8/30/2023 0 Comments Rainy day things to do![]() There are small museums about local heritage in Ventnor and Bembridge.Such things are featured in the Heritage Centre, which is run by volunteers and is in an underground bit of the Royal Victoria Arcade on Union Street. Ryde's got a fair amount of history about it, including being home to the country's oldest Pier and the only commercial hovercraft service in Europe.Opening hours are limited but it is open all year round. Still, I'm sure they would appreciate visitors dropping in more than a huge great museum would, and the handful of reviewsare positive. It is run by volunteers and is pretty quaint, so don't expect an IMAX cinema out the back and multi-million pound exhibitions sponsored by oil companies. Brighstone is a village (albeit a large one), so the fact that it has its own museum about local life is pretty remarkable.Monkton Arts in Ryde is an artsy cafe which has an art gallery. The Quay Arts Centre in Newport often has displays from local artists.Dimbola Lodge in Freshwater Bay is a photographic museum with tea rooms and a statue of Jimi Hendrix. ![]() It was designed by John Nash who was the architect for Buckingham Palace and Brighton's Royal Pavilion. The Museum of Island History is not huge, so don't plan a full day with a picnic and two hours in the gift shop. It's worth a visit whilst shopping in Newport and the building itself is pretty grand.There are quite a few smaller museums and artsy things which are indoors including: If you're interested in the history of such things, there is a great page on the Arthur Lloyd website. There are other theatres which aren't in use at the time of writing (Ryde, Sandown). ![]()
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