Attractions on the Isle of Wight
25 things to see and do
From the iconic chalk stacks at The Needles to Queen Victoria's seaside palace at Osborne House, the Isle of Wight has 25 attractions spanning castles, museums, natural landmarks, and family entertainment.
Castle
Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle stands on a commanding hilltop position above the village of Carisbrooke, just southwest of Newport, ...
Yarmouth Castle
Yarmouth Castle is a compact Tudor artillery fort standing at the entrance to Yarmouth Harbour on the northwestern coast...
Garden
Ventnor Botanic Garden
Ventnor Botanic Garden occupies a remarkable south-facing site on the Undercliff above Ventnor on the Isle of Wight's so...
Heritage Railway
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway operates a heritage railway line running for approximately five miles through the island...
Historic House
Osborne House
Osborne House was the beloved seaside retreat of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, built between 1845 and 1851 on the no...
Nunwell House
Nunwell House is a privately owned historic house set within extensive gardens and parkland on a gentle hillside above t...
Historic Site
Brading Roman Villa
Brading Roman Villa is one of the finest and best-preserved Roman archaeological sites in Britain, situated on a south-f...
Newport Roman Villa
Newport Roman Villa is a well-preserved Romano-British dwelling located on the southern outskirts of Newport, the Isle o...
Appuldurcombe House
Appuldurcombe House stands in a secluded valley beneath the chalk ridge of the Isle of Wight's southern downs, about a m...
St Catherine's Oratory
St Catherine's Oratory is a medieval lighthouse tower standing on the summit of St Catherine's Down, the highest coastal...
Bembridge Windmill
Bembridge Windmill is the last surviving windmill on the Isle of Wight, standing on a gentle rise in the fields above th...
Needles Old Battery
The Needles Old Battery is a Victorian coastal fortification perched on the chalk headland above the Needles at the west...
Bembridge Lifeboat Station
Bembridge Lifeboat Station is the headquarters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Bembridge crew, situated at ...
Museum
Dinosaur Isle
Dinosaur Isle is Britain's first purpose-built dinosaur museum, situated on Sandown's seafront on the Isle of Wight's ea...
Dimbola Lodge
Dimbola Lodge is a museum and gallery in Freshwater Bay on the western Isle of Wight, dedicated to the life and work of ...
Cowes Maritime Museum
Cowes Maritime Museum, formally known as the Sir Max Aitken Museum, is a specialist maritime collection housed in a conv...
Natural Landmark
The Needles
The Needles are three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise dramatically from the sea at the westernmost point of the Is...
Shanklin Chine
Shanklin Chine is a dramatic, narrow ravine carved into the soft sandstone cliffs of the Isle of Wight's eastern coast, ...
Alum Bay
Alum Bay is a small, sheltered bay on the western tip of the Isle of Wight, immediately east of the Needles headland, re...
Nature Reserve
Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary
The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary is a rescue and rehabilitation centre for donkeys, located in a rural setting near Wr...
Religious Site
Quarr Abbey
Quarr Abbey is a working Benedictine monastery situated in a peaceful wooded setting between Ryde and Fishbourne on the ...
Theme Park
Blackgang Chine
Blackgang Chine holds the distinction of being the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, having first opened to v...
Robin Hill
Robin Hill Country Park occupies eighty-eight acres of ancient woodland, gardens and open countryside in the Arreton Val...
Wildlife Park
Amazon World
Amazon World Zoo Park is the Isle of Wight's largest collection of exotic animals and birds, set within a lush, semi-tro...
Tapnell Farm
Tapnell Farm Park is a family attraction on the western Isle of Wight, set within a working farm estate on the chalk dow...