Isle of Wight (Slow Travel): Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places (Bradt Travel Guides) - Softcover

Rowe, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178477796X ISBN 13: 9781784777968

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides, 2022

Synopsis

This brand new guide to the Isle of Wight forms part of Bradt’s top-selling, award-winning series of Slow travel guides to UK regions. Written by expert author and journalist Mark Rowe, who has visited the island over 30 times since first spending childhood holidays there, it is the perfect companion to help you get the most out of your visit, replete with not just all the practical information you could need, but also all the descriptive detail, anecdote and insider tips to make time spent there truly enjoyable and memorable.

The Isle of Wight is an island that is astonishingly – and unexpectedly - rich in food producers, wildlife, natural beauty, history, archaeology and dramatic landscapes. This is all the more remarkable for it being so close to the densely populated southern edges of England. At just 25 miles x 13 miles, in no other equivalent-sized area of Britain is there such a variety of landscapes (downland, estuaries, hills, saltmarshes, meadows, riverine, beach) or such a concentration of food producers (50+ independents at the last count). Here there is a real Island culture, a creative spirit that is quite quirky and independent.

Bradt’s Isle of Wight includes where to go to see red squirrels, where to hire e-bikes, where to go foraging and where is best for families. It also covers historic and present quirks, curiosities and attractions, including Jimi Hendrix’s unusual love affair with the island, a day in the life of a ferry master, tree climbing, World War II history, night-time wildlife, the annual walk at low tide to explore the wildlife underneath Ryde’s grand Victorian pier, the island’s award-winning wines and its dinosaur fossil-rich beaches - of which it has more than anywhere else in the UK!

With 22 maps, including regional, walking and cycling maps, you’ll be well placed to navigate your way from one point of interest to another. Whatever your interest, Bradt’s Isle of Wight will help you to plan and enjoy a visit to remember.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Rowe is a wildlife and outdoors journalist with 20+ years' experience. He has visited the Isle of Wight more than 30 times over the years, first as a teenager, then as a walker and birdwatcher, now as a parent. He has an eye for detail but also the quirky and unusual side of Island life, which is very much part of an experience on this island. Mark Rowe is the author of the online Slow Wight Travel Guide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178477796X
• ISBN 13: 9781784777968
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224