Day Planner
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Walk the Battlements and Castle Keep
Suggested time needed: 30 – 40 minutes
Walk the entire way round the castle and enjoy a bird’s eye view of the castle below and out across the island.
See some very Special Donkeys
Suggested time needed: 10 minutes
Meet our happy working donkeys and watch them as they work the tread wheel in the well house then meet them in the donkey centre.
Isle of Wight Museum
Suggested time needed: 30 - 40 minutes
In the castle’s great hall. Filled with memorabilia and information about the castle and the island. Managed by Carisbrooke Museum Trust.
See where Charles I was imprisoned
Castle Chapel
Suggested time needed: 10 minutes
Spend a quiet moment in the castle chapel and view the lovely alter painting commissioned by Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princes Beatrice.
Have lunch
Osborne House & Gardens
Distance: 6 miles
Discover Queen Victoria’s favourite and stunning family home. Enjoy a carriage ride or stroll around the extensive grounds with terraced and walled gardens and the Swiss Cottage.
Yarmouth Castle
Distance: 9 miles
Enjoy magnificent views over the Solent form Henry VIII’s last and most sophisticated coastal defence.
Appuldurcombe House
Distance: 10 miles
Explore the shell of what was once the islands grandest house and relax in grounds.
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