Cowes Maritime Museum celebrates the long tradition of nautical affairs that have gone on in the town and across the whole Isle of Wight....

Osborne House was bought by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1845 and used as a retreat away from stresses and court life. Today it...

The Maritime Heritage Museum exhibits 60 small, attractive and unique craft with special displays. Just added are genuine Gipsy Moth IV items. Restoration of historic...

Carisbrooke Castle Museum is located in Newport and is dedicated to telling the story of this grand castle that has for hundreds of years dominated...

Calshot Castle formed part of the chain of costal forts built by Henry VIII in 1539. Its strategic importance, alongside the deep-water channel between Southampton...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway gives visitors to the southernmost English county a chance to relive a more simple and elegant time on the...

A spectacular 200-acre woodland garden, world famous for the Rothschild collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and magnolias. The daffodil meadow, rock garden, rose garden, cascades,...

The Hovercraft museum is one of the few collections anywhere in the world entirely dedicated to hovercraft. Located on the site of the former...

With a beautiful riverside setting this historic, picturesque 18th century shipbuilding village is where ships for Nelson’s fleet were built. The Buckler’s Hard Story together...

A world of wildlife awaits you at this award-winning park. This park is home to wonderful penguins, pelicans, flamingos, parrots, beavers and many different species...

This interesting reconstruction of many of the facets of a village from the 17th Century is a fascinating place to visit if you are in...

This museum and heritage centre is dedicated to the industrial past of the area. The brickworks has been an important component in this community...

There are more than 240 acres of parkland, woodland and foreshore areas to be explored here. The park is in the grounds of an old...

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum is one of the finest of its type anywhere in the world, and offers visitors the chance to walk on...

Gosport Discovery Centre offers all ages a chance to get involved in the history of the area and learn more about how Gosport and its...

The Hampshire Naval Collection covers all aspects of naval life from the Merchant navy through to the conflicts that the Royal Navy have bee involved...

This hands-on history and science centre has been specifically designed to appeal to young people, although there is something for all ages on offer here....

Voted “Visitor Attraction of the Year” by Tourism Southeast, Blue Reef brings the magic of the undersea world alive. A giant tropical ocean tank with...

Southsea Castle was built as part of a series of fortifications constructed by Henry VIII around the coast of England to protect against the many...

The Square Tower is a surviving part of the original fortifications built for Portsmouth in 1494, in fact it is one of the only parts...