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Bembridge Heritage Centre (run by Bembridge Heritage Society)

The Carisbrooke castle museum presents a super historic view of not..

The Classic Boat Museum on the Quay at Newport Harbour in the Isle..

Dinosaur Isle is Britain's first purpose built dinosaur museum and..

East Cowes Heritage was formed in 1992 by members of the East Cowes..

Based now in Ryde at the new IOW Bus Museum in Rink Road Depot, it..

In June 1863 the now â€œOld Needles Batteryâ€ was..

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne and its estate from..

The Defence Committee in 1862 authorised the initialisation and..

The Isle of Wight is home to one of the finest Romano-British..

The Shipwreck and Maritime Museum was founded in 1978, and had been..

"The Prospect" A museum of great interest into the life and times of..

The society is for all those who want to trace their ancestors...

The Ventnor and District Local History Society Museum.

A charming shop and museum of old clocks, well worth a look if you..

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Yarmouth Castle was actually completed after the Death of is visionary creator Henry VIII , being one of his Device ports designed to deter any..

This light is responsible for guiding ships of all sizes and nationalities into the deep water channel for Portsmouth and Southampton.

The greatest disaster to occur in Isle of Wight waters was the loss in 1917 of RMS Mendi , a steamer carrying more than 800 South African labourers..

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