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Days Out Isle of WightThings to do with Children & Family Days Out on the Isle of Wight
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| Isle of Wight Zoo, Sandown, 01983 403883 As well as having Britain's largest collection of tigers, the Isle of Wight Zoo is also home to lions, leopards, jaguars, lemurs, monkeys, snakes, spiders and lizards. All animals are kept within naturalist enclosures. |
| Amazon World Zoo Park, Nr. Arreton, 01983 867122 Zoo, conservation area and rain forest. Home to 200 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, amphibians and fish. Visitors can see tropical birds flying about the rainforest, a crocodile in the pond, a falconry display and endangered species in the zoo. |
| Dinosaur Isle, Sandown, Isle of Wight, 01983 404344 The Isle of Wight is the most important site for dinosaur remains in Europe! In recognition of this, the first purpose built museum in Britain was built on the Isle of Wight and now displays over 1,000 fossils and dinosaur reconstructions. |
| Godshill Model Village, Godshill, 01983 840270 Model villages of the local villages on the Isle of Wight of Godshill and Shanklin, to a 1/10 scale. Models of pubs, churches, the airfield, 2,500 conifers and shrubs. The tour of the model village takes around 45 mintues. |
| Blackgang Chine, Nr. Ventnor, 01983 730052 Adventure park set in 40 acres of cliff top gardens, overlooking the south west coast. Themed areas include nursery rhyme characters, dinosaurs, cowboy and indians. Rides for small children, as well as older ones, including a roller coaster that reaches 400 feet above the sea. |
| Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Newport, Set in 88 acres of countryside, there is something for everyone at this country park, including woodland walks, toboggan runs, hillbilly slides, swingship, bird watching and falconry displays. Three to four hours of activities and attractions. |
| The Needles, Alum Bay, 0870 4580022 The Needles Rocks and Lighthouse are the island's most famous landmark, and there are a variety of attractions to see including live glass sculpture demonstrations, the sand shop with up to 21 shades of sand, sweet factory where you watch the sweets being made, 9-hole golf course and boat rides to see the Needles. |
| Goodleaf Adventures, Seaview, Isle of Wight P033, 0333 800 1188 Learn to climb trees! Two and a half hours of instruction, with all equipment provided. Climbing up to 50ft and hanging upside down, or resting along the climb in the tree hammock. The trees are located in areas of outstanding beauty. |
| Southern Vectis, Newport, 01983 827000 See the island from an open top bus! One hour circular tour of the island visiting all the key sites. Hop on and off as you wish. |
| Brickfields Horse Country, Binstead Ryde, 01983 566801 A complete selection of horses and ponies can found at Brickfields, these include miniature Shetland ponies, which do not grow any bigger than 34 inches, donkeys, miniature jack donkey, and jenny donkeys, a mule, shire horses and thoroughbred horses. In addition, there are an array of farm animals, and during the high season six or seven pigs race in Porkers Paradise! There is also a museum with carriages and radios. |
| Island Planetarium & Astronomy Resources Centre, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 01983 761555 Multimedia astrodome theatre and exhibition area. Shows are under a hemispherical dome in the darkened auditorium lasting between 25 – 40 minutes with realistic and accurate reproduction of the star-studded night sky. Science displays and computer simulations in the exhibition area. |
| The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary, Wroxall, 01983 852693 The Donkey Sanctuary was established in 1987 to provide a home for donkeys in distress or need of care and attention. The sanctuary is now home to over 200 donkeys, set in 50 acres of land. |
| Waltzing Waters, Ryde, Isle of Wight, 01983 811 333 Elaborate water, light and music production with thousands of dazzling patterns produced by moving water and synchronised with music. Shows are in an auditorium and last 40 minutes. |
| Fort Victoria Country Park, Isle of Wight, 01983 761214
Fort Victoria Country Park has a variety of activities to offer visitors. The Fort was originally built on the north shore of the Isle of Wight to guard the Solent and the remains of the Fort is now home to a Martine Aquarium, Underwater Archaeology Centre, Planetarium and Model Railway – not to mention the surrounding nearly 50 acres of Country Park with seashore and woodland walks!
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| Seaview Wildlife Encounter, Seaview, Isle of Wight, 01983 612153
Seaview Wildlife Encounter conserves exotic bird species and wildlife, and is home to a diversity of rare and beautiful birds and animals. Visitors can see, learn, feed and stroke animals at close quarters. There is a daily programme of events including penguins, wallabies, meerkats, otters, the pet’s corner, flight aviary, bugs and reptiles. There are over one hundred flamingo of three different species.
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| Carisbrooke Castle, Nr Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30, 01983 522107 Enjoy 800 years of history at Carisbrooke Castle and learn about the castle's most famous resident, Charles I who was imprisoned in the castle between 1647-1648. An attempt at escape was only foiled when Charles I became wedged in the window bars! Learn how the castle was first a home, then a prison and a fortress for the island. Donkeys feature strongly in the history of the castle, where they worked on the tread wheel drawing water from the castle well, and today visitors can see demonstrations of the donkeys at work. The museum displays the history of the caste and their is film, hands-on weapons, interactives and a virtual tour. |
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| Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight PO33, 01983 882204 Steam railway running for five miles from Wootton to Smallbrook Junction, via Havenstreet and Ashey. All the carriages and most of the locomotives have always been Isle of Wight based, and have been restored to pristine condition. The oldest locomotive dates back to 1876, and oldest carriage back to 1864. |
Order old fashioned sweets from the UK online sweet shop, Handy Candy! With a huge range of old fashioned sweets, sweet hampers, unique pick & mix service, chews, candies, lollies, bars, infact nearly every kind of sweet - you are spoilt for choice! Choose sweet hampers, wedding sweets, party bags, sweet jars Easter Goodies and so much more! 
