Isle of Wight's Top Attractions

Here we have listed some of the Isle of Wight's Top attractions. With this list we are trying to list those attractions that you would want to spend at least 3-4 hours at to have a good day out. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information.

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked, this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

We have a specific article on the Isle of Wight and Isle of Wight - Further Information. For more attractions to visit within the Isle of Wight, then take a look at the Hampshire County page and find other listings such as railways, gardens, abbeys and more.

Codes: NT = NT, EH = EH, Wiki = Wikipedia

Attraction	Near	NGR	Website Link	Notes
Adgestone Vineyard	Adgestone		own
Alum Bay	Alum Bay		Wiki
Alum Bay Glass	Alum Bay		own
Needles Lighthouse	Alum Bay	SZ289848
Needles Old Battery	Alum Bay		NT
Needles Park	Alum Bay		own Wiki Enjoy England	Near "The Old Battery" museum and Old Look-out Tower tea-room
Arreton Old Village	Arreton		own	parts date back more than 1000 years with a 12thC church and traditional crafts on show
Robin Hill Country Park	Arreton		own Wiki	Theme Park
Shipwreck and Maritime Museum	Arreton		own
Bembridge Windmill	Bembridge		NT
Brickfields Horse Country	Binstead		own
St Catherine's Hill and Oratory	Blackgang		EH
Brading Roman Villa	Brading		Roman Villa Wiki
Brighstone Shop and Museum	Brighstone		NT
Dinosaur Farm Museum	Brighstone		own
Isle of Wight Pearl	Brighstone		Own Enjoy England
Calbourne Water Mill 7 Rural Museum	Calbourne		Own
Carisbrooke Castle	Carisbrooke		EH Wiki Enjoy England	where King Charles I was imprisoned
Cowes Maritime Museum	Cowes		own
Osborne House	East Cowes		EH Wiki	Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's country residence
Afton Park Nursery	Freshwater		Afton Park Nursery
Dimbola Lodge	Freshwater		own Wiki	home of Victorian photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron
Godshill Model Village	Godshill		own Wiki Enjoy England
Natural History Centre	Godshill		own
The Old Smithy	Godshill		own
Isle of Wight Steam Railway	Havenstreet		own Wiki Enjoy England
Mottistone Manor Garden	Mottistone		NT
Amazon World Zoo Park	Newchurch		own
Classic Boat Museum	Newport		own
Guildhall Museum	Newport		own
Isle of Wight Bus Museum	Newport		own Wiki
Newport Roman Villa	Newport		Roman Villa
Newtown Old Town Hall	Newtown		NT
St. Catherine's Lighthouse	Niton Undercliff		Own
IOW Military Museum	Northwood		own
Island Planetarium	Norton		Own
Red Squirrel Safari	Parkhurst		own
Colemans Animal Farm	Porchfield		own
Quarr Abbey	Ryde		Own Wiki	Benedictine monastery
Rosemary Vineyard	Ryde		own
Waltzing Waters	Ryde		own
Dinosaur Isle	Sandown		own Wiki Enjoy England
Isle of Wight Zoo	Sandown		own Wiki
Seaview Wildlife Encounter (Flamingo Park)	Seaview		own
Past To Present Theme Studios	Shanklin		own
Shanklin Chine	Shanklin		own
Wayside Flowers and Herbs	Shorwell		own
Blackgang Chine	Ventnor		own Wiki Enjoy England
Coastal Visitors Centre	Ventnor		own
Ventnor Botanic Gardens	Ventnor		own Wiki Enjoy England
Ventnor Heritage Museum	Ventnor		own
Butterfly World & Fountain World	Wootton Bridge		own
Medina Garden Centre	Wootton Bridge		Garden Centre
Appuldurcombe House	Wroxall		EH Wiki Own
Donkey Sanctuary	Wroxall		own
Owl and Falconry Centre	Wroxall		own
Fort Victoria Country Park	Yarmouth		own Wiki Enjoy England
Fort Victoria Model Railway	Yarmouth		own
Underwater Archaeology Centre	Yarmouth		own
Yarmouth Castle	Yarmouth		EH Wiki	associated with King Henry VIII