| the pub offers a traditional menu using local produce, as well as afternoon tea, and a fine dining option. family rooms are available. event space is available. warm rooms with contemporary decor offer free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, plus ipod docks, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. all have en suite bathrooms. there's also an outdoor terrace with tables and chairs. breakfast is included. off the b3395 road, this relaxed hotel in a restored edwardian pub is 3 miles from both bembridge fort, and a sandy beach at priory bay, and 4 miles from the isle of wight zoo
Heathrow Airport 2 hr 42
Isle of Wight Zoo (8 min)
Home of ITV's 'Tiger Island', with exotic animals, informative talks and 'meet the animals'. Isle of Wight Steam Railway (21 min)
Outfit preserving railway history via exhibits, train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (1 hr 30)
Nelson's HMS Victory plus HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum, with simulators and harbour tours. Osborne (28 min)
Italian-inspired mansion amid lush gardens and filled with Victoria and Albert's former possessions. Dinosaur Isle (8 min)
Animatronic dinosaurs and 1000 of the island's best fossils in a pterodactyl-shaped building. Bembridge Windmill (13 min)
The only one left on the island, this celebrated windmill offers seasonal tours & history exhibits. Carisbrooke Castle (27 min)
Fine medieval castle and museum, where Charles I was imprisoned by Cromwell's Roundheads. HMS Victory (1 hr 30)
Museum within the world's oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the Battle of Trafalgar. Brading Roman Villa (10 min)
Excavated Roman courtyard villa with well-preserved mosaics and displays of finds from the site. Southsea Castle (1 hr 33)
Naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools' tours in Henry VIII's moated castle. Spinnaker Tower (1 hr 28)
Landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking Portsmouth harbour. Robin Hill (19 min)
Family rides, tractor train, nature trails, falconry and events, plus a woodland tree house. Shanklin Chine (18 min)
Leafy, wooded ravine with waterfalls and abundant wildlife, plus arts heritage centre. Mary Rose Museum (1 hr 34)
Museum for 16th-century Tudor warship, & King Henry VIII's favourite, built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. The D-Day Story (1 hr 32)
D-Day story told through archive films, landing craft, weapons and the 83-metre Overlord Embroidery. | 
