Friday, 2 July 2021

02/07/21 - Isle of Wight Coastal Path Summary

Distance - 70 Miles

Geocaches Found - 16



The excellent bus service allows for an easy circuit of the Island through linear walks.  It nicely fits into a weeks holiday, taking 6 days to complete at a not too strenuous pace.

Itinery

Day 1 - East Cowes to St Helens 

Day 2 - St Helens to Ventnor  

Day 3 - Ventnor to Brighstone

Day 4 - Brighstone to Totland Bay

Day 5 - Totland Bay to Shalfleet

Day 6 - Shalfleet to Cowes


Pros

Weekly bus pass available through an app - or a ticket from Newport/Ryde Bus Stations - for around £27.

Bus Service is uniformly excellent and on-time

Newport would be a good place to base yourself, as this is the transport hub.  However, we struggled to find good accommodation there and Cowes/East Cowes provided more options but meant an extra 20 minutes and bus change.

Pubs are geared up for tourists and service/quality was perfect.  A number of Good Beer Guide pubs are on the Coast.  Fuddle Dee Dum beer from Goddards Brewery was the find of the week.

Cons

Southern Side of the Island - from Ventnor, through Freshwater and around to Totland Bay is dull, the coast path is suffering from major erosion and refreshment stops are rather limited.

Roll of Honour

Best Days Walking - Day 2 - St Helens to Ventnore.  Whitecliff headland offered great views and plenty of seaside action through Shanklin/Sandown.

Pub of the Week - Wheatsheaf, Yarmouth.  Lovely courtyard and lovely people running it.  St Austell Proper Job was Pint of the Week.

The Flickr Photo Album

Isle of Wight Coast Path

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