The Isle of Wight is known as 'The Garden Isle', not surprisingly when you visit the Botanical Gardens at Ventnor, where many rare and exotic plants can be seen. These cannot thrive anywhere else in Britain due to our exceptionally mild climate.

Here on the Island we have history stretching back millions of years.
Also known as 'Dinosuar Island', though not because of the residents!. There are several dinosaur museums, Roman villas - historical links to Charles I, Queen Victoria, Lord Tennyson to name but a few. Science is well represented too with Marconi and his wireless transmissions, Sir Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft and John Milne and seismograph.
"And what about the kids?", we here you say. Apart from just about every water sport you could think of, there's theme parks, smuggling musuems, a wax works, adventure playgrounds galore, ghost walks, Sandown Zoo, you name it, the Island has it!. So don't worry mum and dad, if the weather is not right for lazing on the beach, although rare here on the Isle of Wight, there are plenty of things to see and do indoors.

And if that was not enough - a 10 minute trip by hovercraft from Ryde takes you to the National Maritime Heritage city of Portsmouth with Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, the Warrior and Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, the Submarine Museum, Gosport and of course the D Day Museum and Marine Aquarium on Southsea promenade. There is something for all the family to enjoy, at this great location for your holiday.