Sandown Holidays

Holidays in the UK just got exciting. On a Sandown holiday, there are so many places to visit. For example, Carisbrook Castle is steeped in the kind of history that adults will love, while children will enjoy the climbing activities, visitor’s centre and resident donkeys. UK holidays to Sandown also put you near Dinosaur Isle, featuring actual-size dinosaur models and a great idea for rainy days, because it's all indoors. Animal lovers will also enjoy a UK holiday in Sandown, with two great furry and feathery attractions. Amazon Zoo World Park in Sandown offers not only a great holiday day out, with hundreds of birds, animals and insects, but also a fine lesson in conservation. And the superb Isle of Wight Zoo, sometimes called the Tiger and Lemur Sanctuary, is dedicated to conserving and protecting animals both at the zoo and in their natural environments, and featured on the TV show, Tiger Island.

Sandown on the Isle of Wight not only offers great UK holidays but also more specialist holidays in the form of sailing. Sandown and the Isle of Wight are meccas for sailing. Stay in holiday lodges, parks and cottages around Sandown and watch the yachts compete in Cowes Week, the world's biggest regatta of its type, with up to 40 daily races for over a thousand boats and thousands of spectators. A UK holiday to Sandown in June promises more sailing action with professional and amateur sailors, including celebrities, taking part in the Round the Island race, while, in August, the Commodores' Cup mixes exciting inshore and offshore racing.

Staycations – that's UK holidays – are all the rage these days. And there's no better place for a UK holiday than in beautiful Sandown on the Isle of Wight. These are holidays that are so accessible from mainland UK, with a ten-minute crossing by hovercraft from Southsea or a 15-minute trip from Portsmouth. Accommodation here is plentiful, with holiday lodges, holiday parks and holiday cottages in and around Sandown, or low-cost Sandown pub accommodation. In Sandown, you can stay in four-star self-catering lodges or beautiful, period boutique hotels. Wherever accommodation you choose around Sandown, you can be sure of a friendly Isle of Wight welcome.