Newport; Sunday, 29 June, 2014

With another stunning breakfast inside me I headed out the other side of town and into the neighbouring settlement of Carisbrooke to have a look around the stunning castle that towers over the settlement, and much of the island.

Having spent a couple of hours looking round Carisbrooke I caught the bus on to Yarmouth and had a look around their much smaller castle.

After a spot of lunch by the harbour I picked up the Needles Breezer open-top tour and went for a ride round the countryside of the South West of the island, ending up at the Needles.

I had a look around the formerly secret rocket testing facility at the New Battery before heading down the hill to have a look around the restored Old Battery.

After looking round the Needles from the top of the cliffs I wandered back along the cliffs to Alum Bay and took the chairlift down to the beach, where I picked up a speedboat tour around the Needles and Alum Bay.

After spending a little time in the very twee heritage centre at Alum Bay I picked up the penultimate Needles Breezer of the afternoon back up to the Needles and then back on into Yarmouth.

Another bit of a wander around Yarmouth before it was time to pick up the bus back into Newport, dinner and a well-earned rest.