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Days Out
From Around Isle of Wight
Days Out
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All sorts of things to do and places to visit, indoors and out, from luxurious indulgences to free activities for the whole family.
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The Garlic Farm
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| Cafes & Tea Rooms, Farm
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| We've been growing garlic on the Isle of Wight for over 30 years now and are the UK's largest specialist garlic grower.
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| Newchurch, Sandown
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| Open all year
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Blackgang Chine
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| Adventure/Theme Park, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities, Parks & Gardens
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| Welcome to Blackgang - Bring your Gang to meet ours!
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| Blackgang, Ventnor
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| Open March 31st - October. Check website for opening hours.
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adiZone Outdoor Gym
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| Free Activities, Leisure Centres & Gyms, Parks & Gardens
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| The adiZone is a multi-sports Olympic facility for the whole family
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| Sandown
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| Open all year
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Amazon World
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Indoor Activities
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| Welcome to the largest exotic animal attraction on the Isle of Wight! Tourism 'Top Attraction' award winner.
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| Branstone, Arreton
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| Open daily from 10am all year
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Appuldurcombe House
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Historic & Heritage, Outdoor Activities, Parks & Gardens
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| Once the grandest house on the Isle of Wight, the 18th century elegance is still notable today in the partly restored building.
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| Wroxall, Ventnor
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| Open 1st April to 31st October - 10am to 4pm. House ONLY closed Saturdays.
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Arreton Old Village
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| Arts & Craft Centre, Free Activities, Shopping Experience
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| Experience real village life in the heart of the Island
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| Arreton
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| Open all year
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Bembridge Windmill
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| This tiny gem, the only surviving windmill on the Isle of Wight, is one of its most iconic images.
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| Bembridge
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| Open 12 Mar - 30 Oct 11am - 5pm Monday - Sunday. Closes dusk if earlier. Conducted school groups and special visits March to end October by written appointment. Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
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Blackgang - The Disappearing Village
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| Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities
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| Visit our fascinating exhibitions, quality shops and nostalgic tea-rooms.
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| Blackgang, Ventnor
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| Open for 2012 season on the 26th of March 2012 until 30th October 2012.
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Brading Marshes RSPB Reserve
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| Free Activities, Nature Reserves Woodland & Walks
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| Brading Marshes is the RSPB's first reserve on the Isle of Wight. It covers most of the beautiful valley of the lower River Yar running from the village of Brading to the sea at Bembridge Harbour.
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| Brading
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| Open all year
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Brading Roman Villa
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| Brading Roman Villa is one of the finest Romano-British archaeological sites in the UK.
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| Brading
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| Open 9:30am to 5:00pm Café open from 10:00am to 4:00pm Last admission one hour before closing Please note that we are closed at Christmas. Please call us for dates.
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Brighstone Shop and Museum
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| Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries, Shopping Experience
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| National Trust shop in a row of traditional thatched cottages adjoining the small village museum.
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| Brighstone
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| Open Please see website for seasonal opening times.
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Butterfly & Fountain World
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Indoor Activities, Parks & Gardens
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| Visit Butterfly World today to see hundreds of butterflies flying freely in a natural environment!
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| Wootton, Newport
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| Open 31st March - 4 November
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Calbourne Watermill
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| Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities, Parks & Gardens
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| The only working Water Mill on the Isle of Wight.
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| Calbourne
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| Open Please see website for seasonal opening times.
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Carisbrooke Castle
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities
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| One of the main tourist attractions in the Isle of Wight, Carisbrooke Castle is best known as the place where King Charles I was imprisoned.
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| Carisbrooke, Newport
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| Open Please see website for seasonal opening times.
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Chessell Pottery
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| Arts & Craft Centre, Indoor Activities, Shopping Experience
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| Chessell Pottery lies in the heart of the beautiful, unspoilt West Wight countryside. Comprising a working pottery, decorating studio courtyard café and gift barn.
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| Calbourne, Yarmouth
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| Open Please see website for seasonal opening times.
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Cineworld Cinema
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| Cinema & Bingo, Indoor Activities
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| Multi screen Cinema
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| Newport
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| Open all year
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Classic Boat Museum
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| We are an exciting and award winning all weather attraction. Note the museum has moved and is now based in East Cowes.
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| East Cowes
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| Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
10am – 4.30pm
Last entry 4pm
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Colemans Farm Park
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| Adventure/Theme Park, Animals Fish & Birds, Outdoor Activities
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| The Isle of Wight's multi-activity and play Farm Park!
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| Porchfield, Newport
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| Open Check our website for general opening times. Play Barns open all year (Winter Weekends 9.30 a.m. till 4.00 p.m)
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Commodore Cinema
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| Cinema & Bingo, Indoor Activities
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| Cinema and Bingo
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| Ryde
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| Open all year
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Cowes Maritime Museum
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| The museum has a small exhibition area that currently displays model boats from the Maritime Collection.
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| Cowes
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| Open Monday, Tuesday, Friday - 9.30am - 5.30pm Wednesday - 11am -7pm Thursday CLOSED Saturday 9.30am - 4.30pm Sunday CLOSED Closed Bank Holidays
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Dimbola Lodge Galleries and Photographic Museum
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| Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| Dimbola Lodge was the home of the celebrated Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. Saved from the bulldozers literally at the last minute, Dimbola has since been described as an "unexpected delight" and the "best kept secret on the Isle of Wight".
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| Freshwater Bay
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| Open The Museum, Galleries & Gift Shop: Tuesday - Sunday 1st March to 31st October 10 am - 5 pm Last entry 4.30 pm 1st November to 29th February 10 am - 4 pm Last entry 3.30 pm. We are also open Bank Holiday Mondays and every day during the six week school summer holidays. Please note that there may be days during the winter when the Museum is closed for private/corporate functions.
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Dinosaur Isle
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| Dinosaur Isle is Britain's first purpose built dinosaur museum and visitor attraction.
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| Sandown
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| Open We are open seven days a week. Opening times vary throughout the year.
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Fired Art Ceramic Studio
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| Arts & Craft Centre, Indoor Activities
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| Fired Art Ceramic Studio is a friendly family run business based in the heart of Ryde, offering a warm and relaxed setting where you can be inspired to design and paint your own ceramics.
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| Ryde
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| Open all year
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Firestone Copse
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| Free Activities, Nature Reserves Woodland & Walks, Outdoor Activities
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| Firestone is an attractive area of forest, notable for its wide-ranging tree species, from Oak to soaring spires of Grand Fir.
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| Wootton
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| Open all year
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Fort Victoria Country Park
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Cafes & Tea Rooms, Free Activities, Indoor Activities, Nature Reserves Woodland & Walks, Outdoor Activities
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| Attractions, seashore and woodland
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| Yarmouth
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| Open all year
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Fort Victoria Marine Aquarium
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Indoor Activities
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| Built into a series of arches which once housed huge cannons guarding the Solent the Aquarium concentrates mainly on the native fish and invertebrate life found around the Isle of Wight.
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| Yarmouth
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| Open Easter - End September 10am - 5.30pm October 10am - 5pm (Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
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Godshill Model Village
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| Parks & Gardens
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| Our Model Village in Godshill is a 1/10th scale version of the village of Godshill and Shanklin Chine, two of the oldest tourist areas on the Isle of Wight.
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| Godshill
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| Open Open 7 days a week from March to October.
March 10am - 3.30pm
April-July 10am - 5pm
Late July/August 10am - 6pm
September/October 10am - 5pm
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The Heights Leisure Centre
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| Indoor Activities, Leisure Centres & Gyms
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| The Heights Leisure Centre in Sandown is open all year with facilities for everyone
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| Sandown
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| Open all year, seven days a week.
For opening times, please phone for details. The centre is closed for certain days between Christmas and New Year, please phone for details.
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Island Memories at Doreshill Farm
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| Arts & Craft Centre, Arts Crafts and Antiques
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| Come and Visit Island Memories for all your vintage & collectable items Island Memories were featured on BBC2 Wartime Farm as supplier of props
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| Wootton
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| Open all year
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Isle of Wight Bus Museum
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| Vintage buses and coaches
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| Newport
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| Open
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Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Outdoor Activities
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| The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary was first established in 1987 to provide any donkey in distress or otherwise in need of care and attention, a safe and permanent home.
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| Wroxall
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| Open Easter to October 10.30am - 4.30pm weather permitting
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Isle of Wight Lavender
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| Cafes & Tea Rooms, Farm
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| The Lavender at Staplehurst Grange is grown on our own farm and the Lavender oil is distilled to produce our Lavender products.
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| Newport
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| Open all year
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Isle of Wight Military History Museum
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| Historic & Heritage, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities
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| Pay a visit to the Isle of Wight's largest display of tanks and other military fighting equipment set in a 14 acre site featuring a mobility course and views across the Medina Valley.
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| Cowes
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| Open From 21-FEB-2011 till 31-MAR-2011 - Open Sunday - Thursday From 01-APR-2011 till 30-OCT-2011 - Open 7 Days a week Doors open at 10:00hrs, last admission at 16:00hrs on all of the above.
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Isle of Wight Owl and Falconry Centre
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Outdoor Activities
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| A dazzling collection of some of the world’s most beautiful birds awaits you, from eagles, hawks and falcons, to kestrels and sleepy owls, the centre is full of fascinating sights and flights.
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| Wroxall, Ventnor
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| Open Opening Dates 2011 - 1st April to 31th October - 10am to 4pm. Displays at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm throughout the Summer months (subject to variation). Please note house ONLY closed on Saturdays.
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Isle of Wight Steam Railway
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| Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities, Railway
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| Your visit to The Award-Winning Isle of Wight Steam Railway will engage, inspire and excite you ... The sight of powerful majestic steam engines, the charm of quiet rural stations, and the friendliness of traditionally uniformed staff, will leave you with some enduring memories of a special day out.
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| Havenstreet
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| Open Please see website for seasonal opening times.
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Isle of Wight Studio Glass
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| Arts & Craft Centre, Indoor Activities
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| The 'Original' Isle of Wight Studio Glass, recognised internationally for highly imaginative and creative approaches in handmade blown studio glass and glass design.
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| St Lawrence, Ventnor
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| Open all year
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Isle of Wight Zoo
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Outdoor Activities
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| We want to share our animals with you and give you the chance to come face-to-face with creatures you may never have encountered before.
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| Sandown
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| Open February - October, 7 days a week and Winter Weekends. Check our website for current opening times.
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Jaynes Vintage and retro monthly Fayres, Wootton
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| Arts & Craft Centre, Arts Crafts and Antiques, Cafes & Tea Rooms, Free Activities, Indoor Activities, Shopping Experience
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| Fantastic monthly Vintage & retro Fayres held around the island 20 stalls with extra exciting additions every month vintage Hair and makeup and pop up tea parlour
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| Wootton Bridge
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| Open once a month
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Lakeside Park Hotel Spa
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| Indoor Activities, Spas & Wellbeing
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| The Lakeside Park Hotel Spa is one of the best spas on the Isle of Wight, with spa & leisure facilities and a relaxing environment that are second-to-none.
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| Wootton
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| Open all year
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The Lilliput Antique Doll & Toy Museum
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| Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| This cottage museum was established in Brading in 1974, and was formed from the private doll collection started by the Munday family in 1960.
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| Brading
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| Open Open 7 days a week from 10am to 5pm throughout the year (closed Christmas day)
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Medina Theatre
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| Indoor Activities, Theatre & Entertainment
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| The Medina Theatre is a community based theatre which plays host to a number of entertaining and varied performances.
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| Newport
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| Open The Box Office is open from:
Monday and Tuesday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Wednesday to Friday 10.00am - 8.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm
The Box Office is also open one and a half hours before any performance is due to start.
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Mottistone Manor Gardens
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| Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities, Parks & Gardens
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| Set in a sheltered valley this magical garden is full of surprises, with shrub-filled banks, hidden pathways and colourful herbaceous borders.
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| Mottistone
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| Open 13 March - 27 October
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Natural History Centre
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| Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| The Natural History Centre in Godshill is housed in a delightful 17th century Squire's cottage.
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| Godshill
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| Open Call for opening times.
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The Needles Old Battery and New Battery
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| Historic & Heritage, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities
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| Perched high above the Needles, amid acres of unspoilt countryside, is the Needles Old Battery, a Victorian fort built in 1862 and used throughout both world wars.
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| Alum Bay
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| Open all year
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The Needles Park at Alum Bay
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| Adventure/Theme Park, Indoor Activities, Outdoor Activities
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| The Island’s most famous attraction for all the family.
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| Alum Bay
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| Open all year. Please see website for seasonal opening hours and 'Magic in the Skies' fireworks dates and times.
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Newport Roman Villa
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| Welcome to Newport Roman Villa a 1,700 year old country pile! Discovered in 1926 when the owner of a nearby house sank foundations for a garage, subsequent excavations revealed extensive remains of a late Romano-British farmhouse built around 280 AD.
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| Newport
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| Open 8 April – 31 October Mon - Sat 10.30am - 4.00pm Open Sundays July and August Only - 12.00pm - 4.00pm
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Newtown Old Town Hall
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries
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| Tucked away in a tiny hamlet adjoining the National Nature Reserve, the 17th-century Old Town Hall is the only remaining evidence of Newtown's former importance.
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| Newtown, Newport
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| Open Please see website for seasonal opening times.
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Osbourne House
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities, Parks & Gardens
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| Visit Queen Victoria's seaside home.
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| East Cowes
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| Open Please see website for seasonal opening times.
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Owl and Monkey Haven
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| Animals Fish & Birds, Outdoor Activities
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| Located just outside the county town of Newport is the Isle Of Wight's brand new multi-award
winning animal attraction that simply cannot be missed.
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| Newport
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| Open Open from 10am.
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Parkhurst Forest
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| Free Activities, Nature Reserves Woodland & Walks, Outdoor Activities
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| Parkhurst Forest has two themed trails, taking the walker along pleasant contrasting routes through the forest.
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| Newport
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| Open all year
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Quay Arts
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| Free Activities, Indoor Activities, Museums & Galleries, Shopping Experience, Theatre & Entertainment
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| The Quay Arts Centre is the Isle of Wight’s leading art gallery and venue for live arts events. It is situated in a converted 19th Century brewery warehouse complex located at the head of the River Medina in the centre of Newport.
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| Newport
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| Open Monday – Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 9:30am – 5pm
Thursdays 9:30 – 8pm.
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS AND BANK HOLIDAY MONDAYS.
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Robin Hill Adventure Park and Gardens
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| Adventure/Theme Park, Animals Fish & Birds, Outdoor Activities, Parks & Gardens
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| Robin Hill has attractions to offer every visitor to the Isle of Wight.
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| Arreton, Newport
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| Open March - October. Please check our website for opening hours.
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Ryde Superbowl
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| Amusements & Arcades, Indoor Activities
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| Bowling for all the family
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| Ryde
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| Open all year
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Rylstone Gardens
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| Free Activities, Parks & Gardens
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| Lovely, cliff top gardens with an aviary, cafe, crazy golf and a bandstand with regular performances.
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| Shanklin
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| Open all year
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Sandown Pier
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| Amusements & Arcades
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| A whole day's fun in one! Lost World adventure golf. Magic Island fantasy and fun. Superbowl, dodgems, snake slide, amusements, cafes, bars and whole lot more.
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| Sandown
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| Open all year
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Seaview Wildlife Encounter
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| Animals Fish & Birds
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| Tucked away on the N.E. coast of the Island situated on the outskirts of the pretty yachting village of Seaview, you will discover a hidden gem, Seaview Wildlife, "The Island's wildest hands-on experience"!
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| Seaview
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| Open The Park is open from 1st April - 4th November 2012, 7 days a week
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Shanklin Chine
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| Historic & Heritage, Parks & Gardens
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| Enjoy the unique tranquillity of Shanklin Chine, the Isle of Wight’s oldest tourist attraction
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| Shanklin
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| Open 1st of April - 9th September
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Shanklin Theatre
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| Indoor Activities, Theatre & Entertainment
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| The Theatre remains open throughout the year hosting events ranging from a Christmas Pantomime, a professional summer season, local amateur dramatics, stage school, IOW Dance Festival and school party workshops.
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| Shanklin
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| Open all year
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Sir Max Aitken Museum
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| Historic & Heritage, Indoor Activities
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| Visitors arriving in West Cowes should not leave without making a visit to the Sir Max Aitken Museum in the famous pink building, The Prospect on Cowes High Street.
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| Cowes
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| Open May - September, Tuesday - Saturday, 10.00 - 16.00.
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Utopia Spa
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| Indoor Activities, Spas & Wellbeing
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| Your Place to Unwind, Relax, De-Stress, Look Amazing & Feel Fabulous
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| Sandown
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| Open all year
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Ventnor Botanic Garden
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| Cafes & Tea Rooms, Parks & Gardens
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| Nestling in the microclimate of The Undercliff, Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight has a subtropical and exotic plant collection unrivalled elsewhere in the UK.
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| Ventnor
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| Open all year
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Yarmouth Castle
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| Historic & Heritage, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Activities
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| Yarmouth Castle, Isle of Wight provides a magnificent picnic spot, with views over the Solent for a lovely relaxing family day by the sea.
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| Yarmouth
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| Open Please see website for seasonal opening times.
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