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Car Ferry to Isle of Wight?

  • 24-04-2011 10:33am
    #1
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I'm sure someone here will be able to help me :).

    I was talking to a guy over Christmas, and he was talking about a trip he had to the Isle of Wight. Now, i probably misheard, but i thought he said that he got a Ferry there, from Ireland. Is that possible? (Really hoping it is), and if so, where from?
    For Bestival :D:D


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  • #2
    orchidsrpretty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭orchidsrpretty


    No not possible from Ireland but there are a few places you can go from the UK. See here
     for more info:)


  • #3
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    The ferry goes from Southampton http://www.wightlink.co.uk/


  • #4
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    Thanks for both those links.. It'll be one of them i'll be on. :)

    Or, try and charter one... :D


  • #5
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    There are a number of routes, the quickest is from Portsmouth IIRC, although it's a good few years since I did the trip regularly.

    There's also a hovercraft (for foot passengers only) from Southsea which is a great way to travel.


  • #6
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    Yep, would love to try the hovercraft.

    Been talking to the other people that are going, and i think we're going to drop the car, fly to Southampton or thereabouts, and catch a ferry over from there.

    Thanks everyone. :)


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  • #7
    annieoburns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 505 ✭✭✭annieoburns


    There is a ferry which takes cars from Lymington, near Southhampton. There a rail link up to the ferry departure. It goes to Yarmouth and is a short crossing (20 mins??). It is a nice place but to travel onward from there is a public bus but it takes a very long time to get to other side of island and main town as it wanders in and out of all sorts of places. It was a blistering hot day so we got off at first beach and spent time there and bussed back... we were just doing a day trip. Bus trip was worth the views from top deck.


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