Carisbrooke Castle Museum is located in Newport and is dedicated to telling the story of this grand castle that has for hundreds of years dominated the area around it on the Isle of Wight. The museum contains many fine...

Film lovers on the Isle of Wight have a number of cinemas to chose from but the most modern complex is undoubtedly Cineworld’s multiplex in Newport, the Island’s main town. The cinema boasts eight screens showing a wide variety of...

The Maritime Heritage Museum exhibits 60 small, attractive and unique craft with special displays. Just added are genuine Gipsy Moth IV items. Restoration of historic boats by volunteers is always on view and research is undertaken using the large archives....

Newport’s Congregational Church is a small religious building located close to the centre of the Isle of Wight’s main town. The church is associated with the Congregational Federation, which aims to bring small and medium churches together to form a...

The River Medina cuts through the Isle of Wight and is navigable as far as Newport where Island Harbour Marina can be found just one mile upstream from the sea at Cowes. The marina has a depth of water of...

Located next to the Isle of Wight classic boat museum is an equally important transport museum, the Isle of Wight Bus Museum. The museum was opened in 1997 and within its admittedly non-descript exterior is an Aladdin’s cave of vintage...

Newport on the Isle of Wight has a number of striking memorials with one of the most impressive being that dedicated to Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma that takes pride of place in St. James' Square in the centre of...

Bowls teams from across the Isle of Wight annually good naturedly challenge each other to a league competition and one of the most successful teams over the years has consistently been Newport Bowling Club. The club has a purpose built...

The friendly course at Newport Golf Course was first established in 1896 and has continued to prosper and grow ever since. The course is laid out as a nine hole course with a number of challenging and quite difficult holes...

One of the most striking buildings in the capital town of the Isle of Wight, Newport, is Newport Methodist Church. The Gothic exterior of this superb church, located just away from the centre of the town, was erected in the...

A church has stood where Newport Minster stands since the 7th Century. Today’s church is Victorian but the previous church dated from the late 12th Century when it was the church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury (Thomas Becket). With the...

Located in Newport on the Isle of Wight, one thing that you are not expecting amongst the suburban homes of this area is a Roman Villa, but then you have to believe it when you see it there. There...

Parkhurst Forest is the Isle of Wight’s second largest area of public open woodland and is located near to the island’s capital Newport. The wood covers an area of three hundred and ninety five hectares and is owned and maintained...

Quay Arts Centre is the leading gallery and cultural centre on the Isle of Wight and is situated in a traditional 19th Century brewing house which has been specially adapted to house a series of fine spaces. The complex...

Queen Victoria throughout her reign on the British throne had a strong love of the Isle of Wight spending much of her life on the island. When she died a monument was designed by Percy G Stone and was erected...

The Salvation Army in Newport on the Isle of Wight has a dedicated team who ensure the facility in Pyle Street in the town welcomes anyone in. The Salvation Army, in addition to teaching the lessons of the bible and...

Seaclose Recreation Ground is one of a number of large areas of public open space at Newport on the Isle of Wight. The park covers an area of over one hundred acres with most of the area laid out to...

St Catherine’s Oratory is a tall medieval tower, octaganal in shape. Many claim that the tower was once used as a lighthouse, although the original use is still a matter for debate. The structure is dated at 1328,...

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Church is located in the heart of the town of Newport on the Isle of Wight. The church has been in existence since the late 18th Century following the passing of the Acts of Catholic...

In 1774 the Unitarian Meeting House, in Newport on the Isle of Wight, was founded and today it is the oldest non conformist place of worship on the island. The history of the church goes back much further, however, in...

Designed by Alderman J C Millgate, Newport’s War Memorial is located in the heart of Newport on the Isle of Wight. Made of Portland Stone and fashioned into a traditional Celtic cross design, the memorial was unveiled on 16th September...