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Luxury 6 Berth
self catering holiday bungalows at Brambles Chine, Isle of
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Places to visit in the Isle of
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page contains website links for places of interest starting with a
link to the official Isle of Wight Tourism website. Hopefully these
will assist you in making the most of your time during your self
catering holiday in the Isle of Wight. When you click on the
icon alongside each description, a separate page will open up at the
appropriate website - the Botly Leisure web page will still be in
view in its original window. |
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Isle of Wight Tourism This is a link to the
official Isle of Wight tourism website. It contains useful information
concerning forthcoming events, places to visit, eating out, sports and
outdoor activities.
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Blackgang Chine.
Overlooking the spectacular South West ‘Heritage Coast’ of the
Isle of Wight,
Blackgang Chine is an eccentric mix of exciting rides, goblins and
fairies, dinosaurs, nursery rhyme characters, cowboys and Indians all set
within rambling Victorian gardens and designed to appeal to the child in us
all! Blackgang Chine is just over 12 miles from your Botly Leisure bungalow
at Brambles Chine, Isle of Wight. |
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Totland Bay is
situated on the west side of the Island where families can enjoy the
delightful sandy beach. Totland seafront is
suitable for those who enjoy a quite relaxing time on the beach. Just yards
from the Water Front Restaurant and the catering facilities on the Pier. You
can take a leisurely stroll along the promenade to Colwell Bay.
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Yarmouth Harbour.
This is a 'must see'.
Yarmouth is a picturesque fishing, ferry and yachting
port widely regarded as one of the jewels of the South Coast. The deepwater
harbour retains its old world aura while visiting yachtsmen will find a
range of amenities
which are very much up to date and accepted as being among the best in the
South. Yarmouth harbour is only a short drive to your Botly Leisure bungalow
at Brambles Chine, Isle of Wight. |
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Yarmouth.
Decorate your own colourful hand made pottery at the
working pottery. People of all ages visit to make gifts and mementoes,
browse the pottery gifts or just meet friends for coffee. |
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Alum Bay.
Chairlift, Junior Driver, Games Kiosk, Jurassic Golf, Carousel, Alum Bay
Glass,
Sweet
Manufactory, Space Buggy, Orbitors, Pirate Ship ...and more.
Visit Alum Bay in the Isle of Wight for a great day out
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Sandown Zoo Isle of Wight.
Home to Britain's largest collection of tigers, this
award winning zoo has been a dedicated ally to the tiger for over a quarter
of a century. The Zoo also cares for a wide range of other animals including
lions, leopards, jaguars, lemurs, monkeys, snakes, spiders and lizards. All
the animals are housed in a wide variety of naturalistic enclosures that
encourage them to display their natural behaviours. |
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Fort Victoria
at Yarmouth offers a Marine Aquarium, Model Railway,
Seabed Archaeology, Island Planetarium ...and more. |
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Steam Railway
at Havenstreet (between Newport and Ryde). The railway
runs five miles from Wootton, through Havenstreet and Ashey, to Smallbrook
Junction, which is the interchange with Island Line's electric trains that
run from Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head (Connecting with the Wightlink
high-speed catamaran service from Portsmouth Harbour). Havenstreet is the
main station with a large tarmac car park. Granny Winter's Pantry offers a
wide variety of hot and cold meals, snacks and beverages. Don't miss a visit
to Railway Shop either.
There is also a children's
play area, woodland walk and museum of Island railway history at
Havenstreet. |
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The
Dinosaur Farm Museum
at Brighstone was set up in 1992 on the site of the
biggest dinosaur find on the Isle of Wight, the Barnes High Sauropod.
The Isle of Wight is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur
remains. There are over 15 types known, with a new species being discovered
on average every three years. In 2001 the latest dinosaur to be named
officially from the Isle of Wight was Eotyrannus - the oldest ancestor of
Tyrannosaurs.
If you're interested in
Dinosaurs, don't miss this! |
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Robin Hill
at Downend near Newport offers something for everyone,
whether it is the thrill of the Island's 3 biggest rides to the challenge of
Squirrel Tower or the peace of the woodland walks where the Red Squirrels
live. Set in
88 acres
of beautiful woodland and countryside the park offers activities and
attractions for all ages with space for the 'young at heart' to let off
steam. |
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Aquarius Diving Retail Ltd
is the Isle of Wight’s only
PADI 5* Instructor Development centre and offers you a 'one stop' solution
to all your diving needs at their superb retail premises in Seaview or at
their training facilities based at the West Wight Sports Centre in
Freshwater. |
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Book now for your
Self Catering Holiday at Brambles Chine. |
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