Heathrow Airport 2 hr 29
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (1 hr 16.) nelson s hms victory plus hms warrior and the mary rose museum with simulators and harbour tours. Isle Of Wight Zoo (12 min.) home of itv s tiger island with exotic animals informative talks and meet the animals . Shanklin Chine (21 min.) leafy wooded ravine with waterfalls and abundant wildlife plus arts heritage centre. Isle Of Wight Steam Railway (8 min.) outfit preserving railway history via exhibits train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. The D-Day Story (1 hr 19.) d-day story told through archive films landing craft weapons and the 83-metre overlord embroidery. Dinosaur Isle (12 min.) animatronic dinosaurs and 1000 of the island s best fossils in a pterodactyl-shaped building. Mary Rose Museum (1 hr 20.) museum for 16th-century tudor warship & king henry viii s favourite built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Carisbrooke Castle (19 min.) fine medieval castle and museum where charles i was imprisoned by cromwell s roundheads. Spinnaker Tower (1 hr 15.) landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking portsmouth harbour. Ryde Pier Head (12 min) Ryde St Johns Road (6 min) Southsea Castle (1 hr 20.) naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools tours in henry viii s moated castle. Hms Victory (1 hr 16.) museum within the world s oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the battle of trafalgar. Ryde Esplanade (15 min) The Garlic Farm (7 min.) home-grown garlic plus garlic-inspired products and fare in a specialist farm shop with restaurant. Brading (11 min) Amazon World Zoo (11 min.) conservation-minded venue with over 200 species including tropical birds and meerkats. Robin Hill (12 min.) family rides tractor train nature trails falconry and events plus a woodland tree house. |