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Tourism

Michelle and Neil Payne with two of their alpaca herd

West Wight Alpacas to close tourist farm after 15 years amid visitor decline

Much-loved tourist attraction, West Wight Alpacas, is to close at the end of the season after 15 years. The farm,

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5 April 2026
Red Funnel Red Osprey

Walking firm urges Red Funnel to tackle rising Isle of Wight ferry prices

Red Funnel has been urged to act on rising ferry prices after a UK walking‑tour operator warned that escalating costs

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5 April 2026
National Express & Hover Travel

ISLANDERS CAN NOW BOOK BUS, HOVERCRAFT AND COACH TRAVEL IN ONE SIMPLE TICKET

Getting from the Isle of Wight to destinations across the UK is now simpler than ever, thanks to through-ticketing from

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1 February 2026
Wightlink User Group News

SUMMER TOURIST NUMBERS DROP AGAIN BY 4.2% AND VISITOR SPENDING SLUMPS

Tourism on the Isle of Wight has fallen yet again, with a 4.2% drop in the number of Summer holidaymakers

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25 November 2025
Isle of Wight drop in tourism

TOURISM SLUMP CONTINUES AS FERRY WOES AND FAMILY DECLINE HIT ISLE OF WIGHT

Newly released figures show that the Isle of Wight has suffered another year-on-year drop in visitor numbers in the first

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30 July 2025
Wightlink Fare for Festival

FURY AS WIGHTLINK RETURN FARE ‘NEARS £500’ FOR ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL

There has been anger on social media this week with Wightlink blasted for charging almost £500 for a return ferry

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29 April 2025
Isle of Wight Ferries

APPEAL

IMPORTANT We have been contacted by the Isle of Wight Council and through them the Department of Transport. They need

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18 October 2024
Wightlink Ferry

Isle of Wight ferry prices spoilt our holiday say couple

Paul and Eve Evans, Northampton: Both my wife and I have been visiting the Isle of Wight since the 1960s,

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17 August 2024
Red Funnel Ferry

I wish I had never moved here! Furious Isle of Wight locals ‘held to ransom’ by ferry companies say they ‘can’t wait’ to move after being charged £440 for return ticket to mainland

Furious Isle of Wight locals have accused ferry companies of holding them to ransom and say they can’t wait to

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11 August 2024
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