This brand-new guide to the Isle of Wight forms part of Bradt's top-selling, award-winning series of Slow travel guides to UK regions. Written by expert author and journalist Mark Rowe, who has visited the island over 30 times since first spending childhood holidays there, it is the perfect companion to help you get the most out of your visit, replete with not just all the practical information you could need, but also all the descriptive detail, anecdote and insider tips to make time spent there truly enjoyable and memorable. The Isle of Wight is an island that is astonishingly and unexpectedly rich in food producers, wildlife, natural beauty, history, archaeology and dramatic landscapes. This is all the more remarkable for it being so close to the densely populated southern edges of England. At just 25 miles x 13 miles, in no other equivalent-sized area of Britain is there such a variety of landscapes (downland, estuaries, hills, saltmarshes, meadows, riverine, beach) or such a concentration of food producers (50+ independents at the last count). Here there is a real Island culture, a creative spirit that is quite quirky and independent. Bradt's Isle of Wight includes where to go to see red squirrels, where to hire e-bikes, where to go foraging and where is best for families. It also covers historic and present quirks, curiosities and attractions, including Jimi Hendrix's unusual love affair with the island, a day in the life of a ferry master, tree climbing, World War II history, night-time wildlife, the annual walk at low tide to explore the wildlife underneath Ryde's grand Victorian pier, the island's award-winning wines and its dinosaur fossil-rich beaches of which it has more than anywhere else in the UK! With 20 maps, including regional, walking and cycling maps, you'll be well placed to navigate your way from one point of interest to another. Whatever your interest, Bradt's Isle of Wight will help you to plan and enjoy a visit to remember.

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. Always busy, the Isle of Wight is enjoying an even greater surge in popularity thanks to the localism movement. . 2.26m visitors in 2018; 57% came from areas of the South East including London, 31% came from elsewhere in the UK. . The most detailed guide to the island available. About Bradt Travel Guides . Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print . Serial winner of the Gold award for Best Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards . Bradt guides are written by authors who really know their destinations. Many are resident there, or have been visiting regularly over a number of years . Each new Bradt guide is backed by a dedicated press and social media campaign

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By Mark Rowe

Zusammenfassung
Slow Isle of Wight travel guide - holiday advice and tourist information covering walking, wildlife, birdwatching, accommodation, restaurants, beaches, food and festivals. Thorough coverage, including Tennyson Down, Sandown Bay, Farringford, Compton Down, Bembridge, Ventnor, fossil hunting and St Catherine's Oratory.

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GOING SLOW ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT

The Island, Island food, Isle of Wighty, Festivals & events, Getting there, Car-free travel, Low-impact car travel, Activities, The Island landscape – a brief natural history, Further information, How this book is arranged, Accessible Isle of Wight

1 YARMOUTH & THE NORTHWEST

Getting there & around, Yarmouth, West of the River Yar, East of the River Yar, The hinterland

2 COWES, RYDE & THE NORTHEAST

Getting there & around, Cowes & East Cowes, Osborne House to Whippingham, Southeast to Binstead, Ryde & the northeast coast

3 TENNYSON DOWN & THE SOUTHWEST

Getting there & around, From Tennyson Down to Freshwater Bay, Freshwater Bay & around, Back o' the Wight

4 THE SOUTH

Getting there & around, Along the Undercliff to Niton & on to St Laurence, Ventnor & around, The southern hinterland

5 NEWPORT & AROUND

Getting there & around, Newport & Carisbrooke, North of Newport, The Arreton Valley

6 SANDOWN, SHANKLIN & THE EAST

Getting there & around, Bembridge, Brading & around, Culver Down, Yaverland & around, Sandown, Shanklin & Luccombe, The east coast hinterland

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