West Wight Moments . . . a selection of video clips from around our coastline Plus a few more short videos and a video postcard, too. West Wight Moments from Wightpod on Vimeo Music: Rayrama Editor’s Pick, Tripfilms “A high-quality travel video that is both informative and inspiring.” Video Britain: Video of the Day, Travel [...]
A Village History: Brook, West Wight The website Brook Village History, www.brookvillagehistory.co.uk, offers an insight into the small but unique area on the south coast of West Wight. It includes memories and photographs that record the way people lived and worked in Brook, Mottistone, Hulverstone and Chessell from the mid-19th century to the 1970s. Charles [...]
The Wight Surf History Project celebrating 50 years of surfing on the Isle of Wight. The Wight Surf History Project tells the story of how surfing arrived and evolved on the Isle of Wight, and the lively characters involved in Island surfing since the early 1960s. In those days surfing was something of an experiment [...]
Eco Island is the start of something big on the Isle of Wight that makes a real difference to all our lives. Charter The Eco Island Charter is a statement of our intention to take our destiny back into our own hands. We plan to be at the start of something big on the Isle [...]
The Isle of Wight has two heritage coasts. The Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) was designated in 1963. Covering approximately 191 square kilometres, the AONB covers half the land area of the Island. In 1974 two heritage coasts were defined in West Wight, Tennyson in the south and Hamstead in the [...]
West Wight is the quiet side of the Island. The picturesque landscape of the West Wight is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). Much of it is protected by the National Trust. But you’ll have heard of our most famous natural landmarks the Needles rocks and the coloured sands of Alum Bay. As [...]
The Mottistone Long Stone, a five-metre tall sandstone megalith on the downs above Compton Bay, has a second stone lying at its foot. The remaining outlines of the original New Stone Age tomb and grass mound are well defined on the downs above Compton Bay. The barrow is aligned with the summer solstice sunrise. [...]
Sea kayaking, coasteering, stand-up paddle boarding, river canoeing, mountain biking, archery… if you want Isle of Wight adventure activities for the whole family, West Wight has it all. Freshwater Bay offers spectacular paddling with remote coves, caves, creeks, sheltered harbours, sea stacks and the Needles not far away. Sheltered and rough waters in exposed tidal [...]
Wherever you stay in West Wight you’ll be close to areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs), sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) and National Trust coastline. It’s easy to enjoy the simple pleasures of walking, cycling, watching birds and other wildlife, sketching and photography. Many village gardens are havens for wildlife with bird boxes, bug [...]
The village of Chale at the eastern end of the Tennyson heritage coast is, for many visitors to this officially-classified area of outstanding natural beauty, the ideal base for a holiday in West Wight. It is just a 20-minute drive from the ferry at Yarmouth. There are many Isle of Wight attractions nearby, sights to [...]
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