THE NEEDLES at Alum Bay
A tour along the South Coast, calling into Isle of Wight Pearl and on to the Needles at Alum Bay. Needles Park has a chairlift to the beach (ticket price not included), from which you can see the famous coloured sands, Needles rocks and lighthouse. We continue on through Freshwater to Yarmouth with its castle built by King Henry VIII (entrance not included).
SHANKLIN
Enjoy a short coach tour to Shanklin, one of the oldest resorts on the island, famous for its natural springs. Shanklin Old Village boasts picturesque craft and gift shop cottages clustered around the thatched Crab Inn. Shanklin’s public parks and gardens are a delight to visit. Tower Gardens and Rylstone Gardens run alongside the Chine (a dramatic fissure in the rock where a 45 ft waterfall cascades through boulders and ferns to the shore).
NEWPORT and GODSHILL
Newport offers lots to see; excellent shopping, ancient inns, the harbour, Carrisbrook Village.
Returning, we call into the island’s most picturesque village, Godshill, with its thatched cottages and hill-top church - an ideal stop for a cream tea.
Optional Coach Tour to OSBORNE HOUSE
The magnificent Osborne House, holiday home of Queen Victoria, preserved much as it was when the Queen died there in 1901. (entrance approx £25)