in Newport. If you intend to go by bus do have a look at their website for deals www.islandbuses.info . Also ferry companies have a combo-bus deal sometimes.
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Ryde Esplanade station
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Train station, an old London tube train can take you to the Pier Head or all the way to Shanklin. Bus Station, with buses for the whole of the Island. Some buses make changes in Newport. If you intend to go by bus do have a look at their website for deals www.islandbuses.info . Also ferry companies have a combo-bus deal sometimes.
Car ferry by Wightlink from Portsmouth.
Fishbourne Terminal station
Fishbourne - Portsmouth
Car ferry by Wightlink from Portsmouth.
Car Ferry from Southampton by Red Funnel. Takes 60 minutes.
East Cowes Terminal station
Car Ferry from Southampton by Red Funnel. Takes 60 minutes.