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Tim-Wiggins-cycling-Isle-of-Wight-cow

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Tim-Wiggins-cycling-five-things-to-take-kit

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Cycling around the Isle of Wight is great fun. Cycling expert and Islander, Tim Wiggins, has rounded up five things you should take with you on your journey.

Five things to take for a bike ride around the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

Things to do

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Wightlink Gift Vouchers are the perfect present for anyone planning a trip across the Solent.

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Isle of Wight ferry gift vouchers

Frequent traveller savings with our Season Tickets

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If you commute or travel regularly to and from the Isle of Wight, you could save money with our Season Tickets, with travel starting at just £5.72 per day.

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Isle of Wight ferry Season Tickets

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When you book a ferry with us, we ask you the type and size of the vehicle you’re travelling in. Use our guide to help you choose the correctly.

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Vehicle type guide 

How to travel with Wightlink in your vehicle  

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What to expect when you arrive at one of our ports, including checking in, the great facilities you can make use of and how you board our vehicle ferries.

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Travelling by ferry with your car – what to expect

Heavy load leaves Wightlink ferry on a lorry at Fishbourne

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Need to get something abnormally large between the mainland and the Isle of Wight? See how we can help you.

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Isle of Wight ferry abnormal loads

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If you’re a business looking to travel across the Solent between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire, we can help.

Rigid freight lorry leaves Wightlink ferry at Fishbourne

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rigid lorry leaves wightlink ferry

Wightlink business services

Contact us to find the best prices for your business needs

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Wightlink Portsmouth Gunwharf port aerial

Portsmouth, one of Britain’s most vibrant port cities, has excellent motorway and rail connections for anyone planning a visit to the Isle of Wight.
The port, only a few minutes&#8217; walk away from the popular <a href="https://gunwharf-quays.com/">Gunwharf Quays shopping outlet</a> and major city transport links, has state-of-the-art facilities and can be used by both vehicles and foot passengers. Our hybrid energy ferry, <a href="https://lab.wightlink.co.uk/facilities/ferries/victoria-of-wight">Victoria of Wight</a>, serves this port alongside <a href="https://lab.wightlink.co.uk/facilities/ferries/st-clare">St Clare</a> and <a href="https://lab.wightlink.co.uk/facilities/ferries/st-faith">St Faith</a>, getting you from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Island in only 45 minutes.

Our Camber Café is located on the top floor of our customer building and is ideal for picking up a locally-sourced bite to eat and something to drink.

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Camber Cafe

Charge your electric vehicle with one of our POLAR Network 50kwh rapid charging points.

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Rapid charging point

Purchase tickets at the port with your contactless device or debit or credit card using the ticket vending machine.

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Self service ticket machine

Purchase or amend tickets at our port using the Customer Service Point. Please note, you can&#8217;t purchase any of our frequent traveller passes at our ports and we no longer accept cash payments.

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Gunwharf port Customer Service Point

Toilets and baby-changing facilities are available at the port while you wait for your ferry crossing.

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If you have limited mobility and you can’t use standard accessible toilets, we have a much larger and fully-equipped <a class="anchor__Anchor-sm6m7i-0 jhRUNz" href="/tickets/accessible-travel#changing-places" rel="noopener">Changing Places toilet</a> on site.

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Our Portsmouth Gunwharf car ferry port is found in the heart of the city, linking you with East and Central Wight. Get info on facilities, public transport links, parking and more.

Portsmouth Gunwharf car ferry port

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gunwharf port entrance 360

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Parking is available opposite the entrance to our ferry port on Gunwharf Road.
This car park is very close to the popular <a href="https://gunwharf-quays.com/">Gunwharf Quays shopping outlet</a> – shoppers are welcome to park here.
If you plan to use our car park regularly, you can <a href="https://www.wightlink.co.uk/facilities/parking/permit">save with a 30-day Parking Permit</a>.

Free motorcycle parking within dedicated bays

Two POLAR network, 50kw rapid charging points for electric vehicles (found within the port, not in the car park)

RingGo payments, credit and debit cards accepted

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Over 24 hours (per day or part thereof)

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Portmouth Harbour exteropr

Portsmouth is one of Britain’s most vibrant port cities and has excellent motorway and rail connections. Its convenient location makes it the perfect place to start your journey to the Isle of Wight.

Customer Building with lounge and Camber Café outlet serving hot and cold food and drinks

Rapid charging point (50kw) for electric vehicles

Customer Service Point for ticket purchases and amendments

Vehicles need to check in 30 minutes before departure and foot passengers 15 minutes before departure.
<a class="anchor__Anchor-sm6m7i-0 jhRUNz" href="https://www.wightlink.co.uk/travel-advice/">Find out what it’s like to travel with us</a>

Wightlink offers frequent, round-the-clock sailings.
<a href="https://wightlink.lab.sidigital.co/plan-your-journey/timetables">Timetables</a>

Our handy Wightlink Explorer tool will show everything that is going on in the area.
<a href="https://lab.wightlink.co.uk/explorer">Start exploring</a>

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The latest timetables and travel updates for Wightlink’s three Isle of Wight ferry routes.

Isle of Wight ferry timetables

View, download and print our PDF route timetables

Stay up to date with our live ferry updates

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Ferries

Check the live status and positions of our ferries, including cancellations, delays and timetable changes.

Victoria of Wight entering Portsmouth harbour

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