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by: Jo Macaulay
So, you’ve decided that the diamond floating in the south is your destination for New Year’s Eve, where are you going to go? Yes, our Island may seem small, but our...
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by: Red Funnel
An Isle of Wight winter walking route that ends at a cosy pub with an open fire and good food or beer – all these are the ingredients for a great day out. Here are o...
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by: Jo Macaulay
Ever thought of making your own jewellery? Or perhaps you have an idea in mind for a piece of jewellery that you’d like to make and give to somebody special? ...
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by: Jo Macaulay
Shipwrecks abound around the Isle of Wight and some can still be seen in the shallows of the beaches, and at the foot of the cliffs. Others are further out but are g...
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by: Jo Macaulay
The eagerly awaited annual Isle of Wight Classic Beer, Buses and Walks Weekend is on 10th and 11th October 2020, and in previous years, up to 82 privately preserved...
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by: Alix Robinson
It’s Sunday lunch season and the roast beef, lamb, pork, chicken and nut roasts are firmly back on the menu. A great warming and traditional meal that all the family...
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by: Jo Macaulay
Apparently the Isle of Wight is the most haunted Island in the world, and there’s scarcely a place where you won’t come across ghostly apparitions or things going bu...
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by: Jo Macaulay
Ghostly goings-on were the stuff of local legend until the mid 1970s when Gay Baldwin started writing her series of Ghost Island books (then called Ghosts of the Isl...
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by: Jo Macaulay
One of the most enjoyable, interesting and even educational activities on the Isle of Wight is walking along one of our beautiful beaches looking for treasures – whe...
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by: Sarah Sims
Enjoying a family holiday on a working farm comes with all sorts of unexpected benefits beyond the beauty of the countryside. You’ll be experiencing all manner of fa...