The Earth Museum
Discover a world of stories, treasures and global heritage connections on the Earth Museum – a virtual space for the curious, heritage lovers and creative educators to dive in and explore!
Yarmouth Castle
Set in a pretty seaside town, Yarmouth Castle was designed to protect the strategic Yarmouth harbour and to defend the western end of the Solent against invasion fleets. Unlike Henry’s earlier circular forts, Yarmouth is a square blockhouse, with the first new-style ‘arrowhead’ bastion ever built in England. It was garrisoned right up until 1885. […]
Wight Military Museum
The museum is not just a store of artefacts and a preservation centre for all types of historic memorabilia both civil and military, it also aims to be a hub for ex-service personnel and disadvantaged youngsters or vulnerable adults to meet and access services tailored to their needs. Guided tours are generally available from the […]
Ventnor Heritage Museum
The Ventnor Heritage Museum carries visitors back in time to explore Ventnor’s origins and the way it grew at phenomenal speed to become a premier Victorian resort town. Their many display boards tell this story in words and pictures. There are finely detailed images from glass plate negatives that offer glimpses into vanished lives. There […]
Sir Max Aitken Museum
This unique museum in Cowes, is home to three centuries of yachting and maritime history. This magnificent 18th Century, Ratsey and Lapthorn sail maker’s loft was acquired and restored by Sir Max Aitken in 1947. Today, with its traditional splendour, the building boasts Sir Max’s personal collection of historic and nautical artefacts.
Ryde Heritage Centre/Museum of Ryde
The Museum of Ryde has 200 years’ worth of the history of Ryde, home of the oldest pier, and the first Carnival, in the country. See our unique ice well and discover the story of refrigeration. Learn about Queen Victoria’s connections with Ryde, and why the royal family were such frequent visitors that it rivalled […]
Osborne House
Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Osborne offers a real insight into the private lives of Queen Victoria and her family. Their Isle of Wight […]
Needles Old Battery (NT)
Victorian coastal defence and secret rocket testing site perched high above the Needles Rocks. The military fort was built to protect the Needles passage and the naval dockyard at Portsmouth from the threat of French attack in the 19th century. The Needles New Battery and rocket testing site comprises two underground rooms, that tell the […]
National Poo Museum
The collection contains pooey artefacts from across the world and the history of life on Earth. Summer 2025 exhibition at Department, Ryde
Mottistone (NT)
Mottistone Manor is a National Trust property in the village of Mottistone on the Isle of Wight, England. It has popular gardens and is a listed building. It was first mentioned in documents related to the Domesday Book of 1086.