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Cottage Local Information Updates

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

This is a list of the recommendations we have so far for our in-cottage local information.

If you want to recommend somewhere on the Isle of Wight or Isle of Purbeck please visit our Facebook page and leave a comment and we will add it in.

Go to www.facebook.com/islandcottages and leave a recommendation.

Isle of Wight Public Houses & Restaurants

The Taverners, Godshill

Award winning food and traditional public house atmosphere. Great for lunch and dinner.

www.thetavernersgodshill.co.uk Tel. 01983 840 707

The Red Lion, Freshwater

The Red Lion is a traditional public house serving great food using local produce and local caught seafood.

Tel. 01983 754925

Highdown Inn, Alum Bay

Attractive little public house serving good food. Located along the Freshwater Bay to Alum Bay.

www.highdowninn.com Tel. 01983 752450

Pointers Inn, Newchurch

A popular public house for its food with locals and visitors alike.

Tel. 01983 865202

The Pond Cafe, Bonchurch

A lovely restaurant in the pretty village of Bonchurch. Good food and a view of the attractive pond at the heart of the village of Bonchurch.

www.robert-thompson.com/restaurants/pond-cafe/ Tel. 01983 855666

Spyglass Inn, Ventnor

A lovely seaside position and popular with visitors to Ventnor this is a great place to enjoy lunch with views over Ventnor Beach.

thespyglass.com Tel. 01983 855338

Met Bar, Ventnor

Tasty tapas and a good selection of wines make the Met Bar a popular place to eat out in Ventnor. Many tables enjoy views of Ventnor beach.

www.metwinebar.co.uk Tel. 01983 855441

The Hambrough, Ventnor

Luxurious restaurant with delicious food worthy of their Michelin Star. Ideal for treating someone special.

www.robert-thompson.com/restaurants/the-hambrough Tel. 01983 856333

Lugleys, Cowes

Seafront restaurant at the West end of Cowes with a menu of good gourmet food. Also popular for Sunday lunch.

lugleysofcowes.com Tel. 01983 299618

New Inn, Shalfleet

A lovely village pub with an excellent menu of local produce and locally caught seafood.

www.thenew-inn.co.uk Tel. 01983 531314

Buddle Inn, Niton Undercliff

A traditional public house with lovely location overlooking the sea at Niton Undercliff. Niton Undercliff is signposted from the road between Niton and Ventnor. The Buddle Inn is a lovely stop as part of a walk along the South Isle of Wight coastal path.

http://www.buddleinn.co.uk Tel. 01983 730243

Sun Inn, Brook

A public house with a sunny garden between Brook and Brighstone.

sun-hulverstone.com Tel. 01983 741124

Sports and Leisure

Goodleaf Treeclimbing

A chance to climb into the canopy as part of a fun day out on the Isle of Wight. This family friendly activity is very safe and extremely popular with children and adults alike.

www.goodleaf.co.uk Tel. 0333 800 1188

Isle of Wight Adventure Activities

A wide range of organised outdoor and indoor activities including kayaking, indoor climbing, coasteering, archery and paddleboarding.

isleofwightadventureactivities.co.uk Tel. 01983 755 838

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Isle of Wight Chilli Farm

Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Chilli Farm on the Isle of Wight

Chillies Growing

Godshill Organics have opened their new Chilli Farm and the brightly coloured chillies are really fattening up under the warm Isle of Wight sun. This new venture is designed to teach us more about chilli, the different varieties and the different properties or tastes.

Chillies growing at the Chilli Farm on the Isle of Wight

Chilli at the Chilli Farm

There is a covered exhibition of the different chillies growing in a reconstruction of their natural habitat with information about the origin and variety on display. There are also beautiful chilli plants to buy and take home so you can try you luck at growing some yourself.

In the Godshill Organic Shop there is a chance to taste some organic chilli products as buy chillies, chilly products and cookery books giving new ideas for cooking with chilli.

Chilli Farm Shop at Godshill Organics Isle of Wight

Chilli Farm Shop

There are homemade cakes and other products made with locally grown chilli including a delicious Orange Chocolate and Chilli Tart. For the real chilli enthusiast there are chilli sauces to try of varying degrees of heat from very mild to rather hot.

To find out more visit Godshill Organics on the Newport to Godshill Rd or visit their website www.wix.com/iowchillifarm/isleofwightchillifarm

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Long Ledge Cafe – Bembridge

Monday, July 11th, 2011
long ledge cafe bembridge

Long Ledge Cafe

The Long Ledge Cafe at Bembridge is a friendly seaside cafe with panoramic sea views and a view of Culver Cliffs in the distance. The cafe serves a selection of snacks and light lunches as well as ice creams and coffee. A lunch of Bembridge Crab caught from the ledge is a favourite.

A walk along the coast from Bembridge can culminate in refreshment at the Long Ledge Cafe before walking inland back to Bembridge. You can find more information and instructions on ways of reaching the cafe from their facebook page –  www.facebook.com/forelandsbeachcafe

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Godshill Organics

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Godshill Organics Isle of WightAn award winning organic farm shop just outside of Godshill on the Newport road with a good selection of organic food including fresh farm grown vegetables and fruit.

Cooking ingredients for baking as well as everyday staples are also available.

The shop now has a butchers counter selling organic meat and sausages for which there are new recipes every week.

To find out more visit their website at www.godshillorganics.co.uk

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Farmer Jacks – Arretton, Isle of Wight

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Farmer Jacks Isle of Wight

This new farm shop enjoys a central position on the Island just off the main road between Newport and Shanklin within the Arretton Barn complex.

The shop sells food and drink from around the Isle of Wight including local meat, local vegetables and local sauces, jams, pickles and much more. The large butchers counter has a good range of local beef, lamb and pork which is all reared on the Island. Sausages and burgers are also available and are made in store or by local food producers. An in store butcher will give you more information on everything on offer.

A good range of Isle of Wight cheese is also available and there are knowlegable people on hand to talk you through the different ones. Seasonal fruit and vegetables are available according to season and each is labled with where they originated.

You can find out more about the shop at their website  www.farmerjacks.co.uk/

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Tuppenny cafe – Whitecliff Bay

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Whitecliff Bay Isle of Wight

Whitecliff Bay

We stopped for a quick lunch at the Tuppenny Cafe at Whitecliff Bay yesterday. The egg sandwiches are excellent, with plenty of watercress and fresh salad, and could be enjoyed with a beautiful view of the bay and the white cliffs.

White cliff bay is not far from Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. The beach is ideal for swimming and a number of swimmers were enjoying the water while we were there. If you feel like a walk after lunch you can take the Coastal path up to Culver Cliffs and enjoy the view of Sandown Bay to the South or Bembridge to the North.

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