Heathrow Airport 2 hr 30
Clarence Pier (39 min)
Seasonal rides and high-ropes aerial challenge course plus year-round arcades and indoor playground. Osborne (20 min)
Italian-inspired mansion amid lush gardens and filled with Victoria and Albert's former possessions. Carisbrooke Castle (24 min)
Fine medieval castle and museum, where Charles I was imprisoned by Cromwell's Roundheads. National Museum of the Royal Navy (1 hr 10)
Royal Naval and maritime history and artefacts, helicopter simulator and a focus on Horatio Nelson. Mary Rose Museum (1 hr 7)
Museum for 16th-century Tudor warship, & King Henry VIII's favourite, built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (1 hr 4)
Nelson's HMS Victory plus HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum, with simulators and harbour tours. Isle of Wight Zoo (13 min)
Home of ITV's 'Tiger Island', with exotic animals, informative talks and 'meet the animals'. Southsea Castle (55 min)
Naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools' tours in Henry VIII's moated castle. The D-Day Story (52 min)
D-Day story told through archive films, landing craft, weapons and the 83-metre Overlord Embroidery. Dinosaur Isle (13 min)
Animatronic dinosaurs and 1000 of the island's best fossils in a pterodactyl-shaped building. Isle of Wight Steam Railway (14 min)
Outfit preserving railway history via exhibits, train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. Spinnaker Tower (1 hr 1)
Landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking Portsmouth harbour. Robin Hill (17 min)
Family rides, tractor train, nature trails, falconry and events, plus a woodland tree house. HMS Victory (1 hr 5)
Museum within the world's oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the Battle of Trafalgar. Shanklin Chine (21 min)
Leafy, wooded ravine with waterfalls and abundant wildlife, plus arts heritage centre. | 
