Heathrow Airport 2 hr 39
Isle Of Wight Steam Railway (19 min.) outfit preserving railway history via exhibits train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. Palace House (1 hr 37.) private 13th-century country manor with victorian interiors offering tours exhibits & a gallery. Hms Victory (1 hr 27.) museum within the world s oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the battle of trafalgar. East Cowes Terminal (42 min) Floating Bridge (13 min) St Marys Road (2 min) Carisbrooke Castle (17 min.) fine medieval castle and museum where charles i was imprisoned by cromwell s roundheads. Robin Hill (19 min.) family rides tractor train nature trails falconry and events plus a woodland tree house. Rashleys (2 min) Seacity Museum (54 min.) hands-on venue exploring shipping and the sea with cafe education zone and gift shop. Tudor House U0026 Garden (43 min.) restored 14th-c. tudor house & remains of a 12th-c. norman home with 16th-century gardens & a cafe. National Motor Museum (1 hr 37.) 250-plus vehicles and world of top gear plus each ticket gives access to abbey and palace house. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (1 hr 27.) nelson s hms victory plus hms warrior and the mary rose museum with simulators and harbour tours. The D-Day Story (1 hr 30.) d-day story told through archive films landing craft weapons and the 83-metre overlord embroidery. Spinnaker Tower (1 hr 26.) landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking portsmouth harbour. Mary Rose Museum (1 hr 31.) museum for 16th-century tudor warship & king henry viii s favourite built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Exbury Gardens U0026 Steam Railway (1 hr 44.) expansive woodland gardens with abundant rhododendrons and azaleas plus steam train rides. Amazon World Zoo (22 min.) conservation-minded venue with over 200 species including tropical birds and meerkats. |