Travel
Flight
London Heathrow/London Gatwick
these 2 airports are typically the easiest and about an hour from the port towns (southampton & portsmouth) where you catch the ferry to the island. london gatwick airport is on a direct train route to portsmouth. london heathrow airport is easier to grab a taxi or rent a car down to southampton or portsmouth, or book a national express coach. there are london underground trains from heathrow, that goes into central london, and you can then take a train to southampton or portsmouth, but this is a longer route.
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Ferry
please click the link below to book your ferry either with wight link or red funnel. discount codes are also available for 15% off, so please ask either of us prior to booking! let us know if you have any questions. red funnel and wight link are the ferry companies. wight link is linked below.
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Places to Stay
villages about 5 min from kingston manor: shorwell chale these will mainly have airbnbs, or the crown pub in shorwell may have rooms available. 10-15 mins: newport this is the main town on the island, there will be lots of airbnbs/houses to rent. also there are rooms available in pubs. brighstone godshill these 2 villages will have lots of quaint airbnb places to rent. brighstone is also on the coastal road, called military road, that has many campsites to stay on the most picturesque part of the island. 20-25 minutes: freshwater yarmouth ventnor cowes these small coastal towns will have lots of airbnb's and also hotels such as the george hotel and bugle coaching inn in yarmouth; the hambrough, the royal and the wellington in ventnor; foresters hall and villa rothsay in cowes. 30-35 minutes: bembridge this is a small coastal town a little further out, but has two nice hotels called the birdham and seaview hotel.
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Car Information
CAUTION: uber/lyft is not available on the island. there is an Enterprise car rental in newport, the town center. taxis generally need to be booked in advance.