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Fort Victoria Aquarium contains a fascinating collection of fish and invertebrates from the local waters around the Isle of Wight ranging from the strange looking cuttlefish, dangerous spider crabs and the beguiling seahorses. In another area of the aquarium visitors...
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Set within the remains of a Napoleonic fort, Fort Victoria Model Railway is one of the largest model railway layouts in the United Kingdom and offers both the model railway enthusiast and the general visitor the chance to marvel at...
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Latest Yarmouth Review
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This small town on the northern coastline of the Isle of Wight is charming and delightful. Each of the streets appears to have been laid out in the 18th Century with an artists eye for mismatched coloured roof tiles. Getting there couldn't be easier with direct ferry rides from the mainland at Portsmouth and Southampton. Then off to look around a medieval castle, chat to the RNLI guys and superb cream teas or ice cream before having a short stroll on the town pier. Lovely day out. 
- Rachel MacKenzie
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The area around the Solent and Isle of Wight is popular with sailing enthusiasts and day boaters, but sometimes they get into difficulties, which is where the Royal National Lifeboat Institute’s lifeboat at Yarmouth comes in. The lifeboat station at...
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In the summer of 1878 a number of sailing enthusiasts from Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight came together to form a sailing club and after holding a meeting in the George Hotel formed The Solent Yacht Club that would...
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St James Church in Yarmouth has had a troubled history. Built in medieval times very little of the church's original origins remain having been destroyed during a French raid on Yarmouth in 1377 and its replacement was by, 1543 a...
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The lovely surroundings of Yarmouth’s Fort Victoria Country Park is a perfect setting for the Island Planetarium. This venue provides visitors with an up close and personal with the night’s sky within an astrodome 360 star theatre. Expert astronomers are...
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The Solent and the English Channel is a rich marine environment with a rich and diverse history and at the Underwater Archaeology Centre at Fort Victoria Country Park visitors can learn about the waters around the Isle of Wight. You’ll...
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This was the last, and one of the most sophisticated pieces added to Henry VIII’s coastal defences; in fact, it was completed two years after his death in 1547. It was the first example of the ‘arrowhead’ artillery bastion...
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Yarmouth Pier is unique in that it is the only original pier in the British Isles to be completely built from wood, except for the nuts and bolts that actually keep it together. Originally opened on 19 July 1876 and...
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Yarmouth Sailing Club was first founded in October 1969, but it was the following summer season that saw the club come into its own with members sailing in the fine waters of the Solent. Today Yarmouth Sailing Club is located...
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