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The Isle of Wight is The Island Classroom! We have dozens of visitor attractions perfect for learning as well as fun, supported by 704 expertly prepared curriculum-relevant resources!
![]() | ![]() | Alum BayAlum Bay is the location of a classic sequence of upper Paleocene and Eocene beds of soft sands and clays. The strata in the main section of the bay are near vertical and the sands are coloured due to oxidised iron compounds formed under different conditions. More Information | FREE Daytime 1-2 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Totland | |
![]() | ![]() | Chale & BlackgangA large coastal ravine historically linked to smuggling. Most of Blackgang's development has been obliterated by landslides and coastal erosion during the 20th Century. More Information | FREE Daytime 1-2 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Chale | |
![]() | ![]() | Chines of the IWA chine is a steep-sided river valley through soft eroding coastal cliffs of sandstone or clay. Fascinating folklore is attached to chines which have been linked to smuggling and shipwrecks. The Island is home to 20 chines, many accessible, offering great opportunities for study. More Information | FREE Daytime 2-16 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Island wide | |
![]() | ![]() | Compton Bay & DownsA sandy bay running from the stunning white cliffs of Freshwater along to soft red and orange Cretaceous rocks which are rapidly eroding. One of the best places in Europe for fossil hunting, and definitely the best place on the Island to see dinosaur footprints! More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Brighstone | |
![]() | Cowes & East CowesSeaport towns located on the estuary of the River Medina joined by a "floating bridge" chain ferry service. More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs | |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Cowes | |
![]() | ![]() | Freshwater Bay / Tennyson DownNamed after poet Alfred Lord Tennyson who lived nearby, Tennyson Down is a 3 mile chalk ridge extending from the Needles in the west to Freshwater Bay in the east. More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Freshwater | |
![]() | ![]() | Hurst SpitHome to Hurst Castle (1544), a scheduled monument and popular destination for visitors, Hurst Spit and its defences, salt marshes and beaches make great learning resources. More Information | £££ Mid Price Daytime 4-8 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: Summer months | Location: Yarmouth | |
![]() | ![]() | Newtown Nature ReserveAn area with a busy medieval past and now bursting with wildlife and study opportunities through its history, ancient woodlands, meadows, mudflats and salt marshes. Home to rare butterflies, red squirrels, wetland wildlife and abundant bird life. More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Newport | |
![]() | ![]() | RydeNoted for its expansive sands which are revealed at low tide, and its listed pier, the fourth longest in the UK, which houses a ferry terminal, car park and railway terminus. More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Ryde | |
![]() | ![]() | SeaviewSmall Edwardian resort with significant sea defences More Information | FREE Daytime 1-2 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Ryde | |
![]() | ShanklinThe sandy beach of Sandown Bay, the Old Village and a wooded ravine Shanklin Chine with nearby Rylstone Gardens are the main attractions in this small town at the end of the Island Line railway from Ryde Pier Head. More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs | |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Shanklin | |
![]() | ![]() | St Helens Duver & BembridgeA large natural harbour More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Bembridge | |
![]() | ![]() | St Lawrence UndercliffThe largest urban landslide complex in northern Europe, The Undercliff stretches from Niton to Bonchurch and its sheltered south facing location gives rise to a microclimate considerably warmer than elsewhere on the Island. More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Ventnor | |
![]() | ![]() | VentnorLying underneath St Boniface Down (241m) and built on steep slopes leading down to the sea, Ventnor's sheltered location results in more sunny days and fewer frosts than most of the UK. More Information | FREE Daytime 2-4 hrs |
Resources: ED Limited | Available: All year | Location: Ventnor |
Also worth checking out...
![]() | Adgestone Vineyard | £££ | Day | 2-4h | More Info | ||
![]() | Borthwood Copse | FREE | Day | 2-3h | More Info | ||
![]() | Bouldnor Forest | FREE | Day | 2-3h | More Info | ||
![]() | Fort Victoria, Woodland & Seaside Walk | £££ | Day | 2-3h | |||
![]() | Parkhurst Forest | FREE | Day | 2-3h | More Info | ||
![]() | Shanklin Chine | £££ | Day | Eve | 2-3h | More Info | |
![]() | The Chink | FREE | Day | Eve | 1h | More Info | |
![]() | The Devil's Chimney | FREE | Day | Eve | 1h | More Info | |
![]() | Ventnor Botanic Gardens | £££ | Day | 3-6h | More Info |