Make the best use of your day ticket

Getting to the Island
from the mainland
from 5th April 2014
Portsmouth & Southsea
Portsmouth Harbour
Lymington
Southampton
Travel by train to Southampton,
Portsmouth & Lymington. For more
information www.southwesttrains.co.uk
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Join
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‘hop on hop off’
open top bus rides
Needles breezer
from Yarmouth bus station every 30 minutes
CATAMARAN
The Needles Breezer from Yarmouth to the National
Trust Old and New Battery...described as “one of the
best open top bus rides in Britain”.
FERRY
FERRY
East Cowes
HOVERCRAFT
Ryde
Cowes
Yarmouth
CATAMARAN
Downs breezer
from Ryde bus station every 30 minutes
Includes the best views of the eastern end of the
Solent following a circular route in both directions
through pretty countryside, across the tops of the
Downs to Sandown and back.
Our Island Coaster liveried buses can now
take up to six full size bikes on board
Getting to Ryde
HOVERCRAFT
Ryde • Bembridge • Sandown
Shanklin • Ventnor • Blackgang Chine
Freshwater Bay • Alum Bay • Yarmouth
CATAMARAN
Hovertravel’s hovercraft runs mostly every
30 minutes from Southsea, and it’s quick
too – just 10 minutes to reach Ryde. If you’re
coming from Portsmouth city centre or the
rail station, there’s a frequent ‘Hoverbus’
shuttle direct to the Hoverport in Southsea.
Alternatively, Wightlink’s catamaran leaves
from Portsmouth Harbour station and runs
up to every 30 minutes to Ryde Pier Head.
Both routes are just a short walk to Ryde
bus station from where the Island Coaster
and our open-top Downs Breezer buses
depart.
Information
bus times
www.islandbuses.info
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It’s just a 40 minute voyage across the
Solent with lovely coastal scenery to enjoy.
A couple of minutes walk at the other end
and you’re in the bus station where the
Island Coaster and our open-top Needles
Breezer buses depart.
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Newport
Ryde
Yarmouth
The Wightlink ferry leaves Lymington and
operates up to 17 return journeys a day.
There are frequent trains to Lymington Pier
from Brockenhurst, connecting with trains
from London, Winchester and Southampton, also from Birmingham, the Midlands
and the North.
in the bus station
in the bus station
in the bus station
CATAMARAN
FERRY
You can also get to and from the Island
from Southampton to Cowes by Red
Funnel’s Red Jet or East Cowes by their car
ferry or to Fishbourne from Portsmouth on
Wightlink’s car ferry.
Use our frequent buses via Newport
to get to Ryde or Yarmouth for a great
family day out exploring even more
of the Island.
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nationalrail.co.uk
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Download the FREE
Dinosaur Island app
To come walking with dinosaurs on the
Isle of Wight and take your picture with the
prehistoric characters you meet along the way, you
will first need to download the FREE Dinosaur Island
app on your smart phone or tablet.
ANDROID USERS:
Download the app by going to Google Play Store and
searching for “Dinosaur Island Isle of Wight”. Click on
the “install” button to upload the app to your phone.
IPHONE & IPAD USERS:
Go to the itunes store and search for “Dinosaur Island
Isle of Wight” then click “install” to upload the app to
your phone.
Please note there are minimum phone /
device requirements for operating app,
see below for operating
specifications
Dinosaur Island Isle of Wight Phone App Technical Operating Spec:
Apple Platform:
Android Platform:
iPhone 4 and newer
all devices with the following features are supported:
ARMv7 (Cortex) CPU - 1GHz processor is recommended iPad 2 and newer
iPod touch 4th generation & newer
Android version 3
OpenGL ES 2.0 support
Back facing video camera
Gyroscope and accelerator support
Look out for app updates on both
Touchscreen
platforms.
Internet connection for sharing functionality
Yarmouth town
A lovely little town with loads of charm
and a definite nautical air. It’s
a delight to stroll round, with
good coffee shops & pubs,
and at 700ft the longest
timber pier in England.
Ryde • Bembridge • Sandown • Shanklin • Ventnor
Blackgang Chine • Freshwater Bay
Alum Bay • Yarmouth
plus departures from Newport & East Cowes
Needles Landmark
Attraction
Let the kids loose in this
amusement park above Alum
Bay, or take the exciting chair lift
down to the beach below. It’s
famous for the multi-coloured
sands in the cliffs that you’ll
see as you descend.
A different level of service will operate
throughout the season, so please check your
dates carefully to ensure your journey is running.
Sandown
Island Coaster from Ryde to Yarmouth
Dates of operation
Ryde bus station
Nodes Point Holiday Centre
Whitecliff Bay Holiday Centre
Sandown Bay Holiday Centre
Sandown High Street
Lake shops
Landguard Holiday Park
Shanklin bus station
Shanklin rail station
Shanklin Esplanade
Shanklin Old Village
Ventnor Albert Street
Niton New Road
Blackgang Chine
Isle of Wight Pearl
Freshwater Bay Esplanade
Alum Bay Needles Landmark Attraction
Yarmouth bus station
Shalfleet New Inn
Newport bus station
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Totland war memorial
Alum Bay Needles Landmark Attraction
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Isle of Wight Pearl
Blackgang Chine
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Ventnor Boots
Upper Bonchurch letter box
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Freshwater Bay
ISLE OF WIGHT ZOO
The towering white cliffs of Tennyson Down shelter
this attractive cove with its hotel and pebbly beach.
A fantastic place to set out on several
invigorating walks.
The Isle of Wight Zoo is a family-run zoo with a
special interest in tigers and lemurs. The zoo was
built within the ruins of a Victorian Fort built to guard
Sandown’s coast. A great venue for all the family –
you can even be a zookeeper for the day!
DINOSAUR ISLE
Take a walk back through time from the Ice Age to
the recent past, back to the Cretaceous period when
dinosaurs lived – see life sized reconstructions of
dinosaurs, real fossils and animatronic dinosaurs!
There are six meteorites situated
on the route. At each location you will meet a
different dinosaur.
When you arrive at one of the meteorites,
open your phone app* or tablet and point
the camera lens at the white square. Keep
your camera level with the square for a
few seconds to get the best results.
*Full details on the reverse of this leaflet.
The meteors are mainly located near
the bus route, but the bus does not stop
or wait at the meteors themselves - some
walking may be necessary.
Look out for our timetable book &
other leaflets which give details of
our great open-top Breezer buses –
the Needles Breezer, one of the
most spectacular bus rides in
England & the Downs Breezer.
A Operates daily from 3rd April to 31st August
B Operates daily from 23rd May to 31st August
C Operates daily from 18th July to 31st August
hop on hop off tickets
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on breezer and island coaster buses
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Rover and Freedom tickets and Key cards are accepted on the Island Coaster
and local fares are available on the bus. Concessionary passes are not
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Appley Beach
Blackgang Chine
Overlooking the spectacular South
West Heritage Coast of the Island,
Blackgang Chine Fantasy Park is
an eccentric mix of exciting rides,
goblins and fairies, dinosaurs,
nursery rhyme characters,
cowboys and Indians.
Seaview
Seaview Wildlife really stands
out from the crowd! Getting mobbed by
Wallabies and Meerkats might send some people
running but animal enthusiasts will be in seventh
heaven, in absolute style at this multi- award
winning attraction.
Situated in a stunning parkland setting with fabulous
sea views this hidden gem has a special ambience
and charm and offers all guests a warm and friendly
interactive wildlife experience.
The focus is on involvement so visitors are encouraged
to stay for the day and join in with the nine daily
hands-on keeper led events
with the extra option of
exclusive behind the scenes
V.I.P. Encounters. This is a
Wildlife extravaganza not
to be missed.