The Isle of Wight Treasure Hunt

Are you lost for ideas of what you can do with theshould give you a head ache. Please bear in mind that
kids during the school holidays? How about aall the questions have a nautical connection! The
Treasure Hunt? The Great Isle of Wight Treasureroute involves about 25 miles of driving, plus a bit of
Hunt is a mystery tour with a spectacular Castle andgentle strolling here and there. Walking shoes and a
Kings theme through an especially beautiful androad map of the Island should be enough to keep
historic part of the Isle of Wight, with a scattering ofyou on the right track.
clues to solve related to the places you will visit enBefore you get started, a few general pointers. If
route. It can be everything you need; entertainment,you�re travelling by car, the ferry crossing
education and even excitement as it requires a shortbetween Southampton and East Cowes takes 55
sea trip to get there!minutes with sailings every hour in both directions. If
Every August Cowes stages the world�s premieryou�re travelling by foot you can catch the Red
sailing regatta, when ruddy-cheeked young thingsJet service between Southampton and West Cowes
gather to race their yachts, splice the main brace andin 22 minutes, departures every 30 minutes. You can
party till the cows come home. It�s a lively sort ofalso book your tickets in advance online at Red
town all year round, a hive of youthful exuberance,Funnel ferries.
with live music tumbling out of the pubs along theIf you�re are thinking of making a holiday out of
jaunty main drag, and a general buzz of boatingyour trip to the Isle of Wight why not take a look at
activity on Town Quay.some of the Isle of Wight Accommodation available.
Completing the Isle of Wight Treasure Hunt involvesWritten on behalf of St Maur Isle of Wight
finding the answers to a dozen or so questions -Accommodation.
some of which are mildly cryptic, but nothing that