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20-22 Mar 2026 – Isle of Wight Weekend
£199 per Student
Trip Details
Day 1 – London to Isle of Wight| Private Guided Shanklin Town Orientation Tour| Group Lunch| Private Guided Ventnor Town Walking Tour
In just under 3.5hours, we will have completed our journey to Isle of Wight, from London. Check-in and luggage drop at the group accommodation
Starting with a Private Guided Orientation Tour of Shanklin Town, although now a lively town with good shops and restaurants, it is the ‘old village’ with its famous quaint thatched cottages that draws in the visitors. Shanklin has a lovely sandy beach and cliff formations of such significance to serious students of geology, that they are textbook examples as far away as Australia! Group Meal* after the Shanklin Town Orientation Tour.
*NB Please make sure you note down any dietary’s and/or allergies on your booking form, including Emergency Contact details. Please note we cannot guarantee that any of their dishes are allergen free and/or fulfil dietary requirements due to possible cross contamination during their production. Please make sure you plan and pack enough medication needed for this trip.
A quick transfer to Ventnor Town for our Private Guided Walking Tour. It’s been compared to Notting Hill, Charles Dickens (no less) described it as “The prettiest place I ever saw in my life, at home or abroad" and it is now home to a quirky home-grown arts festival. Ventnor (or V-Town to those in the know) is a real gem of the Wight. With its famed microclimate, shingle beach and zig-zag approach to the seafront, you just have to Say Yes to Ventnor during your Isle of Wight stay. And it’s not just Dickens who loved Ventnor - Karl Marx, Sir Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi were among icons of the past to take the town’s air.
Ample free time during the late afternoon and evening to explore the nightlife the island has to offer.
Day 2 – Round the Island Day Trip
After breakfast we take a full day trip round the island. Hear tales of King Charles I, Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Darwin, Julia Margaret Cameron, Charles Dickens, Garibaldi, Marconi, Winston Churchill, Ian Fleming, Jimi Hendrix and many more. Lunch stop where you can purchase refreshments/food during the tour.
Visit Queen Victoria’s 'dear Osborne', see the 1970 IOW (Pop) Festival Site, wonder at the exterior of Carisbrooke Castle, continuing on the stunning south coastal route with its tales of smuggling, shipwrecks and dinosaurs and across the Island’s central downs, see Shanklin and Ventnor with their spectacular views, Blackgang, through Newport with its hidden royal tomb, Tennyson’s Farringford and neighbouring Dimbola, along with tucked away 'chocolate box' villages, all before finishing at The Needles.
Ample free time during the evening to re-explore the island.
Day 3 – Group Accommodation Check-out| Isle of Wight to London
After breakfast we return back to London via Ferry & Train.
Tour operated by Travel Club
Ticket Sales End 13/03/2026
Tour Includes:
• Scheduled Return Group Train, Ferry & Island Line Ticket from London to Shanklin Isle of Wight
• Group Accommodation in Single Gender Dorms with Continental Breakfast (21-22Mar) & Packed Lunch (21-22Mar)
• Friday Group Meal
• Private Guided Shanklin Town Orientation Tour
• Private Guided Ventnor Town Walking Tour
• Private Guided Island Day Tour
• Ample free time for exploring
• Assistance of an ISH Staff Group Leader
Tour excludes: Anything not mentioned in tour includes
Please aim to arrive at least 10-15mins early, we cannot hold the rest of the group for latecomers!
Don’t forget to bring your own oyster card (with enough credit) and/or contactless card for use on Public Transportation in London during the tour
Meeting Point: International Students House (Foyer), 229 Great Portland St., London W1W 5PN
Meeting Time: 06:00am Friday 20 March
Finishing Time: 14:37pm Sunday 22 March London Waterloo Rail Station
For UK/Overseas weekend trips the running order will be given out at the pre-tour meetup (the meet-up date will be announced once you have booked and paid).
A valid University Student ID must be with you at all times and must be supplied/presented upon request – No ID No Entry!
It is your responsibility to check in advance that the above tour itinerary and/or timings are suitable for your own plans.
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