| Are you lost for ideas of what you can do with the | | | | should give you a head ache. Please bear in mind that |
| kids during the school holidays? How about a | | | | all the questions have a nautical connection! The |
| Treasure Hunt? The Great Isle of Wight Treasure | | | | route involves about 25 miles of driving, plus a bit of |
| Hunt is a mystery tour with a spectacular Castle and | | | | gentle strolling here and there. Walking shoes and a |
| Kings theme through an especially beautiful and | | | | road map of the Island should be enough to keep |
| historic part of the Isle of Wight, with a scattering of | | | | you on the right track. |
| clues to solve related to the places you will visit en | | | | Before 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 short | | | | between 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 premier | | | | you�re travelling by foot you can catch the Red |
| sailing regatta, when ruddy-cheeked young things | | | | Jet service between Southampton and West Cowes |
| gather to race their yachts, splice the main brace and | | | | in 22 minutes, departures every 30 minutes. You can |
| party till the cows come home. It�s a lively sort of | | | | also 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 the | | | | If you�re are thinking of making a holiday out of |
| jaunty main drag, and a general buzz of boating | | | | your 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 involves | | | | Written 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 | | | | |