Wightlink (telephone 0870 582 7744) (www.wightlink.co.uk)

1. Portsmouth to Fishbourne (40 minute crossing) for cars

2. Lymington to Yarmouth (40 minute crossing) for cars/foot passengers

3. Portsmouth to Ryde (18 minute crossing by catamaran which meets the train at Portsmouth) for foot passengers

Red Funnel (01703 330333) (www.redfunnel.co.uk)

1. Southampton to (East) Cowes (1 hour crossing) for cars

2. Southampton to (West) Cowes (23 minute crossing by catamaran) for foot passengers. There is a shuttle between Southampton Central and the Red Funnel catamaran and ferry.

Hovertravel (01983 811000) (www.hovertravel.co.uk) has a hovercraft service from Southsea to Ryde (10 minute crossing) for foot passengers

When booking ask about or click on special offers and try different times of day for different pricings for the ferries for these companies.

TRAVEL ON THE ISLAND

The Cottage is about 20 minutes by car from Yarmouth and 30-40 minutes from Cowes and Fishbourne.

Southern Vectis runs the island's bus services. There is a bus stop in the centre of the Brighstone, less than a minute from The Cottage. (www.islandbuses.info)

LOCATION MAP

When clicking on "Satellite" to show The Cottage as a photograph from above, the marker is positioned on the Cottage. It looks elongated, but the whole building is The Cottage and its garage. The garden extends south to the village car park and has two entrances.