Dinosaur Isle

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Museum

Culver Parade
SANDOWN
Isle of Wight
PO36 8QA

Tel: +44 01983 404344

Dinosaur Isle

Guide Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
3 - 15 yrs£5.00
Adult£8.00
Family (1 adult & 3 children)£18.00 per ticket
Family (2 adults & 2 children)£20.00
Family (2 adults & 3 children)£24.00 per ticket
Student / Pensioner£5.00 per ticket

See website for group prices - https://www.dinosaurisle.com/visiting.html

Car parking charges Apply 1st April to 31st October

Up to 4 hours £5.20
4-6 hours £6.80
6-10 hours £10.00

Bring receipt to reception to claim your discount

Book Tickets

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Accessible Lift
  • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
  • Disabled Parking
  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • No dogs (Guide dogs accepted) - Only guide dogs allowed in buildings.
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors - 3 designated bays for the disabled.
  • Ramp/Level Access

Catering

  • Outdoor eating area
  • Picnic area
  • Picnic Site
  • Refreshments Available - Chilled soft drinks and confectionary are available in the Dinosaur Isle shop.

Children & Infants

  • Baby changing
  • Family Friendly, Children Welcome

Establishment Features

  • All weather attraction
  • Gift shop
  • Groups welcome
  • Guided tours by arrangement
  • Meeting rooms
  • Open all year round
  • Open on bank holidays

Parking & Transport

  • Coach parking
  • On site parking
  • Parking (charge) - Car parking charges Apply 1st April to 31st October Up to 4 hours £5.20 4-6 hours £6.80 6-10 hours £10.00 Bring receipt to reception to claim your discount
  • Railway station within 5 miles
  • Railway station within walking distance

Payment Methods

  • Delta
  • Maestro
  • MasterCard
  • Solo
  • Switch
  • Visa

Provider Preferences

  • Indoor Attraction
  • No smoking

Specialist Features

  • Educational Groups
  • Family Fun
  • Marketed Towards Children
  • Marketed Towards Families
  • Marketed towards student/youth

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted

Map & Directions

Road Directions

From East Cowes ferry, second exit at roundabout onto Well Road, A3021, A3054 to Newport, A3020 to Sandown, A3056 to Lake, A3055 to Sandown.
From Fishbourne ferry, B3339 (Fishbourne lane), A3054 to Ryde (Esplanade), straight along the Esplanade to the boating lake, follow the road round to the right onto A3055 to Sandown.
From Yarmouth ferry, A3054 to Newport, A3020 to Sandown, A3056 to Lake, A3055 to Sandown.

Public Transport Directions

For bus information please visit the Southern Vectis website - www.islandbuses.info/

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

3.9 of 5 stars
    • Excellent
      351
    • Very Good
      383
    • Average
      197
    • Poor
      80
    • Terrible
      50

    Recent Reviews:

    • Jeakins1985
      Flackwell Heath, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Family
      My Dino loving daughter loved it
      5 of 5 stars
      Thursday, 31st July 2025
      My dino loving daughter loved the museum but more impressively perhaps her older sister also really enjoyed it. Loved that there were different activity sheets for different Key Stages so both could... Read full review
    • Hannah B
      Trip Type:
      Family
      Fun and interactive
      5 of 5 stars
      Saturday, 2nd August 2025
      Lots of interesting things for children and adults. Lots of interactive things like a robot dinosaur, crayon rubbing activity, dinosaur smells etc Read full review
    • Charlie Marie C
      Portsmouth, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Family
      Chandler's summer holiday 2025
      5 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 3rd August 2025
      Very great here, lots to see and very good as we are homeschooling so we managed to have fun and still get our learning done too Read full review

    Gradings

    • Quality Assured Visitor Attraction VB Attraction
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    Opening Times

    Open (4 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025)

    * 4th January - 30th June 2022 opening:
    Tuesday to Saturday - 10am until 4pm (last admission at 3pm).
    * 1st July - 31st August 2022 opening:
    Monday to Sunday - 10am until 5pm (last admission at 4pm).
    * 1st September - December 2022 opening:
    Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm (last admission at 3pm).

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