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Events Guide
Saturday 14th to
Sunday 22nd September
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Sea to Shore: The Isle
of Wight Kite Festival
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If you are lucky enough to live on the Isle of
Wight, you already know that being on a small
Island where the coast is never more than a
short drive away in every direction is one of
the very best things about being here. The
Solent and the open sea along the back of the
Wight is our castle moat, separating us from
the mainland and the rest of Europe.
As a visitor you’ll find that the sea is
everywhere; in our history, our art and culture,
our food and drink, the songs we sing, and the
work we do.
The Festival of the Sea attempts to bring
together some of those elements and
influences across the Island and share them
with visitors and local residents alike. You’ll
find some genuine hidden pearls and gems
within the pages of the guide, so please see as
much as you can, stay for as long as you can,
and come back soon...
David Thornton
Chief Executive, Visit Isle of Wight Ltd
Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd September
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Across The Silver Sea
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Art Exhibition of paintings
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Brighstone Barnacles Musical Evening
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‘By The Sea’
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Coasting with the Seaview Seasiders
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Red Funnel Cowes Food Show
and Cowes Artisan Market
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Evening Pleasure Cruise to Lymington
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Evening Pleasure Cruise to Hurst Castle
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Enchanted Manor ‘Festival of the Sea’
accommodation package
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Expressions of the Sea
Pirate Training School
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Rib Blast
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Rzl-dzl (Razzle-dazzle)
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Sea to Shore: The Isle of Wight Kite Festival 13
Seafaring Seafood Supper
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Seaside Slide Show
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Spyglass Inn Songs of
the Sea & Shanty Festival
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The Big Green Beach Clean
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The Osborne Royal Naval College
1903-1921 - a Walk and Talk
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TRAC (The Ryde Art Collective)
September Exhibition
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Sunset Pleasure Cruise to the Needles
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UKSA Activity Week
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Linstone Chine ‘Festival of the Sea’
accommodation offer
UKSA Community Fun Day
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Bembridge Lifeboat Open Day
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Fishbourne Beach Arts Festival
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Wightlink Wight Challenge 2013
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Sailors’ Geocaching Treasure Trail
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Guided tours of St Catherine’s Lighthouse
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Festival of the Sea Fishing
with Wight Water Tackle
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Hidden Creatures of the
Fallen Tree on a Bembridge Beach
Dine (and/or stay!) in a Land Yacht
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Pirate Days
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Knottical Walk
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West Bay Club holiday cottage offer
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International Classic Car
Show - on the Coast!
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Little Britain Challenge Cup Regatta 2013
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Nautical English Ale Festival
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Nautical Fancy Dress Party
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Oriental Sea Food Demonstration
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Pirate Hover Open Day
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Pirate Island!
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Shanklin, Shells and Cycles
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Medina Meander
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More seafaring shenanigans...
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Maritime History
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Keep a look out for
our Anchor Events!
Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd September
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Across The Silver Sea
An exhibition of new paintings and prints
18/09/2013 | 19:00 - 21:00 | Cowes Library, Beckford
Road, Cowes, PO31 7SG | 01983 293341 | £Free
from earlier works by Island artist Anne Toms.
Artist talks. Check gallery website from
01/09/13 for times.
‘By The Sea’
An evening of sea shanties and nautical light
14/09/2013 - 22/09/2013 | The Yarmouth Gallery, High
opera in Bembridge RNLI inshore boat house
Street, Yarmouth, PO41 0PL | 01983 760226 | £Free
‘by the sea’. Dine Glyndebourne style with
your own picnic and chair, wine and soft
Art Exhibition of paintings
& sculptural ceramics
drinks available.
21/09/13 | Bembridge Inshore Boathouse, Bembridge
Paintings & Sculptural Ceramics by two award
Lifeboat Lane End Road, Bembridge, PO35 5TD | 01983
winning artists Lisa Traxler and Matthew
0875 127 | £5.00pp | Booking essential.
Chambers. Please note, closed Mon & Tue.
14/09/2013 - 22/09/2013 | The Seaview Gallery, Seaview,
PO34 5ES | 01983 810 480 | £Free
Coasting with the
Seaview Seasiders
Get up close and coastal with our special tour
Brighstone Barnacles
Musical Evening
of Seaview rock pools and shore with Virtual
Ranger Matt Chatfield. Super family fun!
An evening of sea shanties, popular music
14/09/13 | 11:00 | The Seaview Hotel, High Street, Seaview,
and original songs sung by the Brighstone
PO34 5EX | 01983 612711 | Price including lunch: £16 per
Barnacles. Light refreshments provided.
adult, £8 per child up to 13 years old. Booking essential.
Alfresco dining
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Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd September
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Watch live cooking demos at the
Red Funnel Cowes Food Show
Red Funnel Cowes Food
Show and Cowes Artisan
Market
Enchanted Manor ‘Festival
of the Sea’ accommodation
package
The Cowes Food Show returns on 15
An exclusive long weekend (Friday 13th to
September with a Festival of the Sea themed
Monday 16th Sep) at the multi-award winning
special. There will be seafood cooking demos
Enchanted Manor. View all the details on www.
at the food theatre from top local chefs, Isle
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of Wight and guest local producer stalls,
13/09/13 - 17/09/13 | The Enchanted Manor, St Catherine’s
children’s entertainment, a food-to-go area
Point, Sandrock Road, Niton, PO38 2NG | 01983 730215
and much more.
| £299pp
15/09/13 | 10:00 - 17:00 | Fountain Yard, Cowes,
PO31 7AR | £Free
Evening Pleasure Cruises
to Lymington
An evening cruise to Lymington to enjoy
Expressions of the Sea
Art and Crafts expressing the emotions and
atmosphere of the Isle of Wight seascape.
15/09/13 - 17/09/13 | 140 Howgate Road, Bembridge,
PO35 5TW | 01983 873478 | £Free
restaurants and shopping.
17/09/13 - 18/09/13 | 18:00 - 21:00 (approx) | Needles
Pleasure Cruise, Cobblers, Bouldnor Road, Yarmouth,
PO41 0UR | 01983 761587 | £8.50 per adult, £6.50 per
child. Booking essential.
Evening trip to Hurst Castle
An evening cruise to Hurst Castle.
14/09/13 - 15/09/13 | 17:30 - 20:30 | Needles Pleasure
Cruise, Cobblers, Bouldnor Road, Yarmouth, PO41 0UR
| 01983 761587 | £22.50 (includes guided tour and supper).
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Sunset Pleasure Cruises
to the Needles
A sunset cruise to the Needles.
20/09/13 - 21/09/13 | 17:45 - 19:15 (approx) | The Needles
Pleasure Cruises, Cobblers, Bouldnor Road, Yarmouth,
PO41 0UR | 01983 761587 | £8.50 per adult, £6.50 per
child. Booking essential.
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Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd September
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Linstone Chine ‘Festival of the
Sea’ accommodation offer
Sailors’ Geocaching
Treasure Trail
Festival of the Sea Special offer - 3 star
Come and join our crew for an introduction to
bungalow for up to 4 people for 7 nights week
geocaching session at Appley Park, Ryde, the
commencing Saturday 14th September 2013.
park with the largest beach on the Isle of
Enjoy extensive Solent views!
Wight. All ages; children will need an
14/09/13 - 21/09/13 | Linstone Chine Holiday Services Ltd,
accompanying adult. Meet at Appley Park top
Monks Lane, Freshwater, PO40 9SU | 01983 755933 | £265
car park (not Puckpool). Some steps and
per bungalow (T&Cs apply).
walking on uneven terrain. Limited numbers.
22/09/13 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Appley Park, Ryde, PO33 1ND
| 01983 616771 | £3 pp adults and children, under 5s free.
Guided tours of St
Catherine’s Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is open for guided tours
Fishbourne Beach
Arts Festival
during the Festival of the Sea. All children
aged 15 and under get a free lighthouse
related goody bag!
The first ever Fisbourne Beach Arts Festival is
15/09/13 - 22/09/13 | St Catherine’s Lighthouse, Nr Niton,
a week long event crammed with an eclectic
Niton, PO38 2NG | 01983 730435 | Adult £3.50, Child
mix of art, sculpture, crafts, music and food
£2.50, Concessions £3.00, Family ticket £11.00.
- all made from and inspired by the Isle of
Closed 21st September.
Wight coastline. Visit different venues in this
tucked away spot, including Quarr Abbey, The
Fishbourne, The Royal Victoria Yacht Club and
the Green and Beach at Fishbourne. Take part
in games on the beach with the RVYC Sea
Cadets, listen to sea shanties and music on the
15th, 17th, 18th, & 19th September, see stunning
sculptures rising from the sea, enjoy a sea
inspired spa treatment, take in an exclusive
tour of Quarr Abbey, plus much more...
15/09/13 - 22/09/13 | Fishbourne Village & Surrounding
Area, Fishbourne, PO33 4EU | 01983 811784
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Hidden Creatures of the
Fallen Tree on a
Bembridge Beach
An interactive exhibition of artwork that
re-evaluates perception. Artwork and books
available for sale.
14/15/17/18/ & 19/09/13 | 10:00 - 18:00 | Houseboat
Blackrock, Bembridge Harbour, PO35 5NS | 01983 873843
| £Free
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Sunset Pleasure
Cruises to the Needles
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International Classic
Car Show - on the Coast!
Nautical English Ale Festival
2013 is the 12th year of the International Classic
themed beers.
Car Show. We’re at Newport Quay on Saturday
19/09/13 - 21/09/13 | Cowes Ale House, 5a Shooters Hill,
14th Sep & Ryde Esplanade on Sunday 15th
Cowes, PO31 7BE | 01983 294027
Real English Ale Festival with nautical
Sep. This year’s show promises an even greater
variety of vintage, classic, custom and retro
cars, bikes and other unusual vehicles.
14/09/13 - 15/09/13 | 020 8439 7871 | £Free, donations
to St Catherines School and Earl Mountbatten Hospice.
Little Britain Challenge
Cup Regatta 2013
Nautical Fancy
Dress Party
An evening full of fancy dress fun, music from
the 60s, 70s and 80s and beers from around
England - all with a nautical theme of course!
20/09/13 - 8:00pm | Cowes Ale House, 5a Shooters Hill,
Cowes, PO31 7BE | 01983 294027
The LBCC is the largest annual, construction
industry yachting regatta in Europe, with over
250 yachts taking part and over 3000 people
racing. Enter our competition on www.
visitisleofwight.co.uk to win and fire the
starting canon on the final day!
12/09/13 - 15/09/13 | Cowes | 01983 295329 | £Free
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Oriental Sea Food
Demonstration
See Malaysian and Thai sea food being cooked
and sample it afterwards.
15/16/ & 21/22/09/13 | 16:00 - 17:00 | St Andrews,
Belgrave Road, Ventnor, PO38 1JH | 01983 852680 | £5pp
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PO38 2HN | 01983 730330 | Included in park entry ticket,
available throughout the day.
Rib Blast
Fast Ridged inflatable Boat (rib) blasts from
Yarmouth to the Needles. Several trips a day,
Pirate Hover Open Day
A fantastic opportunity to go behind the
scenes at Hovertravel! Meet the pilot, tour the
Hovercraft and flight deck, get some technical
know how with Q & A with the engineers,
enjoy a 20 minute pleasure trip along the IW
contact for times. Not suitable for under 4s,
pregnant ladies, or people with bad backs.
14/09/13 - 22/09/13 | First Contact Boat Charter,
Yarmouth, PO41 0RR | 01983 741484 | Contact for
prices and times.
coastline, plus souvenir gifts and mini
Rzl-dzl (Razzle-dazzle)
museum. Prizes for the best dressed pirate!
Learn about WW1 naval ‘dazzle’ patterns,
22/09/13 | Hovertravel, Quay Road, Ryde, PO33 2HB
create your own patterns and apply them to
| 08434 87 88 87 | From Ryde - £19 per adult, £13 per
gorgeous origami boats!
child. From Southsea - £24 per adult, £18 per child.
14/09/13 | 10:00 - 12:00 | Quay Arts Centre, 15 Sea Street,
Newport, PO30 5BD | 01983 822490 | Cost £6 per session
Pirate Island
A morning of pirate themed family activities.
No booking required - just turn up and join in
or £50 for the 10-week term. For more details visit
www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/events/festival-of-the-sea
21/09/13 | 10:00 - 14:00 | Cowes Maritime Museum
Sea to Shore: The Isle
of Wight Kite Festival
& Cowes Library, Beckford Road, Cowes, PO31 7SG
Fly your own handmade kite alongside
| 01983 823433 | £Free
professional kite flyers at this year’s sea
the pirate fun!
themed Isle of Wight Kite Festival. Stalls,
Pirate Training School
Come along and play at being real pirates in
Pirate Cove - learn sword fighting techniques
from ‘real’ pirates, have pirate battles on the
two galleons with the water cannons. Fancy
dress optional.
14/09/13 | 10:00 - 17:00 | Blackgang Chine, Nr Ventnor,
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guided walks, workshops and lots of flying
opportunities. The Isle of Wight Kite Festival
will take place at Fort Victoria Country Park
- enjoy superb views over the sea as you fly
your kite on this great free family day out!
21/09/13 | 11:00 - 16:00 | Fort Victoria Country Park,
Yarmouth, PO41 0RR | 01983 716095 | £Free
Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd September
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Seafaring Seafood Supper
A four course supper, created by Alan Staley,
featuring a velvety rich soupe de poisson made
with local fish and the famous Seaview Crab
in a variety of styles, with influences from all
around the world. Enjoy Spyglass hospitality,
feast on its extensive seafood menu and
specials board and remember that “muddy
Ramekin. Dinner will be served in the authentic
boots and well behaved dogs are welcome”.
surroundings of the Naval Bar, designed to look
14/09/13 | 12:00 - 00:00 | The Spyglass Inn, Esplanade,
like an officers mess cabin. Includes a talk
Ventnor, PO38 1JX | 01983 855220 | £Free
about life on board a 19th century ship.
21/09/13 | 19:30 - 00:00 | The Seaview Hotel, Seaview,
The Big Green Beach Clean
PO34 5EX | 01983 612 711 | £37pp to include a ration of rum.
A 2 day challenge to clean over 20 miles of
the Island’s coastline running from East to
Seaside Slide Show
A collection of historical seaside images from
the 1760s onwards on display screens within
Newport, Ryde, Ventnor and Cowes libraries.
West. All rubbish collected from the event will
be re-used, re-cycled and given away after the
event. Start times subject to the tides. See
www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/festival-of-the-sea
14/09/13 - 22/09/13 | Opening times vary | Newport,
for more information.
Ryde, Ventnor and Cowes Libraries | 01983 823433 | £Free
21/09/13 - 22/09/13 (TBC) | Times subject to tides
| Starts at Appley Beach, Ryde, PO33 1JA | 01983 822385
The Osborne Royal Naval
College 1903-1921 - a Walk
and Talk
A guided walk round the remains of the Naval
College, discovering and tracing the rich
history of the College and local area.
Please check www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/
festival-of-the-sea for all details.
Spyglass Inn Songs of
the Sea & Shanty Festival
18/09/13 | Walk 17:45 | Talk 19:15 | Meet Next To DHL
Spyglass Inn Songs of the Sea & Shanty
PO32 6JX | 01983 280310 | £1.50pp or more by donation.
Festival will be a celebration of traditional
Booking essential.
maritime music with a focus on the sea shanty,
the humble sailor’s working song. Shanties
have emerged and developed over the years
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Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd September
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TRAC (The Ryde Art
Collective) September
Exhibition
Group of local artists showing wide range of
work including printing, painting, pottery,
photography, multi-media and found materials.
tours of the site and boat fleet, children’s
entertainments, café, a live broadcast from IW
Radio and much more. The first 12 people
onsite when the gates open at 10am will
secure a golden ticket for two hours sailing on
Avocet, a 43ft yacht that afternoon. The next
14/09/13 - 22/09/13 | The Depozitory, 23 Nelson Street,
48 people onsite will get silver tickets for a
Ryde, PO33 2EZ | 07976 592437 | £Free
two hour keelboat experience.
22/09/13 | 10:00 - 16:30 | UKSA, Arctic Road, Cowes,
UKSA Activity Week
Exclusive Festival of the Sea Activity Week.
Discounted morning or afternoon taster
sessions in paddle boarding and kayaking for
adults and children aged over 8. Advance
booking only by phoning UKSA.
PO31 7PQ | 01983 294941 | £Free
Bembridge Lifeboat
Open Day
Opportunity to view both inshore and
all-weather boats, in their respective houses.
14/09/13 - 21/09/13 | UKSA, Arctic Road, Cowes, PO31 7PQ
Both boathouses have recently been rebuilt
| 01983 294941 | £15 pp for an hours session.
and illustrate the latest in RNLI rescue facilities.
Booking essential.
14/09/13 -22/09/13 | 10:00 - 16:30 | Bembridge Lifeboat,
Lane End Road, Bembridge, PO35 5TD | 01983 875127
Wightlink Wight
Challenge 2013
The Wightlink Wight Challenge is a day-long
sporting charity event that invites fit, funloving and adventurous teams to the Western
end of the Isle of Wight to cycle, canoe and
run in areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Full details on at www.wightchallenge.co.uk
21/09/13 | 09:30 - 23:59 | Newtown Range & Jersey Camp,
Locks Green, Newport, PO30 4PF | 07790 401036 | £45pp
to enter plus £100pp requested for charity.
UKSA Community Fun Day
Enjoy a free day of watersport fun at UKSA.
On offer are: free one hour taster sessions,
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Festival of the Sea Fishing
with Wight Water Tackle
Leagues under the Sea 4D cinema, secret
giveaway treasure chest, street entertainment
Get Started fishing packages range from as
and magic by ‘One Eye Alum Pirate’.
little as £18.50 to £48.99 and upwards for
14/15/ & 21/22/09/13 | The Needles Park, Alum Bay,
higher spec equipment. Mention Festival of the
PO39 0JD | 0871 720 0022
Sea & get 5% discount over the Festival period.
14/09/13 - 22/09/13 | 10 Birmingham Road, Cowes,
Knottical Walk
PO31 7BH | 01983 241010
A guided walk from Sunken Treasures, Fort
Victoria to Colwell Bay stopping at What Knot
Dine (and/or stay!) in a
Land Yacht
Crafts (all things driftwood & knotted!) for tea/
coffee and a studio visit. Returning to Fort
Spend the evening (or even stay the night)
Victoria via a different route. 4/5 miles walk.
on board a land yacht. Come and set sail
16/09/13 - 11:00 | What Knot Crafts, 2 The Cedars, Madiera
with us in our classic American caravans - sea
Road, Freshwater, PO40 9SP | 01983 759576 | Donation to
legs not required on voyage! BYO rum rations
Marine Conservation Society.
- no corkage.
19/09/13 | 19:00 - 23:00 | Vintage Vacations,
Hazelgrove Farm, Ashey Road, Ryde, PO33 4BD,
07802 758113 | £20pp or £40pp Dine and Stay.
West Bay Club holiday
cottage ‘Festival of the
Sea’ offer
Book at least 3 nights accommodation
Pirate Days
and get an extra night free.
Pirate themed days packed with
14/09/13 - 22/09/13 | West Bay Club | Halletts Shute,
entertainment, fun and prizes inc. free boat
Yarmouth, PO41 0RJ | 0800 138 9053
trip if you’re dressed as a pirate, 20,000
Guided tours of
St Catherine’s Lighthouse
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Shanklin, Shells and Cycles
A flat cycle to Shanklin Esplanade, passing
two of the hotels that Charles Darwin stayed
in while writing On the Origin of Species.
Fossil walk on the beach.
15/09/13 | 13:00 | Dinosaur Isle, Culver Parade, Sandown
PO36 8QA | 01983 404344 | Adult £5 / Child (aged 3
to 15) £3.70/ Family (2+2) £16/ Family (2+3) £18.50/
Concession (OAP/ Student) £4.00
Medina Meander
A relaxed ride around the River Medina from
East Cowes via Newport to Cowes, and then
on to Gurnard finishing at the Woodvale for
lunch (at own cost). 21/09/13 | 11:00 | East Cowes Floating Bridge
| 07733 201504 | £Free
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Rock pooling
fun at Seaview
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More seafaring
shenanigans...
Becky May
Fishing Charters
01986 864461 / 07816 482307
www.beckymaycharters.co.uk
Black Rock Charters
Fishing Trips
01983 760766
www.blackrockcharters.co.uk
Cachalot Charters – Fishing Trips
01983 874100
www.cachalot-charters.co.uk
Fynn Marine Rib
& Yacht Charter
01983 297500
www.fynnmarine.co.uk
Harry Ho Charters
Fishing Trips
01983 863566 / 07946 727613
www.harryhocharters.webden.co.uk
Isle of Wight Adventure Activities
www.isleofwightadventureactivities.co.uk
01983 755838
Isle of Wight Sea Kayaking
01983 755838
www.iow-seakayaking.co.uk
Medina Valley Centre
– Canoeing / Kayaking
01983 522195
www.medinavalleycentre.co.uk
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MV Joybelle; Yarmouth &
Solent Cruises
01983 760766 / 07957796510
Needles Pleasure Cruises
01983 761587
www.needlespleasurecruises.co.uk
Sail for Fun Yacht Charters
01983 282867
www.sailforfun.co.uk
Searaider Fishing Charter
07507 535971
Shalfleet Manor Estuary Safaris
01983 531235 / 531397
Solent and Wightline Cruises
01983 564602
www.solentcruises.co.uk
Tackt Isle – Kayaking / Paddle
boards / Dinghies / Crabbing
01983 875542
www.tackt-isle.co.uk
Wight Water
www.wightwaters.com
01983 404987
Wight Sapphire
Fishing boat charter
01983 740554 / 07967 910565
www.wightsapphireboatcharters.co.uk
Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd September
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Discover the Island’s
rich maritime history
Defence:
A large number of forts and castles have
defended the Island’s coast and the Solent from
the time of Henry VIII onwards. You can still
explore Yarmouth and later defences such as
Needles Battery, Fort Victoria near Yarmouth,
and Puckpool Battery at Ryde. In WWII PLUTO
joined the Island to France from Shanklin Chine
to supply fuel to the troops in mainland Europe.
Shipbuilding:
This has always been a vital industry for the
Island. East Cowes built three decker “Ships of
the Line” in the 18th Century, 27 destroyers in
WWI and 26 in WWII. One of these was HMS
Cavalier and one of her old propellers can be
seen on East Cowes Seafront. The Hammerhead
Crane at Cowes, one of only three left in the UK,
was erected in 1911 and used to lift enormous
boilers into the newly built ships. Flying boats
and amphibious planes such as the Bat Boat
(1913) were also built here. The first hovercraft
was launched at the Columbine Works in East
Cowes in 1959.
Yachting:
As well as being host to the world famous
Cowes Week yachting regatta, the Island was
home to one of the UK’s most famous boat
designers and yachtsman; Uffa Fox. His famous
airborne lifeboat can be found at The Classic
Boat Museum in East Cowes.
With thanks to David and Sarah Burdett, East Cowes
Heritage Centre.
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Cowes, host to the world famous
Cowes Week yachting regatta
Go by bus & train
Travel by train to Southampton, Southsea,
Portsmouth Lymington. There are onward train
connections on the Island at Ryde and integrated
bus connections at all Island ports
(www.islandbuses.info).
Southampton
2 3
Portsmouth
& Southsea
Portsmouth
Harbour
4
Lymington
West
Cowes
1
Yarmouth
East
Cowes
Fishbourne
5
6
Ryde
Sandown
Shanklin
1 Lymington to Yarmouth
Car and passenger Ferry
Crossing time 40 minutes
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2 Southampton to West Cowes
Passenger Ferry
Crossing time 20 minutes
Southampton to East Cowes
3
Car and passenger Ferry
Crossing time 1 hour
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4 Portsmouth to Fishbourne
Car & passenger Ferry
Crossing time 45 minutes
5 Portsmouth to Ryde
Passenger catamaran
Crossing time 20 minutes
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6 Southsea to Ryde
Passenger Ferry
Crossing time 10 minutes
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www.visitisleofwight.co.uk
Osborne House Estate, York Avenue, East Cowes, Isle of Wight PO32 6JX
designed by www.shauncuff.co.uk
Just four miles from the English south coast,
the UK’s Holiday Island is so easy to get to