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Discounts To Isle Of Wight Attractions 2025

Most of the Isle of Wight's top attractions offer discounted entry if you know where to look. Here is our guide to getting into the best attractions for the best price.

These deals change all the time so please let us know if you spot a dead link or find a deal. It is worth picking up the glossy brochures on the ferry as they sometimes include cut out vouchers, usually for £1 off attractions or similar. Hardly enough to make your heart beat faster, but perhaps enough of a saving for a third of an ice cream.

And make sure you read our guide to discount Isle of Wight ferry travel before you book!

In alphabetical order...

Amazon World

There's a good deal if you use Tesco Clubcard vouchers, where they are worth twice as much if you get Amazon World tickets.

You can get 10% off if you book tickets at the same time as Red Funnel travel.
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There is also a discount for Isle of Wight residents. The exact offer varies but you need to provide 'photo ID and a utility bill no older than 3 months'.

Bembridge Windmill

**National Trust Offer: Free £15 National Trust Gift Card when you join (Ts & Cs apply)**
The best deal - obviously - is free entry for National Trust members. See the Mottistone Manor Gardens section for more advice on whether it is worth taking out membership for your holiday.

However, you can also save 10% if you book at the same time as Red Funnel travel.
Bembridge Windmill
You are more likely to find sails than sales at Bembridge Windmill

Blackgang Chine

Blackgang Chine is great fun and it is one of the Isle of Wight's busiest attractions - it doesn't offer discounts very often. 

We wrote a blog about how to squeeze the best value out of a visit to Blackgang, which you might like to read if there's nothing good on telly. 

You can also buy annual tickets. As a general rule, if you're going to visit three times or more during the year then you would probably be best to get a frequent visitor ticket.

Bear in mind that a standard ticket includes free returns within seven days so it's a good idea to visit at the start of your holiday rather than the final day. In the summer there are evening events, so some people visit in the day and the come back later in the week for an evening out.

Read about one of our visits to Blackgang Chine. 
Barman at Blackgang Chine
This guy has been putting in a shift at Blackgang Chine for years

Brading Roman Villa

Half price entry to Brading Roman Villa if you have a National Art Pass. The pass costs about £80, but you can usually get a discount off your first year. 
Brading Roman Villa
Brading Roman Villa provided us with an air conditioned haven on a hot day

Butterfly World

Isle of Wight residents can get 20% off at Butterfly World.

Book at the same time as Red Funnel travel for 25% off.
Butterfly at Butterfly World on the Isle of Wight
If you disguise yourself as a butterfly then you might be able to get in for free

Carisbrooke Castle

**English Heritage Discount Code: Save 25% on annual memberships via this link with exclusive code IWGEHMEXC until 31/12/25**​
English Heritage Membership is worth considering if you also plan to visit Osborne House. A family of four will pay about £90 to visit both attractions or about £125 for annual membership to English Heritage. Members also get a discount on Wightlink car ferries.

​Alternatively, you can get English Heritage membership through Tesco, where Clubcard vouchers are worth twice as much if you spend them on membership.

You can save about £5 on joint admission to Carisbrooke Castle and Osborne House if you book via a company called Tiqets.

As with Osborne, if you've got the Gardener's World 2 for 1 Gardens card you can use it as Carisbrooke Castle, but not during school holidays or events. The card is given away with an issue of Gardener's World once a year (the May edition last time).

Blue Peter Badge holders get in free with an adult.

Carisbrooke Castle is one of several places that give free or cheap entry with a National Art Pass. The pass is slightly more expensive than English Heritage membership and costs about £80 (single) £120 (couple) £150 (family). The other Isle of Wight attractions included with the Art Pass are currently Osborne (free entry), Brading Roman Villa (half price), Dimbola (free entry), Newport Roman Villa (free entry) and Museum of Island History (free entry). If you made it your mission to visit them all then you would save about £55, based on the price for a single visitor.
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Rather bizarrely, it now costs 10% more to get into Carisbrooke Castle if you take the option to Gift Aid your entry price. ​If you're an accountant and can explain why that is...please keep it to yourself.
Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke Castle, near Newport

Dimbola Museum

10% off Dimbola if you book at the same time as booking ferry travel with Red Funnel.

Entry to Dimbola is free if you have a National Art Pass. It costs about £80 or £45 if you are under 30. 

You can also get 10% off if you arrive by sustainable transport (bus, bike or on foot).
Dimbola Lodge and Museum
Dimbola Lodge offers a discount if you arrive by bus

Dinosaur Isle

Roar! Dinosaur Isle is not mega pricey, but you can get a 25% discount from Red Funnel if you book tickets at the same time as booking a ferry. The adult price drops to about £6 rather than the usual £8. This deal also gets you a ferry discount, so it can actually work out better value to add on an attraction ticket than to just book the ferry.

You can get a free child ticket with an adult ticket if you download a voucher from the Hampshire Attractions vouchers page (yes, I know the Isle of Wight isn't in Hampshire). You have to register first.

Have you seen our guides to the cheapest, quirkiest and poshest accommodation?

Godshill Model Village

Members of the Royal Horticultural Society get in free to Godshill Model Village on certain days. Membership starts at about £50 per year.

You can get 10% off if you book at the same time as booking a Red Funnel ferry.

Goodleaf Tree Climbing

5% discount for 'any tree climbers that travel to the Goodleaf field on public transport, pedal power or by foot'. 

Haven Falconry Bird of Prey Centre

Save 10% on entry to Haven Falconry if you book it whilst buying a Red Funnel ferry ticket.

Isle of Wight Aqua Park

You can get 25% off the Isle of Wight Aqua Park during term time until 6th July 2025. It automatically takes the price down on the final page of the booking form.

They do sessions at weekends and an after school session at 5pm on some days - but you can't use the offer during May half term.

Isle of Wight Steam Railway at Havenstreet

Choo-choo! 

If you book Isle of Wight Steam Railway tickets at the same time as Red Funnel travel then you can save 25%.

You can get a slightly cheaper price at Isle of Wight Steam Railway if you buy in advance. They also do some 'kids go free' days.

Or you can just buy a non-traveller ticket from £8 (there is a 'Train Story Discovery Centre', shop and other bits to look at).

Hovertravel do a combination ticket, which includes travel to the Isle of Wight and tickets for the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway no longer participates in the Tesco Clubcard scheme.
IOW Steam Railway
All aboard the discount express!

Monkey Haven

Up to 20% off if you book a ferry with Red Funnel at the same time. This deal also gets you a discount on the ferry, so can work as a good saving.

Mottistone Manor Gardens

Mottistone Manor Gardens is a National Trust property, so one option is to take out membership. At the time of writing, you can get a Free £15 National Trust Gift Card when you join (Ts & Cs apply).

It's only really worth it if you'll use the membership elsewhere. Family National Trust membership is around £135 a year at the time of writing whilst National Trust sites on the Isle of Wight will cost you somewhere in the region of:
  • £21 for a family ticket to Mottistone Manor Gardens
  • £21 for a family ticket to the Needles Old Battery
  • £16 for a family ticket to Bembridge Windmill
  • £12 for a family ticket to Newtown Old Town Hall

So, if you visited all four (which is unlikely) then you'd save yourself about £70, which is half(ish) the cost of an annual membership. There are also National Trust car parks around the Isle of Wight, including a couple by busy beaches at St Helen's and Compton Bay/Hanover Point. You can also save a couple of pounds on the Needles car park with National Trust membership. You might save yourself another £10 or so over a typical week.

The National Trust also do a short-term membership card for Isle of Wight attractions, which we reviewed in our blog.

Alternatively, book alongside Red Funnel ferry travel to save 10%.

The Needles and Alum Bay

**National Trust Offer: Free £15 National Trust Gift Card when you join (Ts & Cs apply)**
​There are two main attractions at the Needles – The Old Battery (free to National Trust members) and The Needles Pleasure Park.

The car park is about £6 in the summer and there’s nowhere else to park unless you fancy a bit of a walk (see our guide to free and cheap parking).

You can get the parking for half price if you buy a bundle with your Red Funnel ferry. 

National Trust members get a discount on parking. It was £2 off last time I visited. The car park isn't National Trust, but it is used by people visiting the Old Battery.

If you live on the Isle of Wight you can get an annual parking pass for the same price as a day ticket. You need to 'visit the main office onsite with proof of address, photo identification and your car registration'.

Buying a book of Supersaver Tickets at The Needles is a good saving. You pay £9 for £12 worth of tickets, which can then be used on things like the chairlift.

You can get 10% off the Old Battery with a Red Funnel ferry booking. The Old Battery is the National Trust attraction.
Bench overlooking Alum Bay and The Needles
Views towards Alum Bay from a well located bench

Newport Roman Villa

Newport's Roman Villa is smaller and cheaper than the much-grander Brading Roman Villa.

You can get 20% off if you arrive by bicycle or show the Southern Vectis bus app on your phone. The idea is to persuade less people to drive there.

Entry is free with a National Art Pass. It costs about £80 for a year, or less for couples and young people.

Osborne House

**English Heritage Discount Code: Save 25% on annual memberships via this link with exclusive code IWGEHMEXC until 31/12/25**​
English Heritage Membership is worth considering if you also plan to visit Carisbrooke Castle. When I checked, a family of four would pay somewhere around £90 in total for entry to both, or they'd pay about £120 for annual membership to English Heritage. 
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Alternatively, you can get English Heritage membership through Tesco, where £10 in Clubcard vouchers is worth £20 towards membership. 

A company called Tiqets does a bundled ticket of Osborne House and Carisbrooke Castle, which saves about £5.

​Blue Peter badge holders get in free with an adult (Katy Hill never replied to my requests for a badge and I remain a little bit bitter).

If you've got the Gardener's World 2 for 1 Gardens card you can use it as Osborne House, but only on certain days and not during school holidays or events. The card is given away with an issue of Gardener's World once a year (it was the May issue, which came out in mid-April last time we checked).

You can get in a free to Osborne with a National Art Pass. It'll cost you about £80 for an annual membership, or £120 for a couple. A family of four will pay about £150 per year.

It costs 10% more to visit Osborne House if you Gift Aid your donation, although they are a charity of course.

Or you could just skip the visit altogether and visit Queen Victoria's church in Whippingham.
Osborne House gardens
English Heritage Membership is worth considering

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Sandham Gardens

20% off Dino Islands minigolf, Sandham Karts or the bouncy nets if you are an Isle of Wight resident (you need to show ID). You can save more if you buy combo tickets of several attractions.

When I checked, they were also doing a bundled offer for several attractions including and the bouncy Skynets.

​Alternatively, save 20% if you book alongside Red Funnel ferry travel.

Shanklin Chine

Tickets include returns for seven days, so it is best to visit early in your holiday. It is illuminated at night, so visit once in the day and again in an evening.

You can also get 20% off at Shanklin Chine if you are an Isle of Wight resident.

NHS employees, Blue Light Card holders and Defence Discount Service holders get 10% off.

Red Funnel will get you 15% off if you book Shanklin Chine at the same time as ferry travel.
Shanklin Chine on the Isle of Wight
Shanklin Chine is best visited at the start of your holiday, as you can return for free

Tapnell Farm Park

You can save £1 by booking in advance. This is a bit of a gamble, as you may book it and then find that your spouse has told the children they aren't going because they've been fighting over a bowl of cornflakes.

You can also save £1 by booking Tapnell Farm Park with Red Funnel. This has the added advantage of getting you a discount on the ferry price.

Have you seen our guide to the best Isle of Wight holiday parks?

The Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum

Save 25% at the Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum by booking tickets alongside Red Funnel ferry travel.

Ventnor Botanic Gardens

Book your tickets at the same time as a Red Funnel ferry to save a quarter. ​This deal also gets you a discount on the ferry.

Regular visitors can buy annual passes. Last time I got my calculator out, it worked out that you'd need to visit four times in a year to save money.

West Wight Alpacas

25% off if you book a Red Funnel ferry at the same time (and a discount on the ferry).

Wight Military and Heritage Museum

25% off if you book a ferry with Red Funnel at the same time (and save money on the ferry booking)

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary (previously Isle of Wight Zoo)

Buying Wildheart Animal Sanctuary tickets whilst booking through Red Funnel gets you 25% off.

Isle of Wight Residents can get a discount of about 20% with proof of address
Isle of Wight Zoo/Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary is at the Yaverland end of Sandown

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