ISLE WHITE DAY HIKE YARMOUTH - FRESHWATER - TENNYSON DOWN 12- 14 MILES

DAY HIKE ISLE WHITE FERRY FROM LYMINGTON

The walk - 12 - 14 Miles.

Please book 10am ferry - wightLink 10am . foot passenger .

return 8pm - if we earlier likily to let us on any way

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I will be leaving Guildford at 8am - if any would like a lift to Lymington , i have three spaces .sharing petrol costs .

Trains can be taken to Lymington - ferry short walk from station .

Meeting Yarmouth Ferry Terminal or Lymington Taking 10am ferry to Yarmouth , we head out on walk that takes across the West side of the island to Fresh water Bay 3 miles (5.5 km) Cross the western side of the Isle of Wight from north to south on the Freshwater Way trail. It's a 3.5 mile walk taking place on generally flat paths along the pretty estuary of the River Yar. From here we walk up onto Tennyson Down.

This is a hill at the west end of the Isle of Wight just south of Totland. Tennyson Down is a grassy, whale-backed ridge of chalk which rises to 482 ft/147m above sea level. Tennyson Down is named after the poet Lord Tennyson who lived at nearby Farringford House for nearly 40 years. The poet used to walk on the down almost every day, saying that the air was worth 'sixpence a pint'..

Ferry costs £22 each way -
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Book the 10am ferry to Yarmouth .
Return ferry book 8pm

Combined train and ferry tickets can be bought from British rail , and through train Laine

From here we can see back across the island Back towards St Catherines point , at the far end we will visit the Needles , and have time to visit the visitor centre and old fort . We can also see views back down Tennyson Down , and along Solent back to Lymington , and New forest .

Please bring water , and Back pack for packed lunch , though we will stop for tea and cake , and will also visit Local Pub .

From here we head Back to Yarmouth to take our return ferry back to the Mainland at Lymington.