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Tourism, schools and general accommodation

This page provides a number of links to websites operated by businesses and organizations that support sustainable tourism to the Isle of Wight. Links are provided on a reciprocal basis for the benefit of visitors to Dinosaur Isle. Links to websites that host general adverts will not be provided.

Dinosaur Isle accepts no responsibility for the content of the linked website.

Local tourism contacts

Isle of Wight Tourism	The official Isle of Wight Tourism website; providing information on places to visit, making a booking, general teachers' guides (by subject area) and events.
Isle of Wight Tourist Information Centres	Lists the local Tourist Information Centres, provides maps and contact details.
	GoWight has been designed to bring something of the spirit of the Island to your fingertips allowing you to enjoy hundreds of quality video clips. These are designed to ensure that you can find the right place to stay as well as exploring the Island’s attractions, pubs, historic sites and cafes and restaurants. Run by The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce, Tourism and Industry.
Isle of Wight Holidays	A website providing contacts for accommodation, guides, travel, places to visit and eat on the Isle of Wight.
	Isle of Wight tourist guide caters for all the tourist needs on the Isle of Wight. It is an extensive guide for all tourism and leisure activities.

General Accommodation

Isle of Wight Hotels website.	This website lists a large number of hotels on the Isle of Wight.
iKnow Hampshire website.	Accommodation directory of 1000s of hotels, B&Bs, holiday cottages, caravan sites and campsites on the Isle of Wight and across Hampshire.
Isle of Wight Farm and Country Holiday Group.	A website for local self-catering and B&B.
Local hotel, bed and breakfast and guest house accommodation.	The local page for the Bedandbreakfast website.
UK Hotel Accommodation.	The Sandown hotels page for the UK Hotel Accommodation website.
	The website for the Cheverton Copse Holiday Park. Cheverton Copse Holiday Park Scotchells Brook Lane Sandown Isle of Wight PO36 0JP
Awaiting website	The Cygnet Hotel 58 Carter Street Sandown Isle of Wight PO36 8DQ
Gurnard Pines Resort, Conference & Leisure Club.	The website for Gurnard Pines. Gurnard Pines Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 8QE
Heathfield Farm Camping.	The website for Heathfield Farm Camping. Heathfield Farm Camping Heathfield Road Freshwater Isle of Wight PO40 9SH
Kennerley House (self-catering and B & B).	The website for Kennerley House. Kennerley House Main Road Rookley Isle of Wight PO38 3NB
Nettlecombe Farm.	The website for Nettlecombe Farm Holidays. Nettlecombe Lane Whitwell Isle of Wight PO38 2AF
The Orchards.	The Orchards Holiday Park website. The Orchards Holiday Park Main Road Yarmouth Isle of Wight PO41 0TS
	Webpage for the Isle of Wight locations for Park Resorts' holiday parks at Thorness Bay, nr Cowes; Lower Hyde, Shanklin; Nodes Point, nr Ryde and Landguard at Shanklin.
	Webpage for self-catering accomodation in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Channel Islands.
Sandown hotels.	This website lists a number of hotels in Sandown. It is a short walk to Dinosaur Isle.
Sandown Manor.	Family Bed and Breakfast at Sandown Manor, Yaverland Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 8QP.
Shanklin hotels.	This website lists a number of hotels in Shanklin, at the southern end of Sandown Bay.
	The Southlands Camping and Touring Park website. Southlands Camping and Touring Park Newchurch Sandown Isle of Wight PO36 0LZ

Schools Accommodation

Accommodation for schools.	This I.W. Tourism webpage lists a number of facilities (including farms, holiday centres and hotels) that can provide accommodation for visiting schools.
	The webpage for The East Dene Centre Bonchurch Village Road, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight PO38 1RQ
Beaufort House Guesthouse.	Beaufort House 30 Broadway Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 9BY
Kingswood Centre, Bembridge.	The webpage for The Kingswood Centre Old School Buildings, Hill Way Road, Bembridge, Isle of Wight PO35 5PH
Medina Valley Centre, Newport	The Medina Valley Centre for Environmental and Outdoor Education webpage. Dodnor Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 5TE
	The YMCA Winchester House webpage. Winchester House Sandown Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6HU
Orchardcroft Hotel.	For a maximum of 20 students and 5 leaders. Orchardcroft Hotel 53 Victoria Avenue, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6LT

National tourism contacts

Coach trips, touring holidays and day trips with local departures to South East England as well as attractions and events throughout the UK & Europe.

County tourism websites

Essex Tourist Guide

Essex Tourist Guide is the essential and premier Guide providing information and resources for all types of Tourist needs in the county of Essex.

Associated venues

Activ Isle of Wight -
Local Community Guide

A webpage listing other tourist attractions, and places to visit on the Isle of Wight.

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