Walking the IoW

In October 2007 I walked around the Isle of Wight, around 65 miles of coastline, inlets, chines, towns and wonderful areas of outstanding natural beauty.

Moored boats at Yarmouth, IoW

Quarr Abbey on the IoW

The pier at Ryde, the starting point for the walk round the island

Not the largest cannons on the sea wall at Cowes, would probably not do any damage to the ferry

Moored boats in the morning mist off Cowes

Tennyson Monument on Tennyson Down, IoW

The Needles from the New Battery, IoW

A hovercraft at Ryde

Hanover Point Fossil Forest emerging after high tide

The view back across Freshwater Bay, IoW

A surprisingly ornate gateway in Ryde

The first sight of The Needles from Totland Bay

Hurst Castle, from the IoW

Remains of an old abbey

Boats at low tide in Wooton Creek, IoW

The view across Thorness Bay, IoW

The Needles from Alum Bay

The tides at Totland

The chain ferry from East Cowes to Cowes on the IoW

Compton Bay, IoW

The crumbling cliffs of Brighstone Bay, IoW

In a wooded section of the walk it was good to know I was on the right track

The view across the South Channel

Compton Bay, IoW

The sunset over Bembridge Harbour, IoW

The pier at Sandown, IoW

The Pepperpot Lighthouse, IoW

Palm Garden at Ventor Botanic Garden, IoW

The morning mist over Bembridge Harbour

The sunset over Bembridge Harbour, IoW

A view along the beach at Shanklin, IoW

Shanklin from the Appley Steps

Ventor Botanic Garden, IoW

Monument on Bembridge Down, IoW

$St Helen\'s Fort, IoW$

The view across Bembridge Ledge, IoW

$St Catherine\'s Point Lighthouse$

The view across Ryde Sands in the morning mist at high tide

A hovercraft leaving Ryde on the IoW