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The first stop after arriving on the Isle of Wight was Carisbrooke Castle. This castle appeals to the historian in me 🙂 It it where Charles I was imprisoned after his defeat in the English Civil War and his 14 year old daughter died here. The next major royal to get involved was Princess Beatrice […]

We have reached August already (!) and embarked on our summer holiday to the Isle of Wight, yay! Here we go, getting on the ferry! And then relaxing on board. There was a moment of hilarity when Matthew shrieked ‘I’m not supervised!’ in a panicked voice because he was sat on his own in the […]

Planning ahead, yay! Trying to make sure we don’t forget anything, let me know if you think of any essentials I’ve missed! Clothes for all of us and bag for dirty washing Medicines and first aid Toiletries and suncream Cot, bedding and musical sea horse for Zach Snacks and food for travel/first day Gro clock […]

OK so the time has come to think ahead. Only 3 weeks to go. As usual I asked the kids what they wanted to do, after all it is THEIR break from school. So what did they choose? A trip on a train No surprises for guessing this was Matthew’s first choice! We live halfway […]

Looking for some advice today chaps: Where are the best places to visit on the Isle of Wight in July? I have been on TripAdviser and got about a million ideas. We are going for 7 days. Here are my top 15 (in no particular order) but how can I narrow them down?! 1. Osborne […]