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Explore the Isle of Wight

Walking
Within an area of just 147 miles square miles (3,800 hectares) over 500 miles of carefully maintained and well signposted rights of way can be found. On your travels of thatch and stone, ancient churches and manor houses, leafy lanes wind their way from coast to coast through green valleys, meadows, forest and over downland. Choose from an extensive range of maps, guides and leaflets available from Tourist Information Centres of join one of the many guided walks held throughout the year.

Cycling
Follow a 62 mile route through some of the Island's best scenery, mainly using quieter lanes, signed with a white bike clockwise, and a blue bike anticlockwise. Or perhaps tackle a more demanding route using the well signposted bridleways and byways by mountain bike.

Horseriding
There are wonderful opportunities to explore the Island's vast network of bridleways, some of which have been in use since the Stone Age, when early man travelled along the central chalk ridge. Enjoy the panoramic views from these high tracks used by drovers, horsemen and carters, long before our present roads were built or a leisurely ride through ancient woodlands and sweet-scented meadows.

Public Transport
Leave your car at home and help reduce traffic congestion, pollution and protect the environment. Buses reach all corners of the Island and you often get an interesting perspective of the countryside from the top deck of a bus. Trains connect passenger ferries at Ryde with Sandown and Shanklin. Stops along the way include a connection with the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.