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The Isle of Wight is only a 30 minute ferry ride from the south coast of England and worlds apart from the busy city streets. It has recently come in for some stick in the press and in fairness, it's not the hippest place to come. There are few decent nightclubs and it ranks higher on Google search engines spelt incorrectly as the Isle of White. I've even heard it referred to as "the island that fashion forgot." But what it lacks in style, it makes up for with its weather, walks and waves.

I have put together an insider's guide featuring 10 good reasons to visit the Isle of Wight. All of them are free and I am not even going to include its wonderful award winning beaches or the fact that it has more sunshine hours per year than any other UK resort, according to islandbreaks.co.uk.

Fossil Hunting

The Isle of Wight is one of the best places in Europe to find dinosaur fossils. It doesn't require any specialist equipment, just keep your eyes open and you can literally pick fossils up off the beach.