Isle of Wight Cottages with hot tubs, swimming pools
The Isle of Wight is one of England's best family summer holiday destinations - rent a self-catering cottage.
The Isle of Wight comes highly recommended for beach and country holidays in Britain. This small island that lies across a narrow channel of water, called the Solent, from Southampton offers self-catering holidays of all types.
The island is dotted with holiday cottages to rent and everything is available from beach apartments, houses, chalets and lodges to large country homes, period thatched cottages and even mansions. Select carefully and you could have a fun holiday in a self-catering cottage with a swimming pool or hot tub.
Because the Isle of Wight is an island surrounded by water, there are water sports galore. A yacht race is held in Cowes annually and visitors can enjoy the sight of hundreds of yachts scudding across the surface of the Solent all year round.
Come to the Isle of Wight to learn the skills required to sail and boat, para glide, water ski or wind surf.
Self-catering seaside breaks in the Isle of Wight
Miles of coastline, cliff walks, beach holidays and stunning coastal scenery
One of the highlights of seaside cottage holidays on the Isle of Wight is the unspoiled nature of the seaside resorts. Families rent cottages here for traditional bucket and spade holidays. Everything is nicely done to allow visitors to the island to enjoy themselves safely, have plenty to so and see, a wide range of restaurants and cafes serve up high quality food, much of it grown locally.
The longest sandy beaches are at the main seaside resorts of Ryde, Ventnor, Shanklin, Sandown and Bembridge. There are plenty of other smaller beaches including one where it is possible to spot genuine dinosaur footprints in the rock!
A large variety of visitor attractions keep people of all ages amused, there is always something to go and see all year round.
