Top Attractions in Isle of Wight
Many of the Isle of Wight attractions are open all year round meaning there are lots of things to do in all seasons.
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The Isle of Wight is also a good option if you want a cheap UK holiday, since the beaches are so varied that you won't get bored by day three and spend the rest of the week in the cinema. See our guide to the Isle of Wight's best beaches for more information.
The best beaches on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight car ferry prices vary. In winter you might pay as little as £40 to take a car and up to 6 or 7 passengers – potentially just £6 per person return. Most summer visitors pay somewhere around £100, although peak fares occasionally reach nearly £200 during school holidays.
You can do a day trip to the Isle of Wight from Southampton with or without a car. ... The car ferry takes 55 minutes and arrives in East Cowes whilst the foot passenger ferry takes 20 minutes and arrives in (West) Cowes.
There's so much to do in three days on the Isle of Wight, and it's all so close together. To drive, the island is only an hour across, and it's only 30 minutes top to bottom. You can see and do a lot in a short amount of time.
The Isle of Wight coastal path is about 70 miles. You can obviously walk it in a couple of days if you're a lunatic, or you can take a month doing it if you really want to, but bear in mind that some parts of the route are very rural so don't have many accommodation options.
Zoopla has compiled a list of the most expensive places to live on the Island, based on the average price paid for properties. ... According to their research, the average price for a house on the Isle of Wight is £261,432, which has risen 6.54 per cent since January 2020.
Sandown is flat. The road to the beach in Shanklin is like climbing the north face of the Eiger (but there is a lift). Shanklin is cuter. Sandown has a bit more to do beings bigger and with the zoo, Dinosaur Isle and the pier being in town.
According to Plumpot, there are 35 violent crimes per 1000 people on the Isle of Wight. That puts it 17th out of 55 with 1 being the county with the highest rate of crime per 1000 people (West Yorkshire was the highest).
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