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Walkers Welcome
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Rockstone Cottage Colwell Chine Road Freshwater
Isle of Wight
PO40 9NR

 

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© Rockstone Cottage 2009

Rockstone Cottage  Guest House Bed & breakfast with local produce in lovely West Wight
We are a four star guest house

Useful information

Each guest room has a detailed folder full of local information, in addition to the extensive range of leaflets on local visitor attractions in our hall. 

General information:

Island Breaks - the official Isle of Wight Tourism site.
Isle of Wight Tourist Guide - a site packed full of places to visit.

Travel: (see also our location page)
Needles Breezer bus

Wightlink Ferries - the nearest ferry service from Lymington to Yarmouth.
Red Funnel Ferries - from Southampton to Cowes
Southern Vectis Buses - local bus is the number 7.

Journey planning:

Travel Line South East - Plan your route from home from anywhere in the country

Getting to the island - interactive ferry, coach & train map - easy to see and use!

Move my Bag (anti-clockwise travel) or Bag Tag - Baggage Transfer Services

A small selection of activities & events:

Isle of Wight Walking Festival 8 - 23 May 2010, Autumn Festival weekend in October

Walking the Isle of Wight - info from IOW Council with free walks to download.

Walk the Wight - 16 May 2010 to raise funds for Earl Mountbatten Hospice

Big Wight Mountain Bike Festival late May 2010?

Isle of Wight Randonnee - 2 May 2010? - Round the island cycle race
Yarmouth RNLI Lifeboat

Round Island Cycle Route - download map from IOW Council here

Old Gaffers Festival - Yarmouth 4 - 6 June 2010 free festival of boats & live music

Round the Island Race - 19 June 2010 - see the spectacle of 1800 boats racing

Sailing for Heroes - 2 - 4 July - Yarmouth sailing regatta, shore side fun and food

Cowes Week - 31 July - 7 August 2010 the largest sailing regatta in the world
Old Gaffers Festival
Places to visit nearby:

The Needles Battery - interesting place and the best view of the Needles.

Alum Bay - The Needles Park, home to the colour sands, lots to see and do.

 Dimbola Lodge home of Julia Margaret Cameron Victorian photographer

Yarmouth Castle - English Heritage
Sport nearby:

Golf at Freshwater

Sports & Leisure  - a guide
National walking sites:

Sailing for Heroes

The Ramblers Association - discounts given to members.

Walking Britain - an excellent national walking site.

Walking World - another great source of walks and walking information.

A personal journey by Mortiboy - walking round the island