Museums

Museums on the Isle of Wight.

Wax works - High street, Brading

Visit the Isle of Wight Wax Works and meet a host of colourful characters from the Island's past, displayed theatrically within the ancient rectory mansion. Relax in our stunning courtyards before venturing through the chamber of horrors (if you dare), and finish with a stroll through the world of nature... More info.

Dinosaur isle - Culver parade, Sandown

The Isle of Wight is one of the richest sources of dinosaur remains in Europe so a visit to Britain's first purpose built dinosaur museum attraction at Sandown, is a must. The building, which was designed to represent a Pterosaur, houses life size dinosaur skeletons and models which include Iguanodon, Neovenator, Eotyrannus, and Hypsilophodons... More info.

Dinosaur farm museum - Military road, Brighstone

In 1992 Western Europe's best brachiosaur - 15 metres in length, was discovered on the Isle of Wight. This farm project was launched to bring palaeontology to a wider audience... More info.

Bembridge maritime museum - Sherborne street, Bembridge

Privately owned by a professional diver who has located scores of shipwrecks in Island waters, the museum is overflowing with maritime relics spanning many centuries... More info.

Isle of Wight steam railway - Havenstreet, Ryde

Travel as your Great Grandad did. Beautifully restored Victorian and Edwardian carriages and locomotives accurately re-create the bygone age of steam train travel on the Isle of Wight, when the local community relied on its railway for the conveyance of goods and livestock as well as passengers... More info.