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Osborne House is a popular attraction on the Isle of Wight. Known fondly as Queen Victoria’s palace-by-the-sea this estate has an exquisitely furnished house and terraced gardens with panoramic views leading down to its own private beach on the Solent. The House was built in 1845 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a country retreat. It was Queen Victoria’s family Read more…
Mottistone Manor Garden is full of surprises set alongside an Elizabethan manor house in a peaceful valley setting. Children’s flowerpot trail, family activity packs and walks to the Long Stone and beyond. Read more…
Nunwell House is set in five acres of tranquil gardens with a stunning historic view overlooking Natural Parkland, Brading Haven, Bembridge Harbour and across the Solent. The House and Garden are open to visitors for part of the year with groups being welcome throughout the year, although part of the house and grounds is available for exclusive weddings or functions. Read more…
The Needles Batteries are on the westerly point of the Isle of Wight and were constructed between 1861-95 for the coastal defence of England. The overlook the Needles, a famous coastal and played a really important part in both world wars. The new Battery has been used more recently to test the Black Knight and Black Arrow space rocket engines and Read more…
Yarmouth Castle, the last and most sophisticated of Henry VIII’s coastal defences. Displays inside the castle include atmospheric recreations of how the rooms were used in the 16th century, and an exhibition about the many wrecks which occurred in the treacherous stretch of sea which the castle overlooks. Also a magnificent picnic spot, with views over the Solent. Read more…
Quarr Abbey is a monastic community with a range of activities for visitors and volunteers including the visitor centre, monastery shop, art gallery, tea shop and farm shop, tours of the abbey and woodland walk. Read more…
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight’s royal castle is near complete, with battlements, a keep and a museum. Discover why it was famous as a royal prison to Charles I; see the room from which he tried to escape – twice! Read more…
Bembridge Windmill is the only surviving windmill on the island and was built in the 1700s and played a vital role in the local community for two centuries providing work for generations. In the 1880s the arrival of the railway meant cheaper flour was available and from 1897 only cattle feed was made and by 1913, with the local men Read more…
17th-century town hall with no town but a fascinating history. Located in a now tranquil village on the edge of a marshland nature reserve. Read more…
Brighstone Shop and Museum is all houses in a neat row of small, traditional, thatched cottages in the village. It sells a variety of goods likes postcards, ad hoc gifts, pottery, tissues, bric a brac and ornaments and National Trust Memberships! The Village Museum is very quaint with exhibits of life during Victorian times in the area and there are Read more…
Appuldurcombe House, an important example of English baroque Architecture: the 1701 east front has now been restored. It stands in ‘Capability’ Brown-designed grounds. An exhibition of photographs and prints depict the house and its history. Read more…