What to do on the Isle of Wight

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Information on this page is now out of date - please see VisitIOW website for up-to-date information on the Isle of Wight

Beaches, rides and fun

 

Beach

IOW beaches

Appley Park

Shanklin Beach & Esplanade

Compton Beach

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Boating lake /punts /pedalo /canoe /kayak hire

Ryde Canoe Lake

Calbourne Water Mill

Steephill Cove Kayaks

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Adventure Golf

Pirates Cove Adventure Playground, Shanklin

Needles Landmark Attraction

Sandown Pier

Calbourne Water Mill

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Fun park/soft play

JR Zone

Pirates Cove, Sandown

Needles Landmark Attraction

Sandown Pier

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Adventure rides

Pirates Cove, Sandown

Sandown Pier

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Laser

Ryde Superbowl

JR Zone

Headhunter Laser Combat

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Bowling

Sandown Pier

Ryde Superbowl

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Croquet

Calbourne Water Mill

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Amusement Parks

Blackgang Chine

Robin Hill

Water & adrenaline sports

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Paddleboard rental

Two Elements

Steephill Cove Kayaks

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RIB hire

Two Elements

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Kitesurfing 

Two Elements

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Horseriding

Allendale Equestrian Centre

Sally's Riding School

Hill Farm Stables

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Golf

Westridge Golf Centre

Browns Golf Course

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Watersports/ Adventure activities

UKSA

isurf

Wightwater Adventure Watersporst

Tackt-Isle

Isle of Wight Adventure Activities

Kingswood

Medina Valley Centre

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Climbing

West Wight Sports Centre Climbing Wall

Goodleaf Treeclimbing

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Paragliding

High Adventure Paragliding

Butterfly Paragliding

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Speedway

Warriors Speedway

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Sailing, boat trips & trains

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B​oat / yacht trips

CO32 Experience

Needles Pleasure Cruises

Two Elements

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Steam railway

IOW Steam railway

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Heritage, museums, cinemas, galleries, theatres

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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

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Models

Godshill Model Village

Fort Victoria Model Railway, nr Yarmouth

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Craft

Needles Landmark Attraction

Calbourne Water Mill

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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

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Cinema

Cineworld, Newport

Leo Leisure Cinema, Ryde

Needles Landmark Attraction 4D experience

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Arts & galleries

Quay Arts

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Theatres

Shanklin Theatre

Swimming, cycling, karting, climbing

 

Swimming pool

Waterside, Ryde

​West Wight Sports Centre

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Cycle hire

Wight Cycle Hire

Two Elements

Isle Cycle

Sandown Bicycle & Beach Hire

Tav Cycles

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Karting

Wight Karting

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Climbing

Goodleaf Treeclimbing

West Wight Climbing Wall

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Trampolines

islejump

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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.

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For a more in-depth look, please also see Visit Isle of Wight website