Heathrow Airport 2 hr 33
Brading Roman Villa (8 min)
Excavated Roman courtyard villa with well-preserved mosaics and displays of finds from the site. The Garlic Farm (10 min)
Home-grown garlic, plus garlic-inspired products and fare in a specialist farm shop with restaurant. Southsea Castle (1 hr 15)
Naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools' tours in Henry VIII's moated castle. Carisbrooke Castle (22 min)
Fine medieval castle and museum, where Charles I was imprisoned by Cromwell's Roundheads. Dinosaur Isle (9 min)
Animatronic dinosaurs and 1000 of the island's best fossils in a pterodactyl-shaped building. Robin Hill (15 min)
Family rides, tractor train, nature trails, falconry and events, plus a woodland tree house. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (1 hr 21)
Nelson's HMS Victory plus HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum, with simulators and harbour tours. HMS Victory (1 hr 21)
Museum within the world's oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the Battle of Trafalgar. Isle of Wight Steam Railway (16 min)
Outfit preserving railway history via exhibits, train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. Shanklin Chine (16 min)
Leafy, wooded ravine with waterfalls and abundant wildlife, plus arts heritage centre. Amazon World Zoo (14 min)
Conservation-minded venue with over 200 species including tropical birds and meerkats. Isle of Wight Zoo (9 min)
Home of ITV's 'Tiger Island', with exotic animals, informative talks and 'meet the animals'. Spinnaker Tower (1 hr 19)
Landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking Portsmouth harbour. Osborne (23 min)
Italian-inspired mansion amid lush gardens and filled with Victoria and Albert's former possessions. Mary Rose Museum (1 hr 25)
Museum for 16th-century Tudor warship, & King Henry VIII's favourite, built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. | 
