Steam train riding along the tracks at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway - image credit: John Faulkner

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Discover the Isle of Wight’s rich heritage

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  1. Add Carisbrooke Castle to your Itinerary

    Carisbrooke Castle

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    Castle / Fort

    CARISBROOKE

    Visit Carisbrooke Castle and enjoy over 800 years of history!

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
  2. Add Yarmouth Castle to your Itinerary

    Yarmouth Castle

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    Castle / Fort

    YARMOUTH

    A Tudor Castle in a beautiful seaside town.

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  3. Add Osborne to your Itinerary

    Osborne

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    Historic House / Palace

    EAST COWES

    Step into Queen Victoria’s favourite country home and experience a world unchanged since the monarch died here just over 100 years ago.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
  4. Add Isle of Wight Steam Railway to your Itinerary

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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

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    Steam Railway

    HAVENSTREET

    Inspiring, surprising and award-winning… 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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    20 Mar 2025to5 Nov 2025
    From:
    3 Dec 2025to1 Jan 2026

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    • Quality Assured Visitor Attraction VB Attraction
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  5. Add Dimbola Museum and Galleries & Tea Room to your Itinerary

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    Dimbola Museum and Galleries & Tea Room

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    Museum

    Freshwater Bay

    Home and workplace of the internationally acclaimed Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
  6. Add Lilliput Antique Doll & Toy Museum to your Itinerary

    Lilliput Antique Doll & Toy Museum

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    Museum

    BRADING

    Celebrating 50 years in 2024!

    This internationally acclaimed museum contains one of the finest collections of antique dolls and toys in Britain. Numbering over 2000 exhibits dating from circa 2000 BC to circa 1945, it was formed from the…

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    From:
    1 Apr 2025to3 Nov 2025
    From:
    5 Nov 2025to31 Mar 2026
  7. Add Dinosaur Isle to your Itinerary

    Dinosaur Isle

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    Museum

    SANDOWN

    Dinosaur Isle Museum is the start to your journey into the Island’s prehistoric past! Britain's first purpose-built dinosaur attraction is just over the sea wall from Sandown’s blue flag beach.

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    From:
    4 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

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    • Quality Assured Visitor Attraction VB Attraction
    Quality Assured Visitor Attraction VB Attraction
  8. Add Ventnor Heritage Centre to your Itinerary

    Ventnor Heritage Centre

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    Heritage / Visitor Centre

    VENTNOR

    The Society's Heritage Centre, conveniently situated in the centre of Ventnor houses permanent and special exhibitions and has separate areas for research and storage of the Society's extensive collection of photographs, documents and artefacts.  

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    From:
    1 Apr 2025to31 Oct 2025
  9. Add The Boat Shed - Classic Boat Museum to your Itinerary

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    The Boat Shed - Classic Boat Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    COWES

    With nearly 90 vessels The Boat Shed has an impressive collection. Each vessel will tell a fascinating story of the maritime history of the Isle of Wight and Solent waters. 

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2025to2 Nov 2025
  10. Add Farringford to your Itinerary

    Farringford

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    Garden

    FRESHWATER BAY

    Farringford on the Isle of Wight was home to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Apr 2025to25 Oct 2025
    From:
    29 Apr 2025to25 Sept 2025
  11. Add Wight Aviation Museum to your Itinerary

    Wight Aviation Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    Sandown

    Discover much more about the aviation and aerospace heritage of the Isle of Wight at Wight Aviation Museum in Sandown.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Apr 2025to31 Oct 2025
  12. Add Carisbrooke Castle Museum to your Itinerary

    Carisbrooke Castle Museum

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    Museum

    NEWPORT

    Carisbrooke Castle Museum is the only public museum in the UK founded by a member of the Royal family.

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    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
  13. Add Quarr Abbey to your Itinerary

    Quarr Abbey

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    Abbey / Priory

    RYDE

    Quarr Abbey is a working Benedictine monastery and is set in beautiful and peaceful surroundings and can be found just outside of Ryde.

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  14. Add Bembridge Windmill to your Itinerary

    Bembridge Windmill

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    Windmill

    BEMBRIDGE

    Built around 1700 this is the only surviving windmill on the Island and has most of its original machinery intact on four floors which are accessed by steep steps. It was in operation throughout the Victorian period and only closed in 1913.…

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  15. Add The Needles Old Battery & New Battery to your Itinerary

    The Needles Old Battery & New Battery

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    Historic Site

    ALUM BAY

    A spectacularly sited, cliff top fort overlooking The Needles Rocks, in the care of the National Trust.

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  16. Add Newtown Old Town Hall and National Nature Reserve to your Itinerary

    Newtown Old Town Hall and National Nature Reserve

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    Historic Site

    NEWTOWN

    This ancient building is the only remaining evidence of the former importance of Newtown.

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  17. Add Ultimate Hovercraft Flight Experiences to your Itinerary

    Ultimate Hovercraft Flight Experiences

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    Boat Tours

    Ryde

    Experience the thrill of the world’s only Hovercraft Experience Flights first-hand with Hovertravel and the Behind the Scenes Tours to discover the workings and history of this unique way to travel across the water.

    Dates

    From:
    15 Mar 2025to31 Mar 2026
    From:
    9 Apr 2025to28 Mar 2026
  18. Add Shanklin Chine to your Itinerary

    Shanklin Chine

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    Historic Site

    SHANKLIN

    Historic gorge with dramatic waterfalls and nature trail.

    Dates

    From:
    23 Mar 2025to1 Nov 2025
  19. Add SHIPWRECK CENTRE & Maritime Museum to your Itinerary

    SHIPWRECK CENTRE & Maritime Museum

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    Museum

    ARRETON

    Located within a thriving craft village, the centre houses the largest exhibition of its kind in the UK.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Apr 2025to3 Nov 2025
  20. Add Cowes Maritime Museum to your Itinerary

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    Cowes Maritime Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    WEST COWES

    Cowes Maritime Museum displays a selection of objects and images which help to tell the story of Cowes and its important maritime heritage.

    Dates

    From:
    3 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

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