David’s guidebook
Food with a View
An easy walk from the Cabin! The food disappointed our last guests ... go for the beer and view! Booking essential.
29 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Crab and Lobster Inn
32 Forelands Field RdAn easy walk from the Cabin! The food disappointed our last guests ... go for the beer and view! Booking essential.
in the harbour - lunchtime cafe
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Best Dressed Crab Ltd
Embankment Roadin the harbour - lunchtime cafe
The Culver Haven Inn
Culver Down RoadGreat views from here! Good pub food.
The Spyglass Inn
EsplanadeGreat views out to sea
Lovely spot for lunch or a tea. On the end of Appley Beach.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dell Cafe
Lovely spot for lunch or a tea. On the end of Appley Beach.
A lovely spot for a special lunch or dinner. There's a great terrace at the top of the hill with views - have a glass of wine there first:)
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Royal Hotel
Belgrave RoadA lovely spot for a special lunch or dinner. There's a great terrace at the top of the hill with views - have a glass of wine there first:)
Steephill Cove is fantastic! No car access just a small beach with a cafe.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Beach Shack
Western EsplanadeSteephill Cove is fantastic! No car access just a small beach with a cafe.
This is a converted bandstand - the picture is not correct. It's glassed in with views over Sandown beach.
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Bandstand Restaurant
39 Culver ParadeThis is a converted bandstand - the picture is not correct. It's glassed in with views over Sandown beach.
Right on Sandown beach - great for a beer and nachos.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
DRIFTWOOD BEACH BAR
37 Culver ParadeRight on Sandown beach - great for a beer and nachos.
The Sundial
21 Culver ParadeGreat cafe right on the beach at Sandown.
Nice spot very near us on the beach. Outdoor seating only.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Beach Hut
Forelands Field RoadNice spot very near us on the beach. Outdoor seating only.
Food scene
good food - there's also a garden for lunch. Booking essential.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fox's Restaurant
11 High Stgood food - there's also a garden for lunch. Booking essential.
They now have a great pizza pop up behind the pub. Great pizzas - lively atmosphere.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Old Village Inn
61 High StreetThey now have a great pizza pop up behind the pub. Great pizzas - lively atmosphere.
Lu Shan Chinese Restaurant
Sherborne StreetRegal Fish & Chips
11 Foreland RdTake away for the beach!
The Bakery
33 High Sta bakery and small cafe
Next to our local airport. Not a lot of atmosphere, but popular for Sunday lunch
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Propeller Inn
Sandown RoadNext to our local airport. Not a lot of atmosphere, but popular for Sunday lunch
33 St. Helens
Lower Green RoadNow a cafe and deli. A nice spot for lunch.
Ganders Restaurant
Upper Green RoadFamily run restaurant. Good food.
fine dining and an informal restaurant with a bar. Stay with the informal dining.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Seaview Hotel
High Streetfine dining and an informal restaurant with a bar. Stay with the informal dining.
Really good pub food. One of the best on the Island - booking essential.
36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Taverners
High StreetReally good pub food. One of the best on the Island - booking essential.
Good food, across the street from the beach.
120 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Boathouse
Quay RoadGood food, across the street from the beach.
A nice pub with good food. Not far from NT Mottistone Manor
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Crown Inn
Walkers LaneA nice pub with good food. Not far from NT Mottistone Manor
Great spot by the water's edge. It's the other side of the Island to us. Good spot for sunsets.
104 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Hut
Colwell Chine RoadGreat spot by the water's edge. It's the other side of the Island to us. Good spot for sunsets.
This is a nice cafe to stop for lunch. It's on the Red Squirrel Trail. Great for cyclists. Obviously:)
Peddlers cafe
This is a nice cafe to stop for lunch. It's on the Red Squirrel Trail. Great for cyclists. Obviously:)
Good food - recommended by our guests. Close walk to St Catherine's Lighthouse
27 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Buddle Inn
Saint Catherine's RoadGood food - recommended by our guests. Close walk to St Catherine's Lighthouse
A really nice spot on the other side of the island. Close to Freshwater Bay.
32 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Piano Cafe
Gate LaneA really nice spot on the other side of the island. Close to Freshwater Bay.
The Lime Tree cafe
26 High StThis is a lovely cafe - not an Indian restaurant! Afternoon teas too.
Boojum and Snark
105 High StCraft beer brewery and pub - great place to try unusual beers.
This is an old train station, brilliantly converted into a restaurant. We prefer going for lunch here as there are goods walks directly outside - the old railway line.
46 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Off The Rails
Station RoadThis is an old train station, brilliantly converted into a restaurant. We prefer going for lunch here as there are goods walks directly outside - the old railway line.
Sightseeing
Top visit on the Island. Large grounds and gardens with access to the sea. Queen Victoria's residence. The house is currently not open to the public.
124 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Osborne House Osborne House Estate
Top visit on the Island. Large grounds and gardens with access to the sea. Queen Victoria's residence. The house is currently not open to the public.
Brilliant gardens with an Elizabethan manor house. Book for timed entry.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mottistone Manor Garden
Brilliant gardens with an Elizabethan manor house. Book for timed entry.
A top place to visit on the Island. Plenty of history. Charles I was imprisoned here.
133 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Castillo de Carisbrooke
Castle HillA top place to visit on the Island. Plenty of history. Charles I was imprisoned here.
a short walk from our Cabin. The windmill is currently not open, but the views and walks are good from here.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bembridge Windmill
High Streeta short walk from our Cabin. The windmill is currently not open, but the views and walks are good from here.
National Trust property - bird sanctuary and a bleak yet beautiful place to walk around.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Newtown
National Trust property - bird sanctuary and a bleak yet beautiful place to walk around.
National Trust property - the fort is currently not open to the public, but the views are brilliant. Beautiful spot at sunset. Swimming at Alum Bay nearby.
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Needles
National Trust property - the fort is currently not open to the public, but the views are brilliant. Beautiful spot at sunset. Swimming at Alum Bay nearby.
White Cliff Bay is a lovely beach near us. Great for swimming. You can walk there by the coastal path
Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park
Hillway RoadWhite Cliff Bay is a lovely beach near us. Great for swimming. You can walk there by the coastal path
Wonderful, small, quirky museum - the home of early photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. There's also a cafe there.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dimbola Museum & Galleries
Wonderful, small, quirky museum - the home of early photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. There's also a cafe there.