Guidebook for Isle of Wight

Kirsty
Guidebook for Isle of Wight

Drinks & Nightlife

Our other local. Outside seating with stunning views over Gurnard Bay and good value pub food
20 locals recommend
The Woodvale Hotel
1 Prince's Esplanade
20 locals recommend
Our other local. Outside seating with stunning views over Gurnard Bay and good value pub food
Our local! Cosy village pub with good food.
6 locals recommend
Portland Inn
2 Worsley Rd
6 locals recommend
Our local! Cosy village pub with good food.
Cosy, maritime-themed traditional pub
7 locals recommend
The Union Inn
Watch House Lane
7 locals recommend
Cosy, maritime-themed traditional pub
Another good Cowes pub
17 locals recommend
Pier View
25 High St
17 locals recommend
Another good Cowes pub

Food Scene

25 locals recommend
The Little Gloster Restaurant with Rooms
31 Marsh Rd
25 locals recommend
Small & friendly coffee shop that sells newspapers and magazines too
10 locals recommend
Gurnard Press
31 Worsley Rd
10 locals recommend
Small & friendly coffee shop that sells newspapers and magazines too
Best curry house in Cowes and very friendly
Spice Central
107 High St
Best curry house in Cowes and very friendly
69 locals recommend
The Coast Bar & Dining Room
14-15 Shooters Hill
69 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
Moocow
55 Cross St
11 locals recommend
Sit and enjoy the beach views or get a takeaway coffee to keep you warm while the kids play on the Green
11 locals recommend
The Watersedge
Shore Road
11 locals recommend
Sit and enjoy the beach views or get a takeaway coffee to keep you warm while the kids play on the Green
Great fish & chips and really long opening hours 7 days a week
Totties Fish & Chip Shop
Great fish & chips and really long opening hours 7 days a week
A hidden treasure right on the beach with stunning sunset views...book ahead!
104 locals recommend
The Hut
Colwell Chine Road
104 locals recommend
A hidden treasure right on the beach with stunning sunset views...book ahead!
Take a stroll around Yarmouth then head to this hidden cafe in a converted railway station for lunch or yummy cake. If you're feeling active, combine with a bike ride along the car-free, riverside track from Yarmouth to Freshwater
46 locals recommend
Off The Rails
Station Road
46 locals recommend
Take a stroll around Yarmouth then head to this hidden cafe in a converted railway station for lunch or yummy cake. If you're feeling active, combine with a bike ride along the car-free, riverside track from Yarmouth to Freshwater
Superior pub food; book ahead
25 locals recommend
The Pointer Inn
High Street
25 locals recommend
Superior pub food; book ahead
Fresh seafood on a floating restaurant with good views of Bembridge Harbour
24 locals recommend
The Best Dressed Crab Ltd
Embankment Road
24 locals recommend
Fresh seafood on a floating restaurant with good views of Bembridge Harbour
Modern cafe with good food and great walks nearby
32 locals recommend
Piano Cafe
Gate Lane
32 locals recommend
Modern cafe with good food and great walks nearby

Parks & Nature

Beautiful walks...an unspoiled gem
11 locals recommend
National Trust - Newtown National Nature Reserve
11 locals recommend
Beautiful walks...an unspoiled gem
Park in Freshwater Bay and walk along the top of the cliffs to Tennyson Monument...beautiful panoramic views of the Isle of Wight and beyond..if you're lucky, the pizza van will be selling its wares by the beach at Freshwater Bay!
46 locals recommend
Tennyson Trail
46 locals recommend
Park in Freshwater Bay and walk along the top of the cliffs to Tennyson Monument...beautiful panoramic views of the Isle of Wight and beyond..if you're lucky, the pizza van will be selling its wares by the beach at Freshwater Bay!
Huge beach on the wilder shore with plenty of room for everyone. Great bodyboarding in the right conditions.
38 locals recommend
Compton Beach
38 locals recommend
Huge beach on the wilder shore with plenty of room for everyone. Great bodyboarding in the right conditions.
Park at Puckpool, then walk down to the far end (nearest Ryde) and enjoy the miles of golden sand at Appley Beach; Appley Beach Cafe is also good
The Old Barracks
Puckpool Hill
Park at Puckpool, then walk down to the far end (nearest Ryde) and enjoy the miles of golden sand at Appley Beach; Appley Beach Cafe is also good
Lovely small, hidden beach accessible by steep footpath from Love Lane, past Ventnor Cricket Club; some good little cafes down there too. Park for free on Steephill Road if you can, otherwise combine with a visit to Ventnor Botanic Gardens and pay for their car park.
69 locals recommend
Steephill Cove Chalet
Steephill Road
69 locals recommend
Lovely small, hidden beach accessible by steep footpath from Love Lane, past Ventnor Cricket Club; some good little cafes down there too. Park for free on Steephill Road if you can, otherwise combine with a visit to Ventnor Botanic Gardens and pay for their car park.
Great beach and really pretty dunes and salt marsh behind
6 locals recommend
The Duver
6 locals recommend
Great beach and really pretty dunes and salt marsh behind
Another great, sandy IoW beach with views across Bembridge Harbour to St Helens. Park in the car park in the sand dunes off Embankment Rd, near Beach Rd.
14 locals recommend
Bembridge Beach
16 Beach Rd
14 locals recommend
Another great, sandy IoW beach with views across Bembridge Harbour to St Helens. Park in the car park in the sand dunes off Embankment Rd, near Beach Rd.

Essentials

Very small but surprisingly well stocked grocery store opposite the house for milk, bread and stuff you forgot to buy at the supermarket. Open 7 days a week.
10 locals recommend
Nisa Local
Salisbury Road
10 locals recommend
Very small but surprisingly well stocked grocery store opposite the house for milk, bread and stuff you forgot to buy at the supermarket. Open 7 days a week.
Small grocery store
20 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
129-130 High St
20 locals recommend
Small grocery store
19 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
Well Road
19 locals recommend

Shopping

Fabulous shabby chic furniture
The Cowshed
Froglands Lane
Fabulous shabby chic furniture

Sightseeing

Good destination for a downland walk
8 locals recommend
St. Catherine's Oratory
Blackgang Road
8 locals recommend
Good destination for a downland walk
Good destination for a walk on the southern tip of the Island; park opposite The Buddle Inn, Niton, walk down steps turn right at bottom and follow path to small fisherman's cove at the end of Castlehaven Lane then walk west along cliff top to the lighthouse
12 locals recommend
Saint Catherines Lighthouse
12 locals recommend
Good destination for a walk on the southern tip of the Island; park opposite The Buddle Inn, Niton, walk down steps turn right at bottom and follow path to small fisherman's cove at the end of Castlehaven Lane then walk west along cliff top to the lighthouse
Queen Victoria's old pad. The house is quite interesting if you like that sort of thing but I prefer wandering around the grounds, especially the private beach (take your swimmers in summer)and the gardens at the Swiss Cottage
124 locals recommend
Osborne House Osborne House Estate
124 locals recommend
Queen Victoria's old pad. The house is quite interesting if you like that sort of thing but I prefer wandering around the grounds, especially the private beach (take your swimmers in summer)and the gardens at the Swiss Cottage
Everyone loves a castle!
133 locals recommend
Carisbrooke Castle
Castle Hill
133 locals recommend
Everyone loves a castle!

Entertainment & Activities

Indoor and outdoor kids play areas and a good cafe
113 locals recommend
Tapnell Farm Park
Newport Road
113 locals recommend
Indoor and outdoor kids play areas and a good cafe
Huge shed full of trampoline fun...good for a wet day with the kids
Isle Jump
Huge shed full of trampoline fun...good for a wet day with the kids
Huge Country Park with lots of theme park-type activities for kids of all ages
101 locals recommend
Robin Hill
Downend Road
101 locals recommend
Huge Country Park with lots of theme park-type activities for kids of all ages