What to do on the Isle of Wight
Information on this page is now out of date - please see VisitIOW website for up-to-date information on the Isle of Wight
Beach
IOW beaches
Appley Park
Shanklin Beach & Esplanade
Compton Beach
Boating lake /punts /pedalo /canoe /kayak hire
Ryde Canoe Lake
Calbourne Water Mill
Steephill Cove Kayaks
Adventure Golf
Pirates Cove Adventure Playground, Shanklin
Needles Landmark Attraction
Sandown Pier
Calbourne Water Mill
Fun park/soft play
JR Zone
Pirates Cove, Sandown
Needles Landmark Attraction
Sandown Pier
Adventure rides
Pirates Cove, Sandown
Sandown Pier
Laser
Ryde Superbowl
JR Zone
Headhunter Laser Combat
Bowling
Sandown Pier
Ryde Superbowl
Croquet
Calbourne Water Mill
Amusement Parks
Blackgang Chine
Robin Hill
Paddleboard rental
Two Elements
Steephill Cove Kayaks
RIB hire
Two Elements
Kitesurfing
Two Elements
Horseriding
Allendale Equestrian Centre
Sally's Riding School
Hill Farm Stables
Golf
Westridge Golf Centre
Browns Golf Course
Watersports/ Adventure activities
UKSA
isurf
Wightwater Adventure Watersporst
Tackt-Isle
Isle of Wight Adventure Activities
Kingswood
Medina Valley Centre
Climbing
West Wight Sports Centre Climbing Wall
Goodleaf Treeclimbing
Paragliding
High Adventure Paragliding
Butterfly Paragliding
Speedway
Warriors Speedway
Boat / yacht trips
CO32 Experience
Needles Pleasure Cruises
Two Elements
Steam railway
IOW Steam railway
Animals
Tapnell Farm
IOW Zoo
Monkey Haven
West Wight Alpacas
IOW Donkey Sanctury
Amazon World
Dinosaur Isle
Butterfly World
Farms
The Garlic Farm
Paddleboard rental
Two Elements
Steephill Cove Kayaks
RIB hire
Two Elements
Kitesurfing
Two Elements
Horseriding
Allendale Equestrian Centre
Sally's Riding School
Hill Farm Stables
Golf
Westridge Golf Centre
Browns Golf Course
Watersports/ Adventure activities
UKSA
isurf
Wightwater Adventure Watersporst
Tackt-Isle
Isle of Wight Adventure Activities
Kingswood
Medina Valley Centre
Climbing
West Wight Sports Centre Climbing Wall
Goodleaf Treeclimbing
Paragliding
High Adventure Paragliding
Butterfly Paragliding
Speedway
Warriors Speedway
Animals
Tapnell Farm
IOW Zoo
Monkey Haven
West Wight Alpacas
IOW Donkey Sanctury
Amazon World
Dinosaur Isle
Butterfly World
Farms
The Garlic Farm
Boat / yacht trips
CO32 Experience
Needles Pleasure Cruises
Two Elements
Steam railway
IOW Steam railway
Parks, woodland, nature reserves and gardens
Parks, woodland, waterfalls
Goldn Hill Country Park
Firestone Copse
Fort Victoria Country Park
Mottistone Gardens
Osborne Gardens
Carisbrooke Castle gardents
Carisbrooke Priory
Robin Hill Country Park
Nunwell House & Gardens
Appuldurcombe House
Ventnor Botanic Garden
Ventnor Park
Shanklin Chine
Northwood House Park
Council Managed Parks
Nature reserves
coming soon
Heritage, museums, cinemas, galleries, theatres
Heritage
Osbourne House, East Cowes
Carisbrooke Castle
Yarmouth Castle
Quarr Abbey, Ryde
The Needles Old Battery & New Battery
St Catherine's Lighthouse Visitor Centre, Niton
Classic Boat Museum, Cowes
Bembridge Windmill
Appuldurcombe House, nr Ventnor
Bembridge Fort
Models
Godshill Model Village
Fort Victoria Model Railway, nr Yarmouth
Craft
Needles Landmark Attraction
Calbourne Water Mill
Museums
Sir Max Aitken Museum
Cowes Maritime Museum
Di,bola Museum, Freshwater
Newtown Old Town Hall
Museum of Island History, Newport
Island Planetarium, nr Yarmouth
Sunken Sectres Archaeology Discovery Centre, nr Yarmouth
Brading Roman Villa
Newport Roman Villa
Bembridge Lifeboat Station
IOW Bus & Coach Museum, Ryde
Calbourne Water Mill
Bembridge Heritage Centre
Ferguson Family Museum, Freshwater
Brighton Village Museum
Ventnor Heritage Centre
Cinema
Cineworld, Newport
Leo Leisure Cinema, Ryde
Needles Landmark Attraction 4D experience
Arts & galleries
Quay Arts
Theatres
Shanklin Theatre
Swimming, cycling, karting, climbing
Swimming pool
Waterside, Ryde
West Wight Sports Centre
Cycle hire
Wight Cycle Hire
Two Elements
Isle Cycle
Sandown Bicycle & Beach Hire
Tav Cycles
Karting
Wight Karting
Climbing
Goodleaf Treeclimbing
West Wight Climbing Wall
Trampolines
islejump
Skate
Skateparks on IOW
Below are links to pages with our brief (and continually growing) list of some of the things there are to do on the Isle of Wight.
For a more in-depth look, please also see Visit Isle of Wight website