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Isle of Wight - Day Tour from Portsmouth including Ferry Crossing
4.8
21 Ratings
Portsmouth
Discover the Isle of Wight's stunning landscapes, charming villages, and iconic landmarks on a day tour from Portsmouth, including a scenic ferry crossing.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Godshill - Upon arriving on the Isle of Wight, we take a 20-minute scenic drive to the picturesque village of Godshill, renowned for its 500-year-old thatched cottages, quaint tea shops, and Model Village.
- Alum Bay - Our scenic drive continues along the southern coast of the Island to Alum Bay, known for its multi-colored sands and “the Needles.” You can opt for a chairlift ride (additional charge) or walk down the steps to the beautiful beach. Our 45-minute ferry ride departs from Fishbourne at 18:20 for our return to the mainland.
- The Needles - On the beach, you can get an up-close view of “The Needles,” one of the most photographed rock formations in the world.
- Spinnaker Tower - Capture a great photo of the Spinnaker Tower and Historic Dockyard as your ferry departs to and returns from the Isle of Wight.
What's Included
- Return Wightlink Ferry from Portsmouth to Fishbourne
- Air-conditioned executive coach
- Lunch stop in the charming village of Godshill
- Scenic drive through the Isle of Wight
- Professional guide
- Visit Alum Bay Beach and the Needles
- Photostop at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Additional Information
The Isle of Wight, home to a variety of distinctive landscapes, dramatic cliffs, long stunning beaches and great attractions, is a natural playground for all ages!
Take a stroll trough Godshill, a quintessential English Village, with its delightful medieval church, charming thatched roofed cottages and traditional tearooms.
Soak up the view on the scenic drive to Alum Bay, known for its multi-coloured sand cliffs and stunning scenery. Enjoy a panoramic chairlift to the stunning beach (you can also choose to walk) and the many exciting attractions here for all the family. On the beach you get a close up of “The Needles”, one of the most photographed groups of rocks in the world. Get a great photo of Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower and Historic Dockyard as your ferry departs to, and returns from the Isle of Wight.
Location
Portsmouth Harbour
Meet outside Portsmouth Harbour Train Station main entrance at 10.10am. Tour departs at 10.20am
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(21 Ratings)
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Gia_travels_here
Oct 15, 2023
Must do! - Excellent day worth doing! - Gerry is a very good tour guide with heaps of knowledge and we wish him all the best!
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Debiblick
Sep 21, 2023
Full day, but worth it! - This was an Anderson Tour that left London at 7:15am, arrived back at 8:30pm, and went to the Isle of Wight.
It was a long day, but worth it to see Osborne House of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Also saw and ate lunch at Shanklin Beach. Another stop was the adorable village, Godshill village. Do see the miniature village set up. It’s actually pretty cool, especially the plantings that are kept to scale for the village.
This tour includes the ferry ride over to the island where we saw 2 cruise ships pulling away on our way back.
It’s a long day, bit a good one. Our driver was Brendan and he kept us amused and well informed.
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4rtb
Aug 25, 2023
Very enjoyable day - Excellent tour of Isle of Wight by coach and ferry, stopping for lunch and and at the Needles cable car to the beach and boat ride out to the Needles , very knowledgeable guide on all aspects of the island. Thoroughly recommend.
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Kimberly
Aug 14, 2023
Incredibly beautiful and amazing experience. - Firstly, I will say Mr Gary Our tour guide was amazing. His knowledge and insight of the Isle of White were easy to follow as we walked our way through Godshill village which was beautiful. Gary answered all our questions and even took the time to be our photographer. He gave a few suggestions on what to do as we set off again to The Needles landmarks attraction. It has a stunning view of Alum Bay, a Breathtaking Chairlift and the colourful Totland Bay Rock. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see the lighthouse or be in the boat due to the windy weather and my daughter was a little disappointed. However, it was an incredibly beautiful and amazing experience.
We would highly recommend this tour Thank you, Gary. for your patience and a great tour.
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Caprimk1
May 26, 2023
Day trip to isle of Wight. - Ferry to the Isle of Wight.
Smooth and straight forward.
Great staff.,,helpful.
A little bit expensive but it was OK as it was just a day trip.
Overall pleased with the service.
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Carolinebukmidlands
May 1, 2023
Brilliant - I loved this tour! What a great, relaxing and enjoyable way this was to see a lot of the Isle of Wight in one day! It was very well organised. The tour guide, Gerry was excellent! The ferry journeys were very enjoyable too, and the trip and boat ride at the needles were excellent!! Really loved the chairlift at the Needles the most! Great value for money for a 10 hour day out tour. 100% recommend if you want to see a lot of the island in a day. The coach journey was great too. (Thanks Tony!) Loads of photo opportunities 👍 Well done Gerry, Tony and Discovery tours. Would use again 🥇
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Ramkrishana2023
Apr 16, 2023
Well organised by Discovery tours - Had a good time with family and well organised tour … Needle Isle of Wight was superb place for family and couples to visit
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807archanas
Aug 7, 2023
Good, but not well planned in timing - Guide Jerry and driver Tony were good. However I am disappointed with the overall planning of the trip. I booked this trip just for the Needles, but were given very less time of 1.5 hours whereas whole morning and early afternoon could have been utilised by directly going to Needles from harbour.
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Susan
Jul 10, 2023
Fabulous sights but slow pace - The Isle of Wight is beautiful, especially the Needles area! I have a 4 instead of 5 because there's too much down time, especially in the AM-- waiting while the Portsmouth guests find the guide and meet up with the Brighton guests who are already on the bus; too much time waiting for the ferry both going and coming; too much extra time at the Needles when we could have spent 45 minutes out of those 2+ hours visiting another interesting attraction on the island. It just didn't move along fast enough compared to many, many tours I've been on.
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93rafikf
Jun 4, 2023
Lovely and informative - A lovely day to spend with Family. Gerry was such an excellent guide. He was very clear, organised and informative. The weather was great, so, you kind of want more time to spend on the island, but unfortunately you are bound with the ferry returning time.
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