Southern Vectis

One week to the Isle of Wight Festival - how to get there

With only one week to the start of the Isle of Wight Festival, it’s time to make your travel plan!

Get to IOW Festival by bus

It's never been easier to get to the Festival with shuttle buses from all over the Island to the site.

The gift of free travel on Father’s Day

Buy a £5 Child Rover and Dad travels free! Valid on all buses, including our open-top Breezers! Make a day out of it.

Save & Go to the County Show

Get £10 off our 24 hour Group Rover and take the family to the show.

Fight the waste

Southern Vectis have created 15 brand new reuse & recycle timetable bins with an aim to reduce paper waste.

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.