It was a nice location as the weather wasnt too great and the beaches was too cold. They have a lot of charity shops which my girlfriend loved as she loves her books! The food there (although took a bit longer to serve than what you would expect in london) was amazing and the portions were very big and worth the wait. A lot of bars and restaurants we're offering very cheap deals on cocktails and meals etc which peaked both of our interests. The nightlife was great there too with some places staying open to 4am in the morning! The bouncers in the clubs was very friendly and so was the staff and the people in them it just made you feel so much safer to be able to be out and enjoy yourself

Due to my husband's health emergency we didn't get to see much of Newport except for the hospital, which gave us good care and enabled us to continue our trip. I would recommend you travel by car, as the island is too large to explore by foot.

For us we were there to celebrate an 80th birthday and the conservative club was an ideal venue all the pubs we visited were great with friendly people everywhere . All the restaurants we visited were spot on the money there was a beer festival on the island whilst we were there which in fortunately we just didn't have the time to do everything. Hence why we are going back to visit again this year , we also found at first parking was a pain in the ____ but once we found the long stay carpark we were sorted Both being in our fifties we had a great time The music was pretty awesome too We are not going to recommend any places to go to because we have no idea what you like , craming in too much is not my ideal break would have liked a week there A brilliant place to unwind and the perfect place to get to know your partner better Phil and Jeannie

Castle Lodge Guest House (where I was staying) is actually located in the village of Carisbrooke, which is just outside the town of Newport. The main reason for my visit on this occasion was to take part in the Autumn Walking Festival. Because of this and therefore visiting other parts of the Isle of Wight, I didn't spend very much time visiting Newport itself. However, it's a pleasant town. In reality, I would probably grade it half-way between 'OK' and 'Great'. It is easy getting to other parts of the Isle of Wight from Newport, as bus routes generally radiate from here. I didn't eat in Newport, as there was an excellent pub much nearer where I was staying.

Newport is one of the main administrative towns on the island but is not really a tourist attraction (although there are plenty of those in the surrounding area). However it is a good base if you are reliant on public transport to get around as there are buses to most places on the Island, including Ryde and the Ferry/FastJet terminals at Cowes.

The location of this bed and breakfast was the major reason we booked. We were not disappointed. Our host went out of his way to make sure we were hooked up to wifi, and cheerfully adapted his breakfast to meet the needs for my gluten free husband. His recommendations for restaurants was spot on. The room was cheery, clean and comfortable. Even though the b and b is in the heart of things, it was very quiet. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay.