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Isle of Wight Information and Isle of Wight Tourism
(Isle of Wight, England)



The Isle of Wight is the perfect place for a relaxing break at any time of the year, and the Isle of Wight's extremely mild climate is well suited to outdoor activities. These include numerous golf courses, watersports, yachting regattas, popular sailing festivals and important boat races. Situated just 3.5 km / 2 miles from the Hampshire shoreline, there are almost 400 ferry and hovercraft crossings each day, the fastest of which taking less than 10 minutes from nearby Portsmouth.

The Isle of Wight has a surprising variety of landscapes and coastal scenery on the island, including rivers, woodland areas and chalky downland. There are an enormous number of tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight, which bring many thousands of tourists to Isle of Wight each year. The Isle of Wight tourism and tourist information outlets are located throughout the main towns on the Isle of Wight. These Isle of Wight tourism and tourist information outlets provide useful tourism and tourist information, such as information about Isle of Wight's tourist attractions, landmarks, restaurants, travel, sightseeing, maps of the Isle of Wight and general tourism and tourist information.




The range of hotels and accommodation in both the centre of the Isle of Wight and the surrounding area of Isle of Wight is extensive, making the historic Isle of Wight an accessible holiday destination for every pocket. Isle of Wight hotels and accommodation include many impressive luxury hotels in coastal areas of the Isle of Wight, town-house value hotels, award-winning bed and breakfast guest houses, cheap Isle of Wight lodging, inns, travelodges on the outskirts of the Isle of Wight, self-catering apartments and there are even some campsites around the Isle of Wight. Whatever the budget, the Isle of Wight has plenty of hotels and good accommodation to suite everyone visiting the Isle of Wight.

The Isle of Wight has numerous popular beaches, combined with sheltered, clear bathing waters. With over 40 km / 25 miles of clean and unspoilt beaches, these have always been one of the major tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight. During the summer, the sunny Isle of Wight beaches provide the perfect place for sunbathing, building sand castles, paddling, swimming, and general seaside fun on the Isle of Wight. There are also a large number of cycle trails and over 800 km / 500 miles of well-marked walking paths and bridleways, which make the Isle of Wight one of the best spots in the United Kingdom for walking. Over half of the Isle of Wight is actually designated as an 'area of outstanding beauty'.

With many picturesque coastal towns and villages, the Isle of Wight has a wide variety of attractions to offer tourist and visitors to the island. These Isle of Wight tourism and tourist attractions include Osborne House - built for Queen Victoria as a country retreat, remaining one of the most remarkable and famous landmarks on the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway - in the small village of Havenstreet, travelling between Wootton and Smallbrook Junction, Yarmouth Castle - an impressive, historic castle now owned by the English Heritage, the Isle of Wight Needles - near Alum Bay, one of the Isle of Wight's most spectacular natural landmarks, consisting of three huge towers of chalky rock jutting out from the sea, the Newport Roman Villa - featuring of a corridor that leads to eight rooms, three of which have well-preserved mosaics, the Isle of Wight Wax Works - one of the most popular tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight, with many themed exhibits based on historic scenes, Needles Old Battery - a restored Victorian fort with a 60 metre / 197 feet tunnel and spectacular sea views, Sandown Zoo and Big Cat Sanctuary - with tigers, black panthers, leopards, pumas and many other exotic animals, and Flamingo Park - home to more than 100 flamingos, a colony of Humboldt penguins and one of the largest waterfowl collections in England. More information on Isle of Wight Tourist Attractions and Isle of Wight Landmarks.

The Isle of Wight also has a number of excellent museums and art galleries throughout the Isle of Wight, providing interesting information on the history of Isle of Wight and many other exhibitions. Some of the major museums on the Isle of Wight include the Shipwreck and Maritime Museum - featuring a large number of nautical exhibits recovered from local Isle of Wight waters, the Nostalgia Toy Museum - with over 2,000 Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox toys dating back to the 1930s, the Isle of Wight Dinosaur Farm Museum - home to an impressive brachiosaurus skeleton which was found nearby, and the Museum of Smuggling History - which explains how the remoteness of the southern coast on the Isle of Wight has long been associated with smuggling for many years, particularly during the early 19th century.

There are a range of important festivals and events taking place throughout the year on the Isle of Wight, These events include the Isle of Wight Sailing Regatta - with many impressive boats, held in the town of Cowes, on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Wight Walking Festival - attracting more than 15,000 people from around the world, and the Round the Island Yacht Race - a famous yacht race held in mid-June. In fact, whatever the time of year, there is always plenty to see and do when visiting the unique and beautiful Isle of Wight.

More Isle of Wight Information / Fast Facts and Orientation

• Country: England
• Location: Hampshire
• Population: 126,000
• Language: English
• Currency: pound sterling (GBP)
• Time zone: GMT / UTC and BST (British Summer Time), 5 hours from Eastern Standard Time
• Country dialling code: +44
• Telephone area code: 01983
• Religion: various religions
• Average daily January temperature: 8ºC / 46ºF
• Average daily July temperature: 23ºC / 73ºF

 
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