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Kids Days Out on Isle of Wight |
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always suggest you ring beforehand if visiting with disabled children as
not all the attractions within the place you are visiting may be
accessible, depending on disablement, and whether or not if you have a
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The Needles Old Battery West High Down, Alum Bay, PO39 0JH Tel 01983 754772 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/isleofwight |
The Needles Old Battery is a spectacularly sited cliff-top fort overlooking the rocks. It has guns on the parade ground, a twisty tunnel to explore and family activity packs. Shop, Tea-room |
Accessible WCs. Battery partially accessible. Phone for details and parking |
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Dinosaur Isle, Culver Parade, Sandown, Isle of Wight. PO36 8QA. Tel 01983 404344 www.dinosaurisle.com |
Dinosaur Isle is is Britain's first purpose built dinosaur museum, and visitor attraction with a large collection of dinosaur and other fossils. School trips. |
Yes |
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Needles Park, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight PO39 0JD Tel 0870 4580022 www.theneedles.co.uk |
Visit to view these jagged chalk stacks and lighthouse, the unique multi coloured sand cliffs and enjoy the Park's facilities, including the spectacular chairlift. |
Yes but some attractions restricted. Will help wherever possible |
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Fort Victoria, Near Yarmouth Isle of Wight Po41 ORR Tel 01983 760283 www.fortvictoria.co.uk |
Marine Aquarium - The remains of Fort Victoria now house a Marine Aquarium, a Sea Bed Archaeology Exhibition, a Planetarium and a Model Railway. The surrounding Country Park offers Seashore and Woodland walks. |
Yes |
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Brading
The Experience, High Street, Brading, Isle of Wight, Tel 01983 407286 www.bradingtheexperience.co.uk |
The original Isle of Wight Wax Works Museum and Animal World, themed cafe, discount outlet store, gift shop. School visits. |
To be advised |
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Osborne House,
near Cowes, Isle of Wight - PO32 6JX, Tel 01983 200022 Website |
Children will love the Swiss Cottage with its child-size furniture and also enjoy letting off steam in the play area. Acres of grounds and gardens to relax in, horse and carriage rides. restaurant and café. |
Yes |
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Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight - PO30 1XY Tel 01983 522107 Website |
Summer Family events at this this royal castle with battlements, a keep to climb and a museum to explore. The most famous residents today, however, are the Carisbrooke Donkeys. Tearoom. |
Partial access |
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| Mottistone Manor Garden | Mottistone Manor Garden has lots of different areas to explore. Find Captain Jack Marrow and his flowerpot friends then borrow a family discovery pack and become a garden detective. Tea-room and shop |
Partial access: Paths grass or loose gravel, some steep slopes and steps. Accessible WC. |
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Bembridge Windmill, High Street, Bembridge,
PO35 5SQ Tel 01983 873945 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/isleofwight |
Built around 1700 the island’s only surviving windmill has most of its original machinery. Explore its four floors, see how it operated with our working model. Free children’s I-spy trail. |
Surrounding field &
ground floor wheelchair-accessible. |
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Brading Roman
Villa, Morton Old Road, Brading, PO36 0EN Tel. 01983 406223 www.bradingromanvilla.org.uk |
Enjoy a great family day out at one of the finest Romano-British archaeological sites in the UK. Our award-winning Exhibition and Visitor Centre offers a unique insight into Roman life in Britain. School visits. Shop |
Yes |
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