Town & Villages Guide - Isle of Wight

Click on the links below to take you through to some basic information regarding some of the towns and villages on the Island.

Cowes
East Cowes
Freshwater
Newport
Ryde
Sandown
Shanklin
Ventnor
Yarmouth

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East Cowes - Isle of Wight

East Cowes is separated from Cowes by the River Medina. East Cowes is best know for its industrial heritage and for the fact that Queen Victoria lived at Osborne House which is not far from the centre of the town. The town is also the destination of Red Funnel's Car ferry from Southampton
The town's industrial heritage is dominated by J.S.White's shipyard.

The floating bride (chain ferry) connects East to West Cowes.

Where to go:

Osbourne House

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