Beaches by Bus

village with its pub and village green is a ½ mile walk away. walk mile ½ a is green village and pub its with village

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and a café/restaurant with fantastic sea views. St Helens Helens St views. sea fantastic with café/restaurant a and

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atop the old mill causeway. There are toilets by the beach beach the by toilets are There causeway. mill old the atop

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Harbour – in fact you can even walk across the harbour harbour the across walk even can you fact in – Harbour

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. They have have They . Bus by Beauty and Bus by Birds , Bus Paths criss-cross the dunes and take you to Bembridge Bembridge to you take and dunes the criss-cross Paths

the seafront. The main shopping streets of Ryde run up the the up run Ryde of streets shopping main The seafront. the

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station. Public toilets are located at various points along points various at located are toilets Public station.

are great for walking and are a haven for wildlife – the the – wildlife for haven a are and walking for great are

eat and drink along the beach closer to the pier and bus and pier the to closer beach the along drink and eat

Visitor Information Centre, Guildhall, Newport. Guildhall, Centre, Information Visitor coming into Bembridge Harbour. The sand dunes behind behind dunes sand The Harbour. Bembridge into coming

are cafés at Puckpool and Appley and various places to places various and Appley and Puckpool at cafés are

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Puckpool and Appley parks lie behind much of the beach, beach, the of much behind lie parks Appley and Puckpool

beach is a mixture of sand and shingle and is a great great a is and shingle and sand of mixture a is beach

clearly visible across the water. the across visible clearly look out for the train icon. train the for out look

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plus the Island Coaster bus which runs along most of the the of most along runs which bus Coaster Island the plus the Island has to o¢er. The The o¢er. to has Island the

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Yarmouth

or download one at islandbuses.info at one download or

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timetable from Yarmouth, Newport or Ryde bus stations stations bus Ryde or Newport Yarmouth, from timetable

East Cowes East Cowes Esplanade), Hovertravel, Hovertravel, Esplanade),

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Funnel and Hovertravel sell combined ferry and bus bus and ferry combined sell Hovertravel and Funnel

or catch the train to the bus station. Wightlink, Red Red Wightlink, station. bus the to train the catch or

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Ventnor

at Ryde Pier Head you can either stroll down the pier pier the down stroll either can you Head Pier Ryde at

is a ten minute walk to the nearest stop. If you arrive arrive you If stop. nearest the to walk minute ten a is

Shanklin

Ryde Esplanade bus station bus Esplanade Ryde Stop:

East Cowes and Ryde Hoverport. From Fishbourne there there Fishbourne From Hoverport. Ryde and Cowes East

Sandown

Freshwater

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Buses stop outside ferry terminals at Yarmouth, Cowes, Cowes, Yarmouth, at terminals ferry outside stop Buses

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Yarmouth RYDE

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Ryde

with some of the best views you’ll ﬁnd from the top deck deck top the from ﬁnd you’ll views best the of some with

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Cowes can get to some great places and see plenty on the way, way, the on plenty see and places great some to get can

Ten minutes Ten stop: from Walk

fancy leaving the car behind for a relaxed day out. You You out. day relaxed a for behind car the leaving fancy

of the fast-ferries, looking for a car-free holiday or just just or holiday car-free a for looking fast-ferries, the of

Guildford Road/Medical centre Road/Medical Guildford Stop:

whether you’re popping over as a foot passenger on one one on passenger foot a as over popping you’re whether

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BEACHES BY BUS

e are blessed with some of the ﬁnest beaches in BEACHES BY BUS W the country – from sand to shingle, seaside town to rural retreat. Many are really easy to get to by bus, so you’ll be spoiled for choice. We’ve only included beaches that have a public toilet close by and are reasonably close to the bus stop. There are many more beaches that we didn’t have space to include so even once you’ve exhausted our list you’ll still have new places available to explore. Image © Visit Isle of Wight

outhern Vectis runs the local buses on Sthe Isle of Wight with frequent services between the main towns and many of the villages around the Island. Image © Southern Vectis For occasional travel you can buy single tickets onboard, but many visitors ﬁnd the 24 and 48 hour Rover or seven day Freedom tickets are a better bet, oering unlimited travel for one price. You can buy them on any bus or from the Im a g Newport Travel Shop. e © V During the summer months additional services i si t I s le run in popular locations, including three open- o f W top buses and the Island Coaster route which ig ht runs round the coast from Ryde to Yarmouth. For full timetable information, latest travel information and details A guide to some of the best of current fares visit beaches to visit on the Isle of Wight All the sites listed in this www.islandbuses.info or leaﬂet are free to access! scan the QR code with your smartphone. Disclaimer: All information is believed to be correct at the time of going to print, however we strongly recommend you check details of bus times, routes and attraction opening times before travelling.