The Round the Island Race 2025 is set for Saturday, 7th June 2025 and promises to be a highlight of the sailing calendar. Hosted by the Island Sailing Club, this annual race attracts over 8,000 sailors who come to compete in a 50 nautical mile course around the Isle of Wight. The race is famous for its inclusive “Race for All” spirit, welcoming everyone from
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The Isle of Wight Walking Festival, scheduled from May 10th to May 18th, 2025, is a premier event for walking enthusiasts, celebrating its 26th year. It’s renowned for being one of the UK’s longest-running walking festivals, offering a diverse array of walks across the island’s stunning landscapes. With over 500 miles of well-maintained footpaths, the festival is a dream for anyone keen to explore the
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Many of the best restaurants on the Island are in Ventnor. Here are a few of our favourites: Stripped Brasserie is the new kid on the block, a delightful Mediterranean restaurant known for its warm and inviting atmosphere. The menu offers a variety of delicious dishes, including slow-roasted lamb and perfectly seasoned lamb on the bone. Catering to various dietary preferences, it also features vegetarian,
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Ventnor is a great centre for walking and it is easy to holiday in the town for the weekend, park the car, and spend a weekend on foot. Here are some of our favourites circular walks from Ventnor that are not too demanding, and all start from the town: 1. Ventnor to Steephill Cove This scenic walk starts in the heart of Ventnor and heads
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After years of patching up the steps from the car park to the bridge leading to the Apartment front door we decided that the wood was getting too rotten to be safe for much longer. So, new for 2025, we have new steps made from very chunky wood.
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We now have an account with Hovertravel, so are able to book discounted foot passenger tickets from Southsea to Ryde. This is a great opportunity to use Europe’s only commercial hovercraft route, with a flight to the Island lasting just 8 minutes. We are also able to offer guests cheap day trips from the Island to Southsea / Portsmouth on the hovercraft. If you are
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Ventnor on the south coast of the Isle of Wight is a perfect base for a family holiday and to explore the Island. Attractions nearby include Blackgang Chine, the UK’s oldest theme park, Shanklin Chine, Dinosaur Isle, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway and the world-famous Needles Theme Park. There’s plenty of space for three generations of your family in the 5-bedroom Bermuda House overlooking
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The new covers have finally arrived for the seating in the second (back) living room at Bermuda House. The old white covers were getting more difficult to keep clean, so we have gone in a new direction with a denim blue tweed which hopefully will look clean longer. It certainly dramatically changes the look of the room.
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We have installed full fibre broadband wifi at Bermuda House and Beach View Apartment, so guests now have free access throughout each property to upto 100 Mb/s wifi with very low latency.
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We have now installed a pay as you go electric car charger in the Beach View Apartment dedicated parking space. Prices are very competitive compared to the (relatively few) public chargers on the Island. It is a 7kW charger which should be sufficient to fully charge an electric car overnight or a hybrid in under 3 hours.
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