Isle of Wight Location and Weather
The Isle of Wight is one of the most famous sailing
venues in the world with Cowes Week every August a world renouned yacht
racing event.
Located about 2 miles off the South Coast, the Island measures 23 miles
by 16 and can only be reached by boat
Car and foot passenger ferries run to the Island from Southampton, Portsmouth
and Lymington every day of the year
In any activity package we can arrange for you return passenger tickets
and transfers on the Island during your stay.
Travel
Red Funnel Ferries run both foot passenger & car ferries
from Southampton to Cowes every day throughout the year
Visit http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/ for a full timetable of
services
Wightlink runs car and passenger ferries from Portsmouth
and Lymington. Visit www.wightlink.co.uk
for timetables and fares.
All mainland ferry terminals have British Rail stations
with links direct to the ferry terminals
Travel time from London Waterloo to West Cowes is only 2
hours - you can catch the 6:30 and be in the pub in Cowes by 8:30 with
your beer!
Click on WEATHER
for up to date Island conditions
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