zak2442 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Evening all. Heading over to the Isle in May for first time with M/H,any tips on visiting the sites with van,i.e parking problems,i dont know whether to just park up the van and hire a car for a few days to get around. Any info would be very welcome. Regards Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 The maiden trip with our current van was to the IOW. We checked in to the site then drove to the Needles. As I opened my door a sudden huge gust of wind ripped it out of my hand and slammed it forward. The wind was so strong for a few seconds that I couldn't close it. It pulled out the stay, went past the metal stop and went so far forward that it creased the door panel on the hinge. It wan't much more expensive to buy a new door than to fill the crease so that's what I did. That somewhat blighted the rest of our time there and I am now paranoid about opening doors on windy days. Our van is only 5m so we can park anywhere, but it didn't strike me as being a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Keith We stayed at CC site Southlands a bus passes the site gate to go to Sandown where there is an excellent bus service for the whole of the island. If you have bikes there is a cycle path all the way to the coast, approx 5 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak2442 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Cliffy Thanks for that,sorry i forgot to mention i will have 2 dogs with us so a bus is a no go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 If you have bus pass, very handy. Taxi where expensive, when we last there. Some lovely places to see, and good pubs to eat in. Should not be to busy in May, and roads generally not crowded There is a train that crosses the island PJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peter James Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Been once about 20 years ago. It was OK, but the only Island I have been on that didn't feel like an Island. It just felt like anywhere else in Hampshire. So I wouldn't bother again, unless the ferry became cheap and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooie Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 We went over a few years back with a Package via the Caravan Club. Return ferry ( Red Funnel ) and 5 nights on a site ( Orchards Holiday Park ) for £109 all in. http://www.orchards-holiday-park.co.uk/touring-and-camping/ The site we did not like at all as it was a lot worse than we expected, Swimming Pool, Take Aways, Amusements, etc. etc. The island itself we enjoyed and did all the favourites, Osborne House,The Needles and Battery, Carisbrook Castle and more which we really enjoyed. We didn`t experience any problems at all parking a 7.35M van and found that most of the attractions had dedicated Motorhome Parking. Have a good trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaleg Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hi We went on the same camping deal as wooie, but we stopped on Waverly park (you have the pick of four sites) no parking problems with 6m van Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel wood Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 We had a five day stay on The Isle of Wight and had no problems parking our panel van at the attractions we visited or in towns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romahomepete Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 We went last year on the offer and stayed at Appledurcombe, we really enjoyed it. We are going again in June but using Tesco vouchers for the ferry and staying on a CL . Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Love the title, lol :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Keithl - 2013-04-16 5:07 PM Love the title, lol :D :D :D Didn't like to comment!! I hope he meant the Isle of Wight !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 We've been a couple of times and enjoyed the island, however if travelling around in the van and using a sat nav beware of 6m width restricted roads. The sat nav will try and take you down them, we nearly lost a mirror to an oncoming JCB after not paying attention and turning in to a restricted road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Sorry I meant to say 6'6" width restrictions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duetto owner Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 just back from IOW this evening the roads are in a dreadful mess with major pot holes be careful apparenty its got so bad a private company has been hired to speed up repairs on the island. lots of 6'6 width restictions went passed one sign by mistake following sat nav only to find the width restriction did not exist, i wonder if they put the signs up just to keep large vehicles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 duetto owner - 2013-04-17 7:48 PM ... lots of 6'6 width restictions went passed one sign by mistake following sat nav only to find the width restriction did not exist, i wonder if they put the signs up just to keep large vehicles away. I think that is exactly why a lot of roads have these 6'6" restriction on as we went down loads of them when we were there last year in our Chausson Flash 04 and never had a single problem getting around - one reason we had to do this was that a road had been closed for some reason and if we hadn't gone down the 6'6" ones we would have had to do about a 10 mile detour to get back to our campsite!!!! 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 PJay - 2013-04-16 7:34 PM Keithl - 2013-04-16 5:07 PM Love the title, lol :D :D :D Didn't like to comment!! I hope he meant the Isle of Wight !!! Of course he does. It's just the way the upper classes speak! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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