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Is There A Haven Holiday Park On The Isle of Wight? 2024 Guide
No, the Isle of Wight doesn’t have a Haven holiday park but there are five caravan holiday parks which offer a similar sort of thing for a similar price.
Four of them are run by Parkdean Resorts (formerly run by Park Resorts) and one is run by Away Resorts. They all have indoor swimming pools, kids’ entertainment and various sports and activities onsite. They all accept dogs and some are alongside beaches.
There are also some very good independent holiday parks (e.g. Cheverton Copse, The Orchards Holiday Park). However, I’d say they are a bit quieter and less comparable to Haven parks in terms of things like kids’ entertainment.
Here are my thoughts on the five Isle of Wight alternatives to Haven holiday parks, along with a price comparison for the cheapest holiday we could find for a week in early August 2024:
Four of them are run by Parkdean Resorts (formerly run by Park Resorts) and one is run by Away Resorts. They all have indoor swimming pools, kids’ entertainment and various sports and activities onsite. They all accept dogs and some are alongside beaches.
There are also some very good independent holiday parks (e.g. Cheverton Copse, The Orchards Holiday Park). However, I’d say they are a bit quieter and less comparable to Haven parks in terms of things like kids’ entertainment.
Here are my thoughts on the five Isle of Wight alternatives to Haven holiday parks, along with a price comparison for the cheapest holiday we could find for a week in early August 2024:
1. Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, Bembridge (beachside, indoor and outdoor swimming pools)
**Whitecliff Bay Discount Code: Save 10% via this link with discount code ISLEGURU10 (expires 31/12/24) + cheap ferry travel**
Personally, I’d pick between Whitecliff Bay and Nodes Point if you want a Haven style holiday park on the Isle of Wight, although the others on this list have got their own plus points.
Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park is run by Away Resorts, which owns about 20 family friendly caravan parks across the UK. Reviews for Whitecliff Bay average 4/5.
Whitecliff Bay’s best feature is its location next to a lovely sandy beach, which looks vaguely Mediterranean on a sunny day (at least until you get into the freezing cold water).
The beach is open to the public but it’s hard to access unless you are staying at one of a couple of holiday parks, so it doesn’t get too busy.
It’s just outside Bembridge, which is a posh village that isn’t too far from Ryde. Bembridge has a nice beach for dog walking and a lifeboat station, whilst Ryde has loads for a family day out.
Onsite, Whitecliff Bay has lots of things you don’t pay extra for including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, entertainment in the day and evening, an outdoor cinema (during the summer), a bar and restaurant, soft play area, adventure playground and table tennis.
There are also various activities you’ll pay a bit extra for, including archery, crazy golf and bike hire. You can get a generous discount on the Isle of Wight ferry via Away Resorts. Whitecliff Bay is a dog friendly holiday park and you can take your dog onto the adjacent beach.
Price: £879 for a value chalet for a week in August 2024 for a family of four. They also offer Glamping which was a similar price for the same dates when we checked. If you want to upgrade, they have lodges and caravans with hot tubs. You can't bring your own caravan to Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park (this ended in 2022).
Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park is run by Away Resorts, which owns about 20 family friendly caravan parks across the UK. Reviews for Whitecliff Bay average 4/5.
Whitecliff Bay’s best feature is its location next to a lovely sandy beach, which looks vaguely Mediterranean on a sunny day (at least until you get into the freezing cold water).
The beach is open to the public but it’s hard to access unless you are staying at one of a couple of holiday parks, so it doesn’t get too busy.
It’s just outside Bembridge, which is a posh village that isn’t too far from Ryde. Bembridge has a nice beach for dog walking and a lifeboat station, whilst Ryde has loads for a family day out.
Onsite, Whitecliff Bay has lots of things you don’t pay extra for including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, entertainment in the day and evening, an outdoor cinema (during the summer), a bar and restaurant, soft play area, adventure playground and table tennis.
There are also various activities you’ll pay a bit extra for, including archery, crazy golf and bike hire. You can get a generous discount on the Isle of Wight ferry via Away Resorts. Whitecliff Bay is a dog friendly holiday park and you can take your dog onto the adjacent beach.
Price: £879 for a value chalet for a week in August 2024 for a family of four. They also offer Glamping which was a similar price for the same dates when we checked. If you want to upgrade, they have lodges and caravans with hot tubs. You can't bring your own caravan to Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park (this ended in 2022).
You'll never guess the name of the beach next to Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park...
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...which has caravans, lodges, and glamping
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2. Nodes Point Holiday Park, St Helens (beachside, indoor swimming pool)
**Nodes Point Offers: Caravan holidays from £99 + discount Isle of Wight ferry travel**
Another alternative to Haven on the Isle of Wight is Nodes Point Holiday Park, which is only a few metres from a pleasant beach at St Helens. One of the highlights is the opportunity to go horse riding on the beach in the summer months.
It doesn’t have quite as many facilities as Landguard Holiday Park or Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, but it’s a picturesque and quiet part of the Isle of Wight.
Nodes Point is also near to a lovely tree lined beach called Priory Bay, which is worth a bit of extra effort to visit. The family-friendly Appley Beach at Ryde is a 15 minute drive away.
Reviews average 4/5 for Nodes Point (TripAdvisor).
Nodes Point has an indoor swimming pool with a slide (there’s no outdoor pool), entertainment for children, a bar and restaurant, a sports court and adventure playground.
There are also some things you’ll pay extra for including kayaking and ‘aqua walkers’, which are those hamster balls which children use on swimming pools.
Nodes Point is another holiday park that offers a decent discount on the Isle of Wight ferry. You can bring dogs to Nodes Point Holiday Park and they are allowed onto the local beach all year.
Price: £1049 for a Farringford chalet for a family of four for a week in August 2023. Lodges with hot tubs are also available at Nodes Point Holiday Park, although they cost about twice as much as the cheapest accommodation. Glamping in safari tents at Nodes Point is sometimes slightly cheaper.
It doesn’t have quite as many facilities as Landguard Holiday Park or Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, but it’s a picturesque and quiet part of the Isle of Wight.
Nodes Point is also near to a lovely tree lined beach called Priory Bay, which is worth a bit of extra effort to visit. The family-friendly Appley Beach at Ryde is a 15 minute drive away.
Reviews average 4/5 for Nodes Point (TripAdvisor).
Nodes Point has an indoor swimming pool with a slide (there’s no outdoor pool), entertainment for children, a bar and restaurant, a sports court and adventure playground.
There are also some things you’ll pay extra for including kayaking and ‘aqua walkers’, which are those hamster balls which children use on swimming pools.
Nodes Point is another holiday park that offers a decent discount on the Isle of Wight ferry. You can bring dogs to Nodes Point Holiday Park and they are allowed onto the local beach all year.
Price: £1049 for a Farringford chalet for a family of four for a week in August 2023. Lodges with hot tubs are also available at Nodes Point Holiday Park, although they cost about twice as much as the cheapest accommodation. Glamping in safari tents at Nodes Point is sometimes slightly cheaper.
St Helen's beach is only a few metres from Nodes Point...
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...and it offers indoor swimming, sports and a playground
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3 and 4. Lower Hyde Holiday Park and Landguard Holiday Park, Shanklin (two similar parks, popular resort town)
**Landguard offers: Caravans from £99 + discount Isle of Wight ferry travel**
Lower Hyde Holiday Park and Landguard Holiday Park are two very similar holiday parks in Shanklin.
They are both run by Parkdean Resorts (formerly Park Resorts) and are in one of the most popular areas for tourists because of Shanklin’s family-friendly sandy beach and its ultra-twee thatched village.
They both get similar reviews (about 4/5) and they’re both about a 20 minute walk or a 5 minute drive from the sandy beach. They usually cost about the same as each other, although there was a modest difference in our August comparison below. Landguard and Lower Hyde also both offer a ferry discount and welcome dogs. You can't take dogs on the main section of Shanklin's beach between May and September, but there's a dog friendly section at the Luccombe end of the beach.
The main differences between the two parks are:
Price: A week in a caravan or chalet in August 2024 for a family of four cost from £939 at Lower Hyde or £999 at Landguard in our price comparison.
They are both run by Parkdean Resorts (formerly Park Resorts) and are in one of the most popular areas for tourists because of Shanklin’s family-friendly sandy beach and its ultra-twee thatched village.
They both get similar reviews (about 4/5) and they’re both about a 20 minute walk or a 5 minute drive from the sandy beach. They usually cost about the same as each other, although there was a modest difference in our August comparison below. Landguard and Lower Hyde also both offer a ferry discount and welcome dogs. You can't take dogs on the main section of Shanklin's beach between May and September, but there's a dog friendly section at the Luccombe end of the beach.
The main differences between the two parks are:
- Lower Hyde offers Glamping as an accommodation option, whereas Landguard doesn’t.
- Lower Hyde is a bit nearer to Shanklin’s railway station, so you could easily get the train from Ryde Pierhead or Ryde Esplanade if you’re coming across on the Hovercraft or the Wightlink catamaran from Portsmouth Harbour.
- Lower Hyde has an outdoor swimming pool and a ‘small indoor splash pool’. Landguard has a larger indoor swimming pool and an outdoor pool. However, Lower Hyde guests are welcome to use the indoor pool at Landguard if they don’t mind the 15 minute walk.
- Lower Hyde has ‘more lively entertainment’. Landguard’s entertainment is described as ‘leisurely’.
Price: A week in a caravan or chalet in August 2024 for a family of four cost from £939 at Lower Hyde or £999 at Landguard in our price comparison.
(Usually) sunny Shanklin beach is a 20 minute walk away from Landguard Holiday Park...
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...and it's a similar distance from Lower Hyde Holiday Park
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5. Thorness Bay Holiday Park, nearish to Cowes (beachside, indoor swimming pool)
**Thorness Bay offers: Caravan holidays from £99 + discount Isle of Wight ferry travel**
Parkdean Resort's Thorness Bay is one of the cheaper holiday parks on the Isle of Wight (it was previously a Park Resorts). Reviews aren’t as strong as some of the other alternatives to Haven on the Isle of Wight, but it’s a good base for exploring (Thorness scores about 3.5/5, whilst Lower Hyde, Landguard, Whitecliff Bay and Nodes Point score about 4/5).
Unlike most holiday parks, Thorness Bay is in a remote location with pretty much exclusive access to a scrubby stretch of beach. It’s not really the sort of beach you’d spend a day digging sandcastles, but it is popular with anglers, and it has lovely sunsets.
Thorness Bay has got an indoor swimming pool, adventure playground, sports court, restaurant and bar, archery, an inflatable climbing wall, football academy and inflatable obstacle course. There are also some extra things to pay for, including aqua paddlers. Big plans for new facilities were announced in 2023, but we don't know when these will appear.
Price: £869 for a week in a Regatta chalet for a family of four in August 2024. They also offer Glamping at Thorness Bay, which is a bit cheaper.
Unlike most holiday parks, Thorness Bay is in a remote location with pretty much exclusive access to a scrubby stretch of beach. It’s not really the sort of beach you’d spend a day digging sandcastles, but it is popular with anglers, and it has lovely sunsets.
Thorness Bay has got an indoor swimming pool, adventure playground, sports court, restaurant and bar, archery, an inflatable climbing wall, football academy and inflatable obstacle course. There are also some extra things to pay for, including aqua paddlers. Big plans for new facilities were announced in 2023, but we don't know when these will appear.
Price: £869 for a week in a Regatta chalet for a family of four in August 2024. They also offer Glamping at Thorness Bay, which is a bit cheaper.
Thorness Bay leads down to a shingly beach...
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...and you can pick from caravans, lodges, glamping and camping
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other options...Isle of Wight lodges
A slightly posher alternative to a holiday park on the Isle of Wight is a lodge with a hot tub. Some offer onsite facilities and more spacious accommodation. They're usually much more expensive during the August holidays, but there's less difference if you're visiting off-peak.
We've got a guide to the best Isle of Wight lodges, but options include:
We've got a guide to the best Isle of Wight lodges, but options include:
- Woodside Coastal Retreat and Woodside Bay Lodge Retreat in Wootton are adjacent lodge parks with a beach, hot tubs, onsite restaurant and gym.
- St Helen's Coastal Resort has an outdoor swimming pool, hot tubs and is about 15 minutes' walk to the beach. It's also known as St Helen's Holiday Resort. The beach is about 15-20 minutes walk away.
**St Helen's Promo Code: Save 10% via this link with discount code WELCOME10** - The Lakes, Rookley has indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hot tubs and kayaking lakes. It isn't near a beach but it's a good one for exploring all four corners of the Isle of Wight in a week.
**The Lakes Promo Code: Save 10% via this link with exclusive discount code ISLEGURU10 (expires 31/12/24)** - West Bay Cottages in Yarmouth has about 100 'New England style' chalets and houses. It's also got tennis and a playground. At one stage it had a swimming pool but that is no longer available to guests.
Woodside Coastal Retreat is practically on the beach at Wootton
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The Lakes, Rookley, isn't by the beach but it has indoor and outdoor swimming pools
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If you’d rather stick with Haven, check out our guide on our other website – Holiday Park Guru
Some necessary waffle about our price comparison: we searched for the cheapest available accommodation for a family of two adults and two children in early August 2024. We didn't include any extras such as upgrades or the cost of bringing a pet. We searched in October 2023.
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