What to do and see in Yarmouth, England: The Best Things to do Good for Kids

Welcome! We provide a varied, interesting and exciting range of fishing trips from 2 hour trips to whole days out. The Alaminta boat is the perfect vessel to take a leisurely, pleasure cruise to the famous Needles, via Colwell Bay, the colourful sands of Alum Bay and Totland Pier, not to mention Hurst Castle. Hen parties and Stag groups are encouraged and a good time is guaranteed. It is possible to privately Charter our boat, she is available for organised groups, families and friends of course. We operate from the beautiful, historical Yarmouth Harbour,Isle of Wight. Pay and display parking is easily available.

We are the Island's Hire Specialists. Our Yarmouth Hire Centre is situated at the former Yarmouth Station right on the Yarmouth to Freshwater Cycletrack and is the perfect location to start your cycle exploration of beautiful West Wight. We have over 100 bikes of all sizes and types including MTB, Hybrid, Trekking, Tandem, Road and Trike. In addition we have plenty of cycle options so the whole family can get out - child seats, tag a longs and trailers. In addition we provide an Island wide delivery service so you can have your bikes delivered to your accommodation, port of entry or any location on the Island! We provide helmets, locks, maps and routes and for complete peace of mind comprehensive Island wide assistance. Booking is recommended for weekends and busy holiday periods and a day in advance for any deliveries.

Island based ferry service running between Lymington town quay and the south quay in the seaside town of Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. Drop off point close to bus services to the Needles pleasure park and other attractions on the island. Private charters are also available on this beautiful wooden boat. Trips to the Needles. See the Western Solent from the sea. Views of Hurst Castle , Fort Victoria and much more. Make good memories. If the weather is bad we don’t go. There is a small bar onboard for cool soft drinks and alcoholic drinks if you like a tipple.

We offer short boat cruises from Alum Bay beach to view the Famous Needles Rocks and Lighthouse, either aboard our slow cruise boats 'Ramblin Rose' and 'Yarmouth Rose', 20 min duration, or our High Speed Jet boats 'Summer Rose' and 'Wild Rose', 15 minute duration. We are open daily from 10.30 during a season spanning the beginning of April until the end of October. Please note, weather and operational restrictions may apply to these times.

Tapnell Farm Park is an award winning, all-weather family attraction on the Isle of Wight. Formerly one of the Isle of Wight's largest dairy farms, Tapnell Farm Park now plays host to a whole range of animals, including Wallabies, Meerkats, Donkeys, Goats and more! It also has loads of indoor and outdoor activities for families, including a large Play Barn, Jumping Pillow, Pedal Go Karts, and a Straw Bale Adventure Barn.

The Isle of Wight Reptilarium and Terrapin sanctuary is a small Licensed Zoo set in the brick Arches of the old Victorian Gun Casemates at Fort Victoria Country Park with FREE PARKING. Explore the four themed rooms featuring Reptiles, Amphibians and Invertebrates in just over 30 displays. There is a Desert Room, Rainforest room, Nocturnal Room and Turtle temple. - The turtle temple houses our Pond which provides a sanctuary for unwanted pet terrapins. The Nocturnal room, where day is night and night is day so grab one of our explorers torches to spot our night time creatures in the moonlight. The gift shop is well stocked with reptile themed gifts, fossils and gemstones and on the wall you will see our Fossil art trail mural by local artist Tony Trowbridge depicting what was living off the coast of Fort Victoria some 30 million years ago! The Reptilarium has all day entry so a visit is best enjoyed alongside exploring the country park and beach plus other attractions.

For over 20 years this lovely model railway has been one of the key attractions here at the heart of the Fort Victoria Area, but has for a long time been suffering and looking tired, now with new ownership we look to rectify all of that and have taken onboard all your comments, concerns and constructive criticism. We are very much looking forward to re-opening the attraction and starring the next wonderful chapter in the life of the Fort Victoria Model Railway - a new chapter that I know will be a very good one and bring delight and joy to all those that visit. So watch this space and we will be delighted to announce the re-opening as soon as we can. In the meantime we wish everyone a safe and happy time.

The Island Planetarium have just installed a new higher definition projector; it is just like being there! It offers a fascinating journey through time & space; stimulating your imagination & mind, in our astrodome theatre & exhibition. In the winter months, we open for 'walk-in' shows on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm. We are happy to run pre-booked shows at other times for small and larger groups, just contact us by email, Facebook or telephone, This man-made Universe will take you places you have never been before, from the surface of the Moon to the depth of outer space in our ASTRODOME 360 STAR-THEATRE. Make sure you leave time to explore the various space-science displays and exhibition dedicated the great scientist/inventor Robert Hooke, born in Freshwater in 1635.