The Wonders Of The Wight
The skirl of shells on the seashore serenades your arrival, and the cliffs reach forward to give you a hug.
The Isle of Wight is a diamond in more ways than one. Nestling just off the southern edge of the UK, it is one of England’s sunniest spots.
Orchids abound on the chalk downland where popular Victorian poet laureate, Alfred Lord Tennyson, walked daily, prior to visiting his pioneering photographer friend, Julia Margaret Cameron.
You can see the launch site for Black Knight, the English rocket, near The Needles on the westernmost tip of the Isle of Wight.
In West Wight you can discover where inventor Marconi undertook his pioneering work in 1898, which led to all radio and telecommunications as we know them today. The area was also home to one of the most iconic Isle of Wight Festival events – the 1970 pop festival featuring Jimi Hendrix.
Or how about enjoying a visit to the elegant majesty of Queen Victoria’s favourite residence – Osborne House in East Cowes.
Although fit for royalty, the Isle of Wight is an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, so it is a nature-packed haven of peace and tranquillity too.
Rare sights await visitors. It is one of the few places in the country where you might spot a shy red squirrel foraging for nuts, or bump into a beautiful Glanville Fritillary butterfly, which is an endangered species.
Whatever you choose to do, the Isle of Wight will give you experiences to remember.