Nettlecombe Farm Holiday Cottages & Fishing Lakes Walks & Runs

6 stunning countryside Suitable for cycling Dog Friendly and coastal walks

Award winning Nettlecombe Farm is an idyllic, dog-friendly farm stay that offers nine luxurious self-catering holiday cottages Welcome to the Heart of the Nettlecombe Farm Site Map Isle of Wight

Dear Guests,

We hope you enjoy this guide which contains some of our favourite circular walking and running routes from Nettlecombe Farm. These routes have been documented by friends and family of the farm who use them daily – be that for trail running, dog-walking or just visiting one of the many excellent pubs on the way.

Nettlecombe Farm has been in our family for over 100 years. The places in this guide hold special memories of generations past as well as my children and grandchildren today. I hope you are able to venture out and make your own brilliant memories during your stay with us. So, when you come back another year, that bench, picnic spot or view will remind you of the conversations and laughter you shared.

All of these routes begin at Nettlecombe Farm. They are all circular and mapped electronically on Strava, if you prefer to use that application. On Strava you’ll also see the latest activities of the farm friends and residents, tagging us into their walks and runs. If you’ve not abandoned your mobile phone for the week, please follow us and tag us while on your adventures on Strava, Instagram or Facebook, so that other guests may see what awaits them on the other side of the hill.

As ever, please do call into Jolliffe’s Farmhouse if I can be of any assistance.

Best wishes and happy adventures,

P.S. If you think you’d rather get the bus back, call in to the Farmhouse and get a free bus pass, offered as part of our sustainable travel scheme! Countryside Care

We ask all our guests to respect, protect and enjoy their surroundings and the resident animals. The Countryside Code applies to all parts of the countryside and whilst most of it is just good common sense it is helpful to remind our guests of their responsibilities whilst enjoying their stay here at Nettlecombe Farm.

• Leave gates and property as you find them and follow marked paths • Keep dogs under effective control and clean up after them • Plan ahead and be prepared • Follow advice and local signs • Leave only footprints and take only memories a

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Situated on the southern side of the Isle of Wight, Nettlecombe Farm nestles in typically rolling and extremely picturesque Isle of Wight countryside, a working farm offering luxurious self-catering holiday accommodation, coarse fishing and yoga retreats.

The farm, which has been in the Morris family for over a century, has no fewer than nine converted self-catering properties, three coarse fishing lakes as well an area to get up close and personal with a variety of the farm’s animals, including alpacas, donkeys, goats, reindeer and even an emu.

Nettlecombe Farm Whitwell, Near Ventnor Isle of Wight PO38 2AF

Tel: +44 (0)1983 730783 | [email protected] www.nettlecombefarm.co.uk