Independent Trails: Fact File

Independent Trails: Fact File.IOWSB2

Isle of Wight Short Break

Trail Facts

Total distance: 29 miles (km)
Duration: 4 nights, 3 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 8 miles (13km)/11 miles (17.5km)
Waymarking: The trail is very clearly waymarked and is very easy to follow.
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Yarmouth
End of holiday: Shanklin
Code: IOWSB2

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Yarmouth.

Day 2: Yarmouth to Freshwater Bay. 8 miles (13km)

Day 3: Freshwater Bay to Chale. 11 miles (17.5km)

Day 4: Chale to Shanklin. 10 miles (24km).

Day 5: Depart Shanklin.

What's included in the tour price

4 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns or guesthouses.
Full English breakfast.
Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
Maps and a guidebook describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.
Emergency assistance

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airport: London.

Outward journey from London to Yarmouth: (1) Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour (1 ½ hours), Wightlink ferry to Ryde (crossing time 15 minutes) and then bus to Yarmouth (1 hour) or (2) Train to Lymington Pier Railway Station (2 hours) and then ferry to Yarmouth (30 minutes).

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: (1) Bus from Shanklin to Ryde (20 minutes), ferry to Portsmouth Harbour (15 minutes) and then train to London Waterloo (1 ½ hours) or (2) Bus to Yarmouth (1 ½ hours), ferry to Lymington (30 minutes) and then train to London (2 hours).