Getting here

If you're travelling by car there are three routes to choose from:

• Lymington to Yarmouth - WightLink
• Southampton to East Cowes - Red Funnel
• Portsmouth to Fishbourne - WightLink

Foot passengers have some additional options:

• Southampton to Cowes - RedJet
• Portsmouth to Ryde - WightLink Cat
• Southsea to Ryde - Hovercraft

The easiest way to book tickets is via the operators websites:

WightLink www.wightlink.co.uk
Red Funnel www.redfunnel.co.uk
Hover Travel www.hovertravel.co.uk

The nearest ferry port to the Moth house is Fishbourne.  The nearest foot passenger port is Ryde.

Crossing the solent in bad weather

As an offshore Island it does sometimes happen that crossings get cancelled due to very poor weather conditions. The Hovercraft is the most vulnerable to adverse weather and is the first to cancel flights as the hovercraft is not safe to use in very rough and windy weather.  

If we get a bad storm the catamarans are next to cancel sailings but the ferries generally carry on unless things get very bad!  The Lymington to Yarmouth ferry is the most vulnerable of the ferry routes as there is less shelter on the west side of the Solent and the prevailing weather is generally from the Atlantic.

Being cut off from the mainland is a rare event, and generally crossings are restored within a few hours.  If you have any concerns about adverse weather it's best to check with the operators websites (links above) which they keep updated with the live operating status.

More travel advice can be found on the Isle of Wight Tourism Website.

Getting around the Island

The Isle of Wight is a great place to cycle, but also has public transport for those that prefer not to drive. 

Public Transport

The Bus service is run by Southern Vectis
www.islandbuses.info

Services 2, 3, 72 & N3 serve Brading.  Service 62 can be caught from the nearby Yarbridge Cross.

Trains by Island Line (part of Southwestern Railways) 
www.southwesternrailway.com/destinations-and-offers/island-line

The Train line runs from Ryde Pier Head - Ryde Esplanade - Ryde St Johns - Smallbrook Junction (interchange with Steam Railway) - Brading - Sandown - Lake - Shanklin

If you fancy a ride on a Steam Train you can do that too!  Havenstreet Steam Railway runs regular services from Havenstreet - Wootton - Smallbrook Junction

Driving

Island roads are narrower that you may be used to on the mainland, so please take extra care!  We share the roads with horses and tractors and a lot of the roads have a speed restriction, so please leave extra time to travel if you need to be somewhere at a specific time.

The nearest petrol station to the Moth House is the Esso garage in Sandown which is also home to a Co-Op convienience store and the nearest free-to-use cashpoint. 

The nearest Car charging Points are In Sandown and Ryde.  For more detailed  information please see the links below:
Off Street Charging Points
On Street Charging Points
Other Charging Points

The nearest Car wash is opposite the Esso garage in Sandown.