Isle of Wight in General Reviews

I have a long history with the Isle of Wight . Although my first visit was at the tender age of one, my family connection goes back a lot further, as my Mum's mum and her family going back a few generations were natives of this lovely place. Mum and her sister were brought up in Gurnard and Cowes , and it was her Dad, and by then her ...  Read the complete review

The Isle of Wight is somewhere I find difficult to stay away from! Situated near to the Portsmouth coast, the Isle of Wight is a surprisingly large island with many spectacular views and scenery. You can reach the Island from Portsmouth and Southampton using either a ferry or a hovercraft (the only place in the country to have ...  Read the complete review

Rather than go on about the thousands of places that there are to visit on the Isle of Wight, I thought I'd base my review on the 'Seven Wonders' of the Isle of Wight. The people of the Isle of Wight are quite proud of their wonders - that is if you are to believe the countless postcards, tea towels and other souvenirs with ...  Read the complete review

The Isle of Wight........ Fancy a short break away where you don't have to travel too far? Well the Isle of Wight is surely the place to go! It is only a 50 minute car ferry ride or a 15 minute Hovercraft ride from Portsmouth but when you arrive you will feel like you have travelled for over 50 year, back in ...  Read the complete review

i used to visit family at portsmouth and regularly visited the isle of wight,we travelled there by catamaran,it was a choice of that or hover craft. once setting foot on the island it felt like another world,it was stunning and so picturesque,it reminded me of a picture on a postcard and i found it to be the most peacefull ...  Read the complete review

If I could pick one place to spend the rest of my life it would be the Isle of Wight. It is just the most beautiful, peaceful place I have ever visited. When you step off the ferry you honestly feel like you have gone back in time to a simpler much more relaxed existence. Having holidayed on the island every year of my life since I ...  Read the complete review

I have to confess to being slightly biased on this subject as I have spent most of my life on this Island, mainly leaving for work and education. The Island has has many beautiful unspoilt beaches and you are rarely more than a fifteen minute drive from one of them! The best of the beaches are on the south of the Island and ...  Read the complete review

I have visited the Isle of Wight numerous times, and find it a delightful place. The Island is situated in the English Channel, just a few miles from Southampton and Lymington on the south coast. Around half of the Isle of Wight is designated as an Area of Oustanding Natural Beauty, so there is no shortage of areas to walk, ...  Read the complete review

Wow!! This just about sums up my thoughts and feelings about this lovely island, which is one of my favourite places in Britain. My love for the island started as a child when my family went frequently to the island for summer holidays. Since then, I've visited as an adult and the charm is still there. To be honest, I probably ...  Read the complete review

myslef, my partner and her 2 children who are aged 7 and 12 had a weekend break at lower hyde on the isle of wight during easter. we had a great time, the staff from the moment we arrived until the moment we left were all so friendly and professional, always smiling and saying hello. the kids club was great, jake and sam had so much ...  Read the complete review

Well what can I say, the Isle of Wight is such a lovely place to visit. I am originally from London, but have lived on the Island for the past 8 years. I came to the Island for holidays with my parents ever since I can remember, and as a child I had a great time. There is so much to do here if you have children, or if you are child free ...  Read the complete review

oh my god ! we went to lower hyde holiday park for a week (owned by park resorts). on first arrival we thought it didn't look too bad, if maybe a little small and dated. as it was too early to collect the keys we decided to go for a drink first.this is where reality started to hit home. the bar was tiny and when i say ...  Read the complete review

On each of our visits to the Isle of wight we have always taken a trip to the Amazon World. Amazon World is on the Isle of wight and is very easy to find as they have good sign posting to tourists attractions. They are situated on the A3056 opposite the 'Fighting Cocks Roadhouse' between Newport and Sandown. You can also get ...  Read the complete review

we went to bembridge caravanning a couple of years ago and travelled round most of the island.we visited really old villages and found places off the beaten track just by turning off the main drag. one interesting sight was where a car park had fallen into the sea this however did not deter the resident ice cream man who just moved his ...  Read the complete review

I cannot give as much information as werewolf, but I write what I know. I first travlled to the isle of wight 18 years ago we went on a ferry via I think dover and across to cowes where the have the famous boat races , with my mum we went from there to shanklin, and stayed in a lovely hotel(I cannot remember what it was ...  Read the complete review

Island off the south coast of England in the Solent (1/2 hour from Portsmouth by wightlink ferries). Please note that I have visited the Island at various times of the year (2002 in May) and again in late January (2003) , February (2004) and have visited the the Island over the New Year Period (2003/4 and 2004/2). This review ...  Read the complete review

This is an op on a place that I now love. We went here for the first time this year on holiday and we have already booked to go next year..........and if I could I would move there tomorrow. We spent quite a bit of time this year thinking about where to go on holiday. Money was a bit of an issue as we hadn't long moved ...  Read the complete review

For a long time, my memories of the Isle of Wight have been from a week long school trip almost twently years ago. Given that school trips usually involve school teachers and school work, this was possibly not an ideal situation. Last week I repaired this error by visiting the IoW with family. >>> Accomodation ...  Read the complete review

One fine September day in the not-too-distant past, Significant Other, Brother & I took a ferry to the jolly old Isle of Wight for a day out. In fact we didn't really know what we were going to do when we got there but trusted in Fate and random chance to recommend something worth doing when we arrived. The ferry we took was from ...  Read the complete review

I am of course referring to it's shape - well it's sort of Diamondy isn't it? Also, however the Island is a largely ignored part of the country, with far less visitors than it deserves - maybe the locals prefer it! There really is a huge range of things to keep you occupied should you choose to visit. My ...  Read the complete review