Family Attractions
Top 10 Things to do on a Rainy Day on the Isle of Wight
Rainy Days on the Isle of Wight What would a UK staycation be without a little bit of rain here and there? Although we all love a bit of feel good sunshine on our staycations, if I’m honest, I don’t mind a rainy day on the Isle of Wight either. So the weather report says…
Read MoreTop 10 things to do on the Isle of Wight. Aged 7 Years!
Top Ten Places to visit on the Isle of Wight. Aged 7 years. Inspired by her school friends visiting the Isle of Wight this summer, Daisy decided to write a list of her Top 10 Places to visit on the island. The Isle of Wight is well known as a family friendly holiday…
Read MoreThe Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum
Come on Dive in….. It’s been a couple of years since we last visited The Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum at Arreton Barns. Little Miss Wight Place was keen to go back as her school projects have developed somewhat in that time and history seems to be a firm favourite. The Education Room A new…
Read MoreWinter on the Isle of Wight – It’s not just for summer
What’s open over the Winter on the Isle of Wight? The island has a reputation for closing down in October and not coming back again until someone declares it’s Summer…. somewhere around Good Friday! There are a few tourist attractions and seasonal places that do close for the Winter months, but there are also…
Read MoreToddler Fun on the Isle of Wight
Top Trips Out for Toddlers on the Isle of Wight Who better to ask than Mum on an Island when it comes to the best places to visit on the Island with a toddler or 2 in tow…… Heading out with a toddler can certainly present its challenges and questions: will they be entertained? Can I…
Read MoreThe Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary
Since we first met, it’s been love at first donkey. A charity with a genuine passion for all things donkey, the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary is a simple but amazing place that people of all ages will fall in love with. It’s been a summer of donkey love for myself and my daughter. We…
Read MoreChale Show – Fun for all the family
I pick the crazy vegetable place…. The Chale Show Summer 2017, myself and my 5 year old have travelled far and wide. Well, actually, not that far and wide as we have been on the Isle of Wight for most of it! My daughter has kept a scrapbook of her adventures this summer holiday. We…
Read MoreWhy the Isle of Wight? What’s so special?
You are always visiting the Isle of Wight. Why? What’s so special? I guess it’s just a feeling I get, a feeling I got last week as I left the mainland and headed for a staycation on the Isle of Wight, with my family. I am not sure I can express what I mean, but…
Read MoreWhy visit the Isle of Wight? What’s so special?
You are always visiting the Isle of Wight. Why? What’s so special? I guess it’s just a feeling I get, a feeling I got last week as I left the mainland and headed for a staycation on the Isle of Wight, with my family. The Feeling: It starts the minute I spot the sails at…
Read MoreAnimal Encounters and Dinosaur hunting on the Isle of Wight
Animals, including extinct animals and a bit of beach action makes for a fun packed day on the Isle of Wight. After an early start from the mainland, we arrive at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary (previously known as The Isle of Wight Zoo), even before the doors are open, The Sanctuary is conveniently located right…
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