Isle of wight

10 reasons I like to travel by ferry

When the girls were small, the thought of flying with the family sent me into a mild panic. I’d try to separate out our “must take” items with the “nice to haves”. The problem was everything was in the must take pile! Not able to make a definitive decision on what …

Isle of Wight: What to do and where to stay

There’s something about going to an Island that is exciting and exotic. The Isle of Wight is just two hours from where we live in the Thames Valley and once you get to the crossing at Lymington in the New Forest (by far the nicer place to catch the ferry) that carefree-leave-everything-behind holiday …

Making memories at the West Bay Club, Isle of Wight

The Modern Family was kindly invited to check out the West Bay Club luxury self catering accommodation on the Isle of Wight. Not having been to the IOW in a few years, we were curious what kind of memories an active family with a 8, 9 and 11-year-old could create! …

The Isle of Wight — a trip into the past (free wi-fi included)

The Isle of Wight’s Tourist Board is promoting the Island as a family friendly destination and asked if the modern family would please visit and report back. Who could refuse that? I had no idea though, that on the 55-minute car ferry from Southhampton to East Cowes that I would be transported back in time. A …

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10 reasons I like to travel by ferry

Isle of Wight: What to do and where to stay

Making memories at the West Bay Club, Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight — a trip into the past (free wi-fi included)

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