Travel To and From the Island
The Island is more accessible than it might appear with 3 Companies operating several different services across the Solent at most times of the day and night.

Visit the Red Funnel Web Site (Tel 023 8033 4010)

• Southampton to West Cowes High Speed Passenger Ferry (23 minutes).
• Southampton to East Cowes Vehicle and Passenger Ferry (1 hour).

Visit the Wightlink Web Site (Tel 0870 582 7744)

• Portsmouth to Fishbourne Vehicle and Passenger Ferry (40 minutes).
• Portsmouth Harbour Station to Ryde High Speed Passenger Catamaran (15 minutes).
• Lymington to Yarmouth Vehicle and Passenger Ferry (35 minutes).

Visit the Hovertravel Web Site (Tel 01983 811000)

• Portsmouth to Ryde High Speed Passenger Hovercraft (10 - 15 minutes).

Onward Travel
All the mainland ferry ports are well served with local connections, particularly Southampton (M3, M27, M275) and Portsmouth (M27 and A3(M))
The fast catamaran to Southampton connects with buses from Newport and to Southampton Central via a free bus or short taxi ride. The catamaran to Portsmouth Harbour Station can be reached by Island Line trains from Shanklin, Sandown, Lake, Brading and Ryde.
Fast trains from Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour take only 1 hour and 15 minutes - 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach London Waterloo.

Visit the National Rail Enquiries Web Site (Tel 08457 484950)


Island Transport
Southern Vectis (Tel 01983 522456) - bus routes covering the whole island running from early morning to late at night.

Education
The Island has 1 College, 5 High Schools, 16 Middle schools and 46 Primary Schools

• Education on the Isle of Wight - For details of all Government funded schools
• Ryde School with Upper Chine
• IW College
• Priory School
  
  

• IW County Press
• IW Radio

General Information

• Isle of Wight Council (telephone 01983 821000)
• St Marys Hospital (telephone 01983 524081)
• The Orchard - Private Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight (telephone 01983 520022)
• Chalybeate, Southampton BUPA Hospital, Southampton (telephone 023 8077 5544)
• Isle of Wight Tourism (telephone 01983 524343)
• Chamber of Commerce (telephone 01983 520777)

Yacht Clubs

Isle of Wight

• Royal Yacht Squadron - Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Royal London Yacht Club - Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Royal Corinthian Yacht Club - Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club - Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Island Sailing Club - Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Gurnard Sailing Club - Gurnard, Isle of Wight (telephone 01983 295169)
• Seaview Yacht Club - Seaview, Isle of Wight
• Royal Victorian Yacht Club - Fishbourne, Isle of Wight
• Brading Haven Yacht Club - St.Helens, Ryde, Isle of Wight
• Bembridge Sailing Club - Bembridge, Isle of Wight

Mainland UK

• Royal Lymington Yacht Club - Lymington, Hampshire
• Royal Southampton Yacht Club - Southampton, Hampshire
• Lee on the Solent Yacht Club - Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire

Maritime Websites

• Trinity House - a maritime organisation for the safety of shipping and the welfare of seafarers.
• Island Harbour - 200 berths for permanent moorings and visiting yachts, Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Yarmouth Harbour Commission
• East Cowes Marina - 120 Residential Berth Marina, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Tide Times
• Cowes Combined Clubs   www.skandiacowesweek.co.uk
• Cowes Week Regatta      www.skandiacowesweek.co.uk
• Cowes Harbour  www.cowes.co.uk

Accommodation and Restaurants