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HMS Victory
Brading Roman Villa
The Needles
Seaview Wildlife Encounter
Osborne House

The well-preserved remains at Newport Roman Villa provide a fascinating insight into country life in third century Britain. The Villa has a superb bath suite with, under floor heating and remnants of mosaic floors. Sections of the Villa have been reconstructed to illustrate the building materials used; you can peep into a Roman kitchen and see a slave preparing a Roman feast.

The villa has a hands-on activity room where you can make a mosaic, repair a broken pot or weave a blanket.

Discover the plants Romans would have used in the beautiful herb garden.

You can find out more about the Roman occupation of the Isle of Wight by exploring the exhibition area, which displays artefacts found throughout the Isle of Wight.


A group visit can include a 30 minute guided tour, a photo hunt and a facilitated session in our activity room. There is a small shop with a super selection of ‘pocket money priced’ Roman gifts.