Southern Vectis

Community Fund

We are proud to play an integral part in our community and we're proud to reopen Community Fund applications - November 2019

Winter Community Fund Applications

Following the success of our first Community Fund, we’re delighted to reopen applications on 1st November 2019

All aboard the bus to Terror Island…

The Terror Bus will run Friday and Saturday of the event, costing just £5 for a return ticket, should you make it out alive…

Winter Service has begun!

Slight changes have been made to Routes 2 and 38. No other routes are affected.

Chatty Bus with Age Friendly Island

With an aim to help reduce loneliness and isolation among local people, we're launching the Chatty Bus initiative in Newport.

Things to Do

Osborne House

Visit to this royal seaside palace where Queen Victoria lived with her beloved Prince Albert and their nine children.

The Needles Old & New Battery

Sited high up on top of a cliff, its parade ground has spectular views of the Needles rocks. With new exhibitions, tearooms and more!

The Needles Landmark Attraction

Let the kids loose in this amusement park above Alum Bay, or take the exciting chairlift down to the beach below.

Monkey Haven

Watch magnificent animals relax and play in spacious enclosures while taking in the tranquil environment and grounds of the park.

Isle of Wight Zoo

A family run establishment with a specialised interest in big cats and lemurs, fun and educational for all the family.

Isle of Wight Steam Railway

Embrace the smell of steam as you step back in time and explore five and a half miles of unspoiled countryside on the Island's trains!

Dinosaur Isle

Built in the shape of a giant pterosaur, the museum is home to over a thousand fossils and the only known specimen in the world, Yaverlandia

Dimbola Museum & Galleries

Dimbola Lodge was the home of the celebrated Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.