As a major ferry terminal,
RYDE
is the first landfall many visitors make on the island, but one where few choose to linger, despite some grand nineteenth-century architecture and decent beach amusements. The
tourist office
(March-Oct Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 9am-5pm; Nov-Feb daily 9am-4.30pm; tel 01983/562905),
bus station, Hovercraft terminal
and
Esplanadetrain station
(the northern terminus of the Island Line train line... [More]
The Dorset hotel has a number of comfortable bedrooms to offer, for the single traveller to the family on holiday, most rooms are en-suite with colour television and hospitality tray some with sea views across the Solent. The hotel has a residential licence to help you wind down in the evening. ... [More]
Ryde Castle Hotel is a distinctive and majestic Victorian building. The hotel’s excellent restaurant has a warm atmosphere and the Knights bar serves tasty bar meals. The whole island is accessible from the Ryde Hotel and places of interest nearby include Osborne House, Blackgang Chine and Needles P... [More]