| featuring en suite bathrooms, the simple rooms have free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs with dvd players. amenities include complimentary parking and a patio. set less than a mile from the ryde esplanade train station and ryde harbour, this victorian guesthouse is also 7 miles from the osborne house, queen victoria and prince albert's holiday residence. all also have wood furnishings and tea and coffeemakers, plus minifridges and desks. check-in time: 12:30 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. pets are welcome
Heathrow Airport 2 hr 26
The Garlic Farm (10 min)
Home-grown garlic, plus garlic-inspired products and fare in a specialist farm shop with restaurant. Osborne (15 min)
Italian-inspired mansion amid lush gardens and filled with Victoria and Albert's former possessions. Isle of Wight Steam Railway (10 min)
Outfit preserving railway history via exhibits, train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (52 min)
Nelson's HMS Victory plus HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum, with simulators and harbour tours. Isle of Wight Zoo (14 min)
Home of ITV's 'Tiger Island', with exotic animals, informative talks and 'meet the animals'. HMS Victory (52 min)
Museum within the world's oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the Battle of Trafalgar. Spinnaker Tower (49 min)
Landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking Portsmouth harbour. Clarence Pier (27 min)
Seasonal rides and high-ropes aerial challenge course plus year-round arcades and indoor playground. Mary Rose Museum (55 min)
Museum for 16th-century Tudor warship, & King Henry VIII's favourite, built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Dinosaur Isle (15 min)
Animatronic dinosaurs and 1000 of the island's best fossils in a pterodactyl-shaped building. Carisbrooke Castle (22 min)
Fine medieval castle and museum, where Charles I was imprisoned by Cromwell's Roundheads. Shanklin Chine (22 min)
Leafy, wooded ravine with waterfalls and abundant wildlife, plus arts heritage centre. Southsea Castle (43 min)
Naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools' tours in Henry VIII's moated castle. The D-Day Story (40 min)
D-Day story told through archive films, landing craft, weapons and the 83-metre Overlord Embroidery. Robin Hill (15 min)
Family rides, tractor train, nature trails, falconry and events, plus a woodland tree house. | 
