Visit Isle of Wight is pleased to announce the continued support of Warner Leisure Hotels, ensuring the success and encouraging growth of the Isle of Wight Walking Festival. The Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2019 will run from 4th May to 19th May, and one of the most popular festivals of it’s kind in Europe and vital in bringing visitors
Read moreA fresh set of drop-in sessions for this Autumn have been announced. The sessions will feature a small team from Visit Isle of Wight – including the MD of Visit Isle of Wight, Will Myles. The drop-in sessions will be an opportunity for Wight BID levy payers to find out more about what Visit Isle of Wight will be doing
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The finalists for Wight In Bloom 2018 have been revealed. The event, now in it’s fifth year, has seen over 125 entries in 9 categories this year, including best commercial garden and best edible garden. Sponsored by Red Funnel, Isle of Wight County Press, Liz Earle and Visit Isle of Wight, the competition sets out to demonstrate that the Island
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The Visit Isle of Wight Travel Ambassadors are offering a small number of lucky accommodation providers the chance to give their customers free bus travel. The hugely successful Southern Vectis Key Card scheme aims to convert individual car journeys into bus trips to show visitors just how easy it is to travel around the island without their own four wheels.
Read morefrom Ryde Carnival: Ryde Carnival WINS the “UK’s Most Popular Carnival” award! Ryde Carnival was chosen by the UK’s rental giants HolidayLettings.co.uk (owned by TripAdvisor) as one of the final 11 competitors in the running to be named the UK’s Most Popular Carnival for 2018. To win this award, they needed to receive the most votes on the Holiday Letting’s
Read moreIW Cycle Fest is back for 2018! IW Cycle Fest 2018 starts in style this weekend, with a free-to-enter opening event centrally located at Arreton Barns featuring a retail village, rides suitable for all ages and abilities, local cuisine, entertainment and incorporating the SpyVelo CX Cup, the free-to-enter Cycle Isle Trax Kids Cup, free kids coaching sessions, a pump track,
Read moreUNLEASH YOUR MINI ADVENTURERS AT HOLIDAY PARKS ACROSS THE UK Survive summer on an action-packed break with Parkdean Resorts PARENTS seeking ways to entertain children this school holidays can be sure to beat the boredom during an adventure-filled summer break with Parkdean Resorts. The UK is set for a long spell of sunny, dry weather and high temperatures for
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German film crew lifts the lid on Victoria’s Royal Isle A film crew from Germany have been visiting the Isle of Wight. The television production companies Neue Artfilm GmbH and Berlin Producers Media GmbH are making an hour long programme about the Isle of Wight as part of the second season of the documentary series ‘The Isles of the Queen’.
Read moreClaiming a second home as a business has been thrown into the spotlight by British Destinations. In an online article, British Destinations – a national trade organisation representing and delivering activities on behalf of visitor destinations across the UK – is asking for views on the issues raised by the alleged abuse of the business rate relief scheme. The article
Read moreAutumn and Winter on the Island – tell us what you’ve got going on! National and international travel media are always on the lookout for new developments, events and new reasons to visit a location – and they are big fans of the Isle of Wight! Add it to the consumer website VisitIsleofWight.co.uk (go to https://www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/information/submit-event) or let us know about
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