The Isle of Wight is the largest and second-most populous of English Isles. The roughly rhomboid in shape island covers an area of 380 km² and is situated in the English Channel, just off the south coast of England, only 1.5 hours by car from London. The Isle of Wight is mainly famous for mild oceanic climate, coastal scenery, wide sandy beaches, beautiful small towns and villages. We get there on a ferry from Portsmouth and spend there only a few hours, but we will definitely come back to the island soon. More...