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

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

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

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You can drag this image around with your mouse. Use the controls on the left to zoom in and out. Clicking on "Satellite" shows The Cottage as a photograph from above, especially if you then zoom in by clicking "+" once or twice. It may look elongated, but the whole building is The Cottage and its garage. The garden has two entrances and extends south to the village car park.