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Description: Popular from Victorian times as a holiday resort, the Isle of Wight is known for its natural beauty and as home to the ... more

Villages & Resorts in Isle of Wight ... Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, a town that hosts a world famous annual regatta. Colloquially, it is known as "The Island" by its residents. It possesses a rich history including its own brief status as a vassal kingdom in the fifteenth century, home to poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and Queen Victoria's much loved summer residence and final home Osborne House. Its maritime history encompasses boat building and sail making through to the manufacture of flying boats and the world's first hovercraft. Its space history includes the launch of the Black Arrow and Black Knight space rockets. It is home to the Isle of Wight Festival, which, in 1970, was one of the largest rock music events ever held, with estimates reaching 600,000 attendees, overtaking the record set at Woodstock a year earlier. The Isle of Wight Festival was revived in 2002 to critical acclaim, headliners in 2006 were Coldplay, Foo Fighters and The Prodigy. The island is also one of the richest fossil locations for dinosaurs in Europe.

Newest Review: ... lots of other summertime attractions that of course are closed during the winter season. There is a pitch and put golf course along the seafront, which offers a 9-hole course, that is rather demanding for the beginners but great for those who have had a swing or two before. There are a large number of parking spaces available all along the seafront and up by the golf course. This is of ... more

... course a pay and display parking option but is a fairly cheap price for all day. There is an enclosed children’s play area with water feature and such like also situated next to the lake along the seafront, this is great for keeping an eye on smaller c...more

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Villages & Resorts in Isle of Wight: Ryde Isle of Wight (930 words)
by - written on 30/04/07 (Very useful, 156 readings)
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Ryde Isle of Wight Living in Ryde on the Isle of Wight I think gives me a perfect inside knowledge to be able to write this review. I have lived here for a good few years now and have enjoyed pretty much every single year. The Isle of Wight is situated off of the very south of mainland England and a 15-minute ferry crossing from Portsmouth. One of the places you can catch a ferry to is Ryde and it is very easy to be able to hop over from Portsmouth just for the day to the island. Ryde is very popular with holidaymakers, tourists and island residents alike. It has the second biggest shopping town on the Isle of Wight and not ... Read the complete review

A PEARL OF AN ISLAND - NORTON GRANGE, ISLE OF WIGHT (2655 words)
by - written on 17/11/05 (Very useful, 1031 readings)
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Norton Grange - The Isle of Wight. When you join a review site and sit there thinking about what you want to write about, you start thinking of experiences, products anything that you enjoy, you really like and want to share this information with people, well that's what it was like for me. My first thoughts were my holidays, I only started having regular breaks around 6yrs ago, never went far before that. So each time we went anywhere it was a new discovery, a new adventure. So why, Warner's and why The Isle of Wight. Warner breaks were introduced to us by my parents who went on them 4-5 times a year and really enjoyed them. We tried a few of the ... Read the complete review

Villages & Resorts in Isle of Wight: WE'RE ALL OFF TO COLEMANS FARM E, I, E, I, O (1629 words)
by - written on 21/09/02 (Very useful, 142 readings)
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I asked Dooyoo to add a category for Colemans Farm on several occasions but they have not done so - Colemans farm is a terrific place to visit for a day out and although it is not strictly a village or resort I hope you won't mind me placing it here. It was recently my husbands birthday and in true Webb tradition we set off for a day out on the Isle of Wight - in case some of you are unaware - we love the Isle of Wight and as we don't live too far away we frequently go over for the day. Barry, my husband, would have been more than happy to have spent the day sinking beers in the pub but as we had our 9 year old son with us we wanted to visit ... Read the complete review