Information and Advice

Shanklin Community Library The library provides a safe and welcoming space in the heart of Shanklin The library is community-run and is staffed by volunteers. Please have a look at our web pages for more information about what we do. (Link above) We look forward to seeing you soon.

Bembridge Community Library The library provides a safe and welcoming space in the heart of Bembridge.  As well as providing the usual library facilities we also have a gallery that can be booked by local artists. The library is community-run and is staffed entirely by volunteers.

The Isle of Wight’s Visitor Information Centre in Newport is the place to go to get all of your Isle of Wight questions answered! Talk to our extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic Travel Ambassadors to find out about what’s on, the best places to visit and things to do and let them help you create your own bespoke itinerary.

Wright’s is well and truly a household name on the Isle of Wight. Originally established in 1990 the firm has expanded to 5 very successful offices each located in a prominent position in a main town. Each office is owned by a director located in branch with a compliment of experienced reliable staff. Our ethos is to always look after our clients best interests achieve the best possible price when selling and ensure as far as we can the move goes as smoothly as possible. We are all passionate about our Island and the people who live here. With over 125 years of experience between our senior staff there is no problem too large we cannot solve when selling Island homes. Please take a look through our properties and our website and let us know how we may help you.

The library provides a safe and welcoming space in Ventnor. As well as providing the usual library facilities we also host the performance sets collections of the Council’s Music Library collection. The library is supported locally by our Friends’ Group who help raise money for the library as well as helping us to provide regular events of all kinds. We look forward to seeing you soon.

The library provides a safe and welcoming space in the heart of Sandown. 

You can chat online with a trained adviser if you’ve already checked our advice and you need more help.

Free and impartial government guidance about your defined contribution pension options.

Hovertravel provides the fastest Isle of Wight ferry service across the Solent and is the world’s longest running and only commercial hovercraft operator in Europe.

In order to apply to Isle of Wight Council for a Blue Badge you must be a resident on the Isle of Wight and have a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking. For questions about the Blue Badge scheme, contact your local council or the initial enquiry support service.