Top Rated Parks to Visit in Isle of Wight

"Take a trip to the captivating village of Lepe on the New Forest coast to roam the landscape of Lepe Country Park. This wonderful destination is a great family-friendly day out, dog-friendly attraction to visit, or perfect for a romantic stroll along the seafront. Nature abounds throughout the reserve with lots of birdlife to spot including curlew, dunlin and plover."

"Go there on a sunny day with a group of friends, a BBQ, some ball games or just to relax with a book. The common hosts events like Victorious Festival, the Race for Life and Beach Dubbin'. The common is a 3-minute cycle or 12-minute walk from the centre of campus."

"On the southern tip of Portsmouth, the Southsea Rose Gardens is, as the name suggests, a rose garden that makes for a wonderful summertime walk when the flowers are in full bloom. There’s also some fascinating history behind the circular park as it was the training base for the Cockleshell Heroes prior to their Bordeaux Harbour attack during WWII. A stone’s throw from our Southsea hotel, Southsea Common is a wide open park perfect for picnics, ball games and ice cream eating."

"Water quality: excellentDogs: October-AprilCar park: Penny Way pay and display (Sat nav: BH23 4UE). This sandy beach is located below Steamer Point Nature Reserve, which boasts both aquatic and woodland habitats which attract a multitude of wildlife. The quiet beach can be accessed from a one-mile path from Friar’s Cliff beach to the west or Highcliffe Castle to the east, or alternatively, there’s a long-stay car park with on-site toilets."

"Address: Bishop's House, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3HG, England, UK Tel: +44 023 9282 6613 Located around 1.5 km / 1 mile to the north of the Cathedral of St. Thomas of Canterbury is the city's Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Serving the city as the seat for the Bishop of Portsmouth, this landmark took ten years to build and was completed in the summer of 1892. Built out of Fareham red bricks, the architecture is best described as being French Gothic and features a beautiful curving apse, as well as colourful stained-glass windows and fine details within its St. Patrick's Chapel."

"The oldest architecture at Portsmouth Cathedral goes back to a 12th-century chapel dedicated to the slain Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket. This was almost totally obliterated in 1642 during the English Civil War, and only the Early English Gothic transept and choir survived. In the chancel there’s a monument to George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, who was assassinated by an army officer at the Greyhound Pub in Portsmouth in 1628."

"The foundation stone of Portsmouth Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury, was laid in 1185. The chancel and transepts date from Norman times, while the choir is in the late style of Sir Christopher Wren. A highlight is the south side aisle of the choir, dedicated to the Royal Navy and including mementos of the Mary Rose and Nelson's HMS Victory."

"High on a mound dominating the Forest’s capital, Lyndhurst, stands the church of St. Michael and All Angels. Whilst a comparative newcomer to the scene it isone of the more prominent New Forest churches and a fine example of Victorian Gothic style architecture. The present building, the third on the site, was built between 1858-69 during the height of the village’s popularity with Victorian gentry."

"Japanese street food & sushi, served fresh daily on a colourful kaiten conveyor belt. Order hot dishes straight from the kitchen at the press of a but ..."