Places of Interest
Whether you’re coming to the Isle of Wight with your family, as a couple or on your own, there is so much that can keep you occupied across the Island!
There are many attractions to visit, just a short sea crossing using the Island ferry services is all that is stopping you.
Blackgang Chine and Robin Hill are the oldest parks, they have been running since mid-1800.
Look back in time and visit some of the islands oldest buildings, such as Carisbrooke Castle, The Needles Battery and Fort Victoria. There are also several hilltop monuments, the closest to Ford Farm Being the Russian-style Hoy Monument, with Tennyson Monument and Yarborough Monument.
Upon St. Catherine’s Down, walking distance from us, and not far from the Hoy Monument, you will find the St Catherines Oratory, the original 14th-century lighthouse known locally as the “Pepperpot”. You can look right back to the Dinosaurs era with a purpose-built museum in Sandown.
There are also many music festivals on the Island, the Isle of Wight Festival being one of the biggest. Did you know that Ford Farm hosted the first Isle of Wight Festival back in 1968?
With some of the best beaches in the UK, you can have a nice relaxing stroll along the coastline taking in the soothing sea air.
If animals are more your ‘thing’, then why not visit Tapnell Farm, Isle of Wight Zoo, Amazon World, West Wight Alpacas or even the Owl and Monkey Haven!
The Ventnor Botanic Gardens, which is a short drive south of Ford Farm, has some of the best gardens with its own micro-climate, protected by chalk cliffs. If you have a love for garlic, then The Garlic Farm is also a must visit!
Amazon World
Amazon World Zoo Park, Watery Lane, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight PO36 0LX
Arreton Barns
Arreton Old Village, Main Road, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight PO30 3AA
Bembridge Windmill
Bembridge Windmill, High Street, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, PO35 5SQ
Blackgang Chine
Blackgang Chine, Nr Ventnor, Isle of Wight PO38 2HN
Brading Roman Villa
Brading Roman Villa, Morton Old Road, Brading, Isle of Wight PO36 0PH (For sat nav use PO36 0EN)
Browns Family Golf
Browns Family Golf, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 8QA
Butterfly Paragliding
The Terrace, Chale, Isle of Wight PO38 2HL
Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle Museum, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1XY
Chessell Pottery
Chessell Pottery Barns, Brook Road, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight PO41 0UE
Dimbola Lodge
Dimbola Museum & Galleries, Terrace Lane, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight PO40 9QE
Dinosaur Isle
Dinosaur Isle, Culver Parade, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 8QA
Donkey Sanctuary
Lower Winstone Farm, St Johns Rd, Wroxall, Isle of Wight PO38 3AA
Fort Victoria Model Railway
Fort Victoria, Nr Yarmouth, Isle of Wight PO41 0RR
Freshwater Bay Golf Club
Afton Down, Freshwater, Isle of Wight PO40 9TZ
Godshill Cider
High Street, Godshill, Isle of Wight PO38 3HZ
Godshill Model Village
The Model Village, High Street, Godshill, Isle of Wight PO38 3HH
Goodleaf Tree Climbing
64 High Park Road’ Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 1BX
High Adventure Paragliding
Mattingley Farm, Main Road, Wellow, Isle of Wight PO41 0SZ
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
The Railway Station, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight PO33 4DS
Isle of Wight Studio Glass
IOW Studio Glass, Barns Craft Village, Main Road, Arreton, Isle of Wight PO30 3AA
Isle of Wight Zoo
Isle of Wight Zoo, Yaverland Seafront, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 8QB
Mottistone Manor Gardens
Mottistone, Isle of Wight PO30 4EA
Needles Park
The Needles Park, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight PO39 0JD
Nettlecombe Fishing Lakes
Nettlecombe Farm, Whitwell, Isle of Wight PO38 2AF
Ocean Blue Sea Safari
Eastern Esplanade, Ventnor PO38 1JR
Old Smithy and Gardens
Old Smithy and Gardens, Godshill, Isle of Wight PO38 3HZ
Osborne House
Osborne House, York Avenue, East Cowes, Isle of Wight PO32 6JX
Owl & Monkey Haven
Owl & Monkey Haven, Staplers Road, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2NB
Quarr Abbey
Quarr Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 4ES
Robin Hill Adventure Park
Robin Hill Country Park, Downend, Arreton, Isle of Wight PO30 2NU
Rosemary Vineyard
Rosemary Vineyard Ltd., Smallbrook Lane, Ryde, Isle of Wight P033 4BE
Ryde Golf Club
Binstead Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 3NF
Ryde Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Ryde Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Playstreet Lane, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 3LJ
Shanklin Chine
Shanklin Chine, Chine Hill, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6BW
St Catherine’s Lighthouse
St Catherine’s Rd, Niton, Ventnor, Isle of Wight PO38 2NE
Tapnell Farm
Tapnell Farm, The Middle Road, Isle of Wight PO41 0YJ
Vectis Gliding Club
The Propeller Inn, Sandown Rd, Bembridge, Isle of Wight PO35 5PW
Ventnor Botanic Gardens
Ventnor Botanic Garden, Undercliff Drive, Ventnor, Isle of Wight PO38 1UL
Wight Water Watersports
Beach: Dunroamin Beach, Lake, Midway between Shanklin & Sandown
Office: 5 Rew Close, Ventnor, Isle of Wight PO38 1BH