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Which Isle of Wight Holiday Park Should I Stay In? (2025 Guide)

There are more than 20 holiday parks on the Isle of Wight, and many more if you include those that just do camping and touring rather than static caravans and lodges. Needless to say, they vary massively, but here's our guide to which ones are most likely to suit you, depending on whether you are after a low-cost raucous family holiday or a chance to escape the smartphone and live the simple life.

Best Isle of Wight holiday parks for family friendly facilities 

If your family holidays are akin to transporting a circus, complete with wild animals, then I would plump for a busy holiday park with lots of facilities for children such as Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, Lower Hyde Holiday Park or Nodes Point Holiday Park.
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  • Whitecliff Bay near Bembridge has an indoor and outdoor pool, indoor soft play and adventure playground. It is right by a gorgeous sandy beach that is only used by residents at a couple of holiday parks, so it isn't too busy. It's got a very steep slope to access the beach though.
​**Whitecliff Bay Discount Code: Save up to 10% via this link with discount code AWRAF7 until 31/12/25 + cheap ferry travel**
Diners at cafe at whitecliff bay Isle of Wight
Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park is in a fantastic beachside location
  • Lower Hyde Holiday Park and Landguard Holiday Park are sister parks in Shanklin. They have a good range of facilities but they're a 15 minute walk to the sandy beaches and old fashioned attractions at the seaside resort of Shanklin. Another popular resort - Sandown - is a short drive or train ride away. 

    Lower Hyde has a nicer leafy layout, whilst Landguard is just rows of caravans and a shared car park. Landguard has a decent indoor swimming pool whilst Lower Hyde's visitors can either use its outdoor pool or walk to Landguard to use their indoor pool. ​​An indoor pool can be a holiday-saver if it decides to rain on the first day of your holiday, with various activities involving rafts and the like.
     
    Lower Hyde and ​Landguard Holiday Park both have adventure playgrounds, restaurants and bars, a launderette, darts and pool. They also put on things like football tournaments and archery (no shooting of siblings allowed), as well as evening entertainment.​ The entertainment at Lower Hyde is a bit livelier than the 'leisurely' entertainment at Landguard.

    I'd say Lower Hyde is a good option if you aren't bringing a car to the Island as it is near a railway station, which links up with the ferry at Ryde Pierhead.
​**Parkdean Resorts offer: Caravan holidays from £99 + discount Isle of Wight ferry travel**
Swimming pool at Landguard Holiday Park
Landguard Holiday Park is in a bucket-and-spade resort on the Isle of Wight
Couple at Lower Hyde Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight
Lower Hyde is leafier and more spacious than Landguard
  • Nodes Point Holiday Park near St Helen's ​has an indoor swimming pool, sports court, adventure playground and restaurant. It's run by the same company as Lower Hyde and Landguard and has the big advantage of being right by a beach. It's a quieter part of the Island so you'll need to drive 10-20 minutes to visit attractions in Ryde, Sandown and Shanklin.
**Nodes Point Offers: Caravan holidays from £99 + discount Isle of Wight ferry travel**
Caravans looking towards the sea at Nodes Point
Nodes Point is a hilly holiday park with sea views from lots of the caravans
​​Those certainly aren't the only Isle of Wight holiday parks with family friendly facilities, so I would also consider:
  • Thorness Bay near Cowes (indoor pool, sports court, adventure playground, restaurant, next to a beach)
  • The Orchards Holiday Park in Newbridge (indoor and outdoor swimming pool, play area, pool and table tennis)
  • The Bay, Colwell (indoor swimming pool, children's play area, 3 minute walk to the beach)
  • The Lakes, Rookley​ (indoor and outdoor swimming pools, kayaking, playground)
  • St Helen's Coastal Resort (also known St Helen's Holiday Resort, small outdoor swimming pool, 15-20 walk to the beach)

It's worth having a read of our guide to Which Isle of Wight Town Should I Stay In? if you aren't familiar with the different parts of the Island.

Best Isle of Wight holiday park for cheap accommodation 

If you are transporting a family of 11 children, three grandparents and an odd 'uncle' who isn't related to anyone, then finding the cheapest holiday park on the Isle of Wight may be high up on your list of priorities. 

​We did a price comparison for our top 10 holiday parks guide and found that prices for a family of four for a week in August 2025 ranged from £720 to £1300 - although it is worth saying that there is often a big difference in the quality of the accommodation and facilities on offer (we searched in November 2024).
Caravans at Cheverton Copse on the Isle of Wight
Cheverton Copse is one of the cheapest caravan parks on the Isle of Wight
We only looked at one week and went for the cheapest option for four people without comparing quality, but for what it's worth the cheapest Isle of Wight holiday parks were: 
  1. The Lakes, Rookley*  - £721 (Away Resorts holiday park in central location, with swimming pools)
  2. Landguard Holiday Park* - £799 (sister site to Lower Hyde Holiday Park, with plenty to do)
  3. Thorness Bay Holiday Park*  - £879 (coastal Parkdean Resorts site in a remote part of the Isle of Wight. Formerly owned by Park Resorts)​
  4. Cheverton Copse Holiday Park - £880 (quiet holiday park with great reviews and playgrounds)​
  5. The Orchards Holiday Park - £950 (quiet holiday park with indoor and outdoor swimming pools)​​
  6. Waverley Park - £965 (in East Cowes with an outdoor play area)
  7. St Helen's Coastal Retreat* - £979 (Away Resorts site with caravans, lodges and outdoor pool. 15-20 walk to the beach)
  8. Lower Hyde Holiday Park* - £979 (Parkdean Resort site in Shanklin. Plenty of things to do, but 20-minute walk to the beach)
  9. Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat - £1015 (Darwin Escape resort near to Wootton. Nice lodges near to a quiet beach but only minimal facilities).
  10. Nodes Point Holiday Park* £1089 (Parkdean Resort near to the beach at St Helens in the East Wight. Indoor swimming pool and horseriding on the beach)

*These resorts tend to give particularly large discounts on ferry travel with bookings, as they are owned by big companies. See our guide to accommodation including ferry travel for more details.

We did a similar price comparison for Isle of Wight campsites and found prices for a family of four ranged from £175 to £346.

This time we looked at one week in August in 2025 for 4 people camping. We went for the cheapest option (no extras, such as electric hookups) so it's only a rough comparison. Anyway, the 10 cheapest Isle of Wight campsites in our comparison were:  
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  1. Comforts Farm, Northwood near Cowes - £133
  2. Camp Wight, Yarmouth - £140
  3. Willow Brook Camping, near Sandown -£277
  4. Southland Campsite, Newchurch - £293
  5. Thorness Bay, nearish Cowes - £310
  6. Whitefield Forest, Ryde - £315
  7. Grange Farm, West Wight - £319
  8. Waverley Park, East Cowes - £322
  9. Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, Bembridge - £329 (July and August only, no electric)
  10. Stoats Farm Caravan and Camping, Totland - £371

This is a good moment to mention that the cheapest camping and touring holidays on the Isle of Wight aren't generally found by going direct. Red Funnel do a very good value bundle deal that includes ferry travel and a pitch. We've found it is usually the cheapest option by far. You can look at the Red Funnel deals here or read our more detailed guide to cheap camping, touring and motorhome deals.
Aerial view of Whitefield Forest Touring Park
Whitefield Forest Touring Park is particularly good value if you get a pitch + ferry bundle

Best Isle of Wight holiday parks for nature

If you'd rather be punched in the face than join in with holiday park evening entertainment, then you may be better looking for a park with fewer facilities. Instead, you might like one that focuses on nature, wildlife, peace and quiet. As a broad rule, you'll find more of these type of holiday parks in the West Wight as they are further from the popular tourism resorts of Sandown, Shanklin and Ryde. ​

​You might like to consider these quieter holiday parks: 
  • Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat (posh lodges near woodland and short walk to secluded beach)
  • Woodside Coastal Retreat (adjacent lodge park to Woodside Bay, sea views, near to beach)
  • Appuldurcombe Gardens Holiday Park (towards the South Wight, part of it was designed by Capability Brown). You can get cheap touring and camping packages with Red Funnel if you stay here.
  • Grange Farm (camping and caravans in a great clifftop location in the West Wight)
  • Compton Farm (good location in the quiet West Wight. Mostly camping, but they have a few caravans)
Woodside Bay Coastal Retreat
Woodside Coastal Retreat is next to a woodland and right on the beach

Best Isle of Wight holiday park for beach access

Several holiday parks are right on the beach, so you can avoid the challenge of piling children, dogs, teddies and windbreaks into the car each day. Some beaches have near exclusive access for residents, by which I mean that whilst the beaches are technically open to non-residents, they are a bit of a faff to get to if you have to walk through a holiday park first. 

​So, if proximity to a good beach is your priority, then you won't get much better than Whitecliff Bay Caravan Holiday Park or ​​Sandhills Holiday Park near Bembridge, which both lead straight down a steep hill to a sandy beach (Whitecliff Bay). The beach looks almost foreign on a sunny day and is nice for a swim, or for games at low tide. Whitecliff Bay Caravan Holiday Park is a busy park with lots of facilities and entertainment for children, whilst ​Sandhills Holiday Park is a simpler park.

Other options for beachside holiday parks:
  • Thorness Bay has pretty much exclusive access to a fairly scrubby beach which seems popular with fishers and sunset watchers (not so much for swimming).
  • Woodside Coastal Retreat has sea views and direct access to a shingly beach around Wootton. 
  • Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat is next door to Woodside Coastal Retreat and has a woodland area leading to the beach.
  • Nodes Point is a Parkdean Resorts holiday park that is a very short walk away from the beach at St Helen's. It's got a lovely outlook and very shallow waters for paddling. You'd need to walk out into the middle of the Solent for a proper swim at low tide. It was formerly a Park Resorts caravan site.
  • Salterns Village Cottages is a simple site that is walking distance to the beach at Seaview. It's more of a complex of properties rather than a holiday park.
  • Grange Farm on the Military Road is right on the beach at a quiet section of the pretty West Wight coastline. ​
  • Brambles Chine and Linstone Chine is very near to the beach at Colwell.​ It's not really a holiday park, but it's a big group of holiday chalets.
Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight
Whitecliff Bay is adjacent to two caravan holiday parks

Best luxury Isle of Wight holiday park

Posh holiday parks don't tend to use the word 'holiday park' at all, usually picking something like 'lodge retreat' 'holiday home' or 'country club'.

The two more luxurious holiday park style resorts on the Isle of Wight are Woodside Coastal Retreat and Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat. They are sister parks that have lodges, a gym and restaurant but don't have a swimming pool. The good news is that they have their own beach. Read our blog about our visit.​


The other option is to go for one of the bigger holiday parks that has lodges as an upgrade option. See our main guide to Isle of Wight lodges and our guide to Isle of Wight hot tub holidays.
A lodge at Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat
Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat is one of the posher holiday parks on the Isle of Wight

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