Fort Victoria Country Park

Fort Victoria Country Park

Overview

One of the best vantage points for watching boats, the park has an aquarium & a reptilarium, history of the Sea museum, model railway, and observatory & planetarium.

Visit the Fort's website

What makes it special

  • Watch the sea traffic going in and out of the Solent
  • Visit the Isle of Wight Reptilarium

Hostels nearby

Fort Victoria Country Park

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0RR

Map references

OS Map:
196
OS Grid Ref:
SZ338898
Lat/Lng:
50.70691, -1.521776

Contact information

Phone:
01983 823893

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