Heathrow Airport 2 hr 40
Southsea Castle (1 hr 31.) naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools tours in henry viii s moated castle. Isle Of Wight Steam Railway (19 min.) outfit preserving railway history via exhibits train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (1 hr 27.) nelson s hms victory plus hms warrior and the mary rose museum with simulators and harbour tours. Osborne (27 min.) italian-inspired mansion amid lush gardens and filled with victoria and albert s former possessions. Amazon World Zoo (20 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 . Holy Trinity Church (1 min) Mary Rose Museum (1 hr 31.) museum for 16th-century tudor warship & king henry viii s favourite built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Brading Roman Villa (11 min.) excavated roman courtyard villa with well-preserved mosaics and displays of finds from the site. The D-Day Story (1 hr 30.) d-day story told through archive films landing craft weapons and the 83-metre overlord embroidery. Carisbrooke Castle (28 min.) fine medieval castle and museum where charles i was imprisoned by cromwell s roundheads. Hms Victory (1 hr 27.) museum within the world s oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the battle of trafalgar. Shanklin Chine (22 min.) leafy wooded ravine with waterfalls and abundant wildlife plus arts heritage centre. Foreland Road (1 min) Dinosaur Isle (10 min.) animatronic dinosaurs and 1000 of the island s best fossils in a pterodactyl-shaped building. Robin Hill (20 min.) family rides tractor train nature trails falconry and events plus a woodland tree house. |