| this modern seaside hotel is on the esplanade, across the street from the beach and a 2-minute walk from the sandown pier entertainment area. full english or continental breakfast is included, and half-board is available. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. all have free wifi, tvs with premium channels, tea and coffeemaking facilities and en suite baths with tub/shower combos. rooms are cosy and functional, and most have sea views. there's nightly entertainment, a ballroom, indoor lawn bowling and games, a restaurant with outdoor seating, and free off-street parking
Heathrow Airport 2 hr 41
Conservative Club (5 min) Amazon World Zoo (11 min.)
conservation-minded venue with over 200 species including tropical birds and meerkats. Robin Hill (17 min.)
family rides tractor train nature trails falconry and events plus a woodland tree house. Spinnaker Tower (59 min.)
landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking portsmouth harbour. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (1 hr 1.)
nelson s hms victory plus hms warrior and the mary rose museum with simulators and harbour tours. Victoria Road (Se-Bound) (6 min) Blackgang Chine (28 min.)
cowboys pirates dinosaurs and fairies in themed spaces along with roller-coasters and rides. Brading Roman Villa (6 min.)
excavated roman courtyard villa with well-preserved mosaics and displays of finds from the site. Ventnor Botanic Garden (24 min.)
an unusually warm climate for britain allows sub tropical planting in these naturalistic gardens. Dinosaur Isle (11 min.)
animatronic dinosaurs and 1000 of the island s best fossils in a pterodactyl-shaped building. Mary Rose Museum (1 hr 2.)
museum for 16th-century tudor warship & king henry viii s favourite built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Post Office (4 min) Osborne (24 min.)
italian-inspired mansion amid lush gardens and filled with victoria and albert s former possessions. Shanklin Chine (13 min.)
leafy wooded ravine with waterfalls and abundant wildlife plus arts heritage centre. Lake (6 min) The Garlic Farm (12 min.)
home-grown garlic plus garlic-inspired products and fare in a specialist farm shop with restaurant. Isle Of Wight Steam Railway (19 min.)
outfit preserving railway history via exhibits train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. Carisbrooke Castle (25 min.)
fine medieval castle and museum where charles i was imprisoned by cromwell s roundheads. | 
