Heathrow Airport 2 hr 40
East Cowes Terminal (29 min) Robin Hill (20 min.) family rides tractor train nature trails falconry and events plus a woodland tree house. Cowes Carvel Lane M U0026S (1 min) Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (1 hr 28.) nelson s hms victory plus hms warrior and the mary rose museum with simulators and harbour tours. Tudor House U0026 Garden (38 min.) restored 14th-c. tudor house & remains of a 12th-c. norman home with 16th-century gardens & a cafe. Seacity Museum (49 min.) hands-on venue exploring shipping and the sea with cafe education zone and gift shop. Amazon World Zoo (23 min.) conservation-minded venue with over 200 species including tropical birds and meerkats. National Motor Museum (1 hr 38.) 250-plus vehicles and world of top gear plus each ticket gives access to abbey and palace house. Hms Victory (1 hr 28.) museum within the world s oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the battle of trafalgar. Floating Bridge (9 min) Mary Rose Museum (1 hr 32.) museum for 16th-century tudor warship & king henry viii s favourite built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Spinnaker Tower (1 hr 26.) landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking portsmouth harbour. The D-Day Story (1 hr 31.) d-day story told through archive films landing craft weapons and the 83-metre overlord embroidery. Carisbrooke Castle (18 min.) fine medieval castle and museum where charles i was imprisoned by cromwell s roundheads. Palace House (1 hr 37.) private 13th-century country manor with victorian interiors offering tours exhibits & a gallery. Exbury Gardens U0026 Steam Railway (1 hr 44.) expansive woodland gardens with abundant rhododendrons and azaleas plus steam train rides. Well Road (21 min) Isle Of Wight Steam Railway (20 min.) outfit preserving railway history via exhibits train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. |