{"id":753,"date":"2026-03-28T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=753"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:25:40","slug":"isle-of-wight-holiday-guide-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/isle-of-wight-holiday-guide-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr\u00edhandb\u00f3k Isle of Wight 2026: Strendur, Needles og viktor\u00edut\u00edmabilsarfleif\u00f0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00deeir Eyja Wight<\/strong> er myndpr\u00fa\u00f0 eyja vi\u00f0 su\u00f0urstr\u00f6nd Englands, fr\u00e6g fyrir st\u00f3rkostlega strandlengju, viktor\u00edska arfleif\u00f0, steingervingaleifar risae\u00f0lna og afslappa\u00f0a sj\u00e1varstemningu. A\u00f0eins stutt ferjufer\u00f0 fr\u00e1 meginlandinu b\u00fd\u00f0ur Isle of Wight einstaka fr\u00edupplifun sem finnst \u00f3venju \u00f3l\u00edk restinni af Englandi \u2014 me\u00f0 s\u00ednu eigin \u00f6rloftslagi sem n\u00fdtur fleiri s\u00f3lskinsstunda en n\u00e1nast alls sta\u00f0ar annars sta\u00f0ar \u00ed Bretlandi. \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fjallar um bestu strendurnar, a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarsta\u00f0ina, hvernig best er a\u00f0 komast \u00feanga\u00f0 og r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir heims\u00f3kn \u00e1 Isle of Wight \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p>\n

Af hverju heims\u00e6kja Isle of Wight?<\/h2>\n

Eyja Wight hefur veri\u00f0 vins\u00e6ll breskur fr\u00edsta\u00f0ur s\u00ed\u00f0an drottning Viktor\u00eda valdi hana sem sumarathvarf sitt og bygg\u00f0i hi\u00f0 st\u00f3rkostlega Osborne-h\u00fasi\u00f0<\/strong> \u00ed East Cowes. \u00cd dag sameinar eyjan viktor\u00edska f\u00e1gun vi\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0 \u2014 yfir helmingur hennar er skilgreindur sem Sv\u00e6\u00f0i fram\u00farskarandi n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0ar (AONB)<\/strong>. Hin dramat\u00edsku kridsteina klettar The Needles, sandstrendur Sandown og Shanklin og steingervingarr\u00edka strandlengjan vi\u00f0 hluta Jurassic Coast la\u00f0a a\u00f0 s\u00e9r gesti allt \u00e1ri\u00f0 um kring. Eyjan er bara 23 m\u00edlur \u00e1 lengd og 13 m\u00edlur \u00e1 breidd<\/strong>, sem gerir \u00fea\u00f0 au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 kanna \u00e1 nokkrum d\u00f6gum.<\/p>\n\n

UK ETA \u00fe\u00e1ttur<\/th>Sm\u00e1atri\u00f0i<\/th>Kostna\u00f0ur \/ T\u00edmi 2026<\/th>Fyrir fer\u00f0amenn<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Ums\u00f3knargjald<\/td>Breskur innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0<\/td>\u00a320<\/td>Beint fr\u00e1 gov.uk<\/td><\/tr>
Vinnslut\u00edmi<\/td>Venjulegur net\u00fej\u00f3nusta<\/td>3 virka dagar<\/td>S\u00e6ktu um 5-7 d\u00f6gum fyrir<\/td><\/tr>
Gildleiki<\/td>Margar f\u00e6rslur<\/td>2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a gildist\u00edmi vegab\u00f3kar<\/td>Hvort sem kemur fyrst<\/td><\/tr>
H\u00e1marksdv\u00f6l<\/td>Per entry<\/td>6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir<\/td>\u00d3takmarka\u00f0ar skr\u00e1ningar<\/td><\/tr>
Kr\u00f6fur um vegabr\u00e9f<\/td>L\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ilegur vegabr\u00e9f<\/td>L\u00e1gmark 3 m\u00e1na\u00f0ir gildir<\/td>Athuga\u00f0u gildist\u00edma<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\"Fr\u00ed\n\n

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A\u00f0 komast til Isle of Wight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Lei\u00f0<\/th>\nLengd<\/th>\nRekstrara\u00f0ili<\/th>\n\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0ur<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Portsmouth \u2192 Fishbourne (b\u00edlaferja)<\/td>\n45 m\u00edn<\/td>\nWightlink<\/td>\n\u00a360\u2013100 fram og til baka (b\u00edll)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portsmouth \u2192 Ryde (katamaran)<\/td>\n22 m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/td>\nWightlink<\/td>\n\u00a320-30 endurkoma (f\u00f3tur)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southampton \u2192 East Cowes (b\u00edlaferja)<\/td>\nfimmt\u00edu og fimm m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/td>\nRau\u00f0ur ferill<\/td>\n\u00a360\u2013100 fram og til baka (b\u00edll)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southampton \u2192 West Cowes (vatnsflugb\u00e1tur)<\/td>\n25 m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/td>\nRau\u00f0ur ferill<\/td>\n\u00a320-30 endurkoma (f\u00f3tur)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lymington \u2192 Yarmouth (b\u00edlaferja)<\/td>\n40 m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/td>\nWightlink<\/td>\n\u00a350-90 fyrir fer\u00f0 fram og til baka (b\u00edll)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Fr\u00e1 London skaltu taka lest til Portsmouth Harbour e\u00f0a Southampton Central (90 m\u00edn\u00fatur), og s\u00ed\u00f0an ferju yfir \u00e1 eyjuna. B\u00f3ka\u00f0u ferjur fyrirfram yfir sumari\u00f0 og \u00e1 almennum fr\u00edd\u00f6gum. Fyrir lestarvi\u00f0skipti, sj\u00e1 okkar Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um lestarmi\u00f0a \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"fr\u00ed\n\n

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Besti strendur<\/h2>\n

Sandown-str\u00f6ndin<\/h3>\n

Klass\u00edsk bresk strandstr\u00f6nd vi\u00f0 sj\u00f3inn me\u00f0 gylltri sandstr\u00f6nd, bryggju, skemmtileikjara\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u og kaffih\u00fasum vi\u00f0 str\u00f6ndina. Fullkomin fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur me\u00f0 b\u00f6rn.<\/p>\n\"Fr\u00ed\n\n

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Shanklin-str\u00f6ndin<\/h3>\n

Vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 Sandown b\u00fd\u00f0ur Shanklin upp \u00e1 a\u00f0eins r\u00f3legri stemningu me\u00f0 heillandi gamla \u00feorpinu me\u00f0 str\u00e1\u00fe\u00f6kum h\u00fasum. Shanklin Chine er st\u00f3rkostlegur \u00fer\u00f6ngur glj\u00fafur me\u00f0 fossi.<\/p>\n

Ventnor-str\u00f6ndin<\/h3>\n

Hulin su\u00f0ursn\u00fain str\u00f6nd undir dramat\u00edskum klettum, me\u00f0 mi\u00f0jar\u00f0arhafsstemningu \u00fe\u00f6kk s\u00e9 \u00f6rloftslaginu. N\u00e1l\u00e6gt er Lystigar\u00f0urinn, sem er undirhl\u00fdtt.<\/p>\n

Compton-b\u00f3si<\/h3>\n

Villtari, minna \u00fer\u00f3u\u00f0 str\u00f6nd sem er vins\u00e6l me\u00f0al brimbrettasurfera og steingervingavei\u00f0imanna. Stundum sj\u00e1st risae\u00f0luf\u00f3tspor \u00ed klettunum vi\u00f0 l\u00e1ga fl\u00f3\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u.<\/p>\n

Alum-fl\u00f3i<\/h3>\n

Fr\u00e6gt fyrir fj\u00f6llitum sandklifur \u2014 21 mismunandi litbrig\u00f0i sands \u00ed l\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e9ttum l\u00f6gum. Glerk\u00falur fylltar litr\u00edka sandinum eru vins\u00e6lar minjagripir. N\u00e1l\u00e6gt er The Needles.<\/p>\n

Helstu a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarsta\u00f0ir<\/h2>\n

N\u00e1lurnar<\/h3>\n

T\u00e1kninm\u00f6rku kridsteinnah\u00f3parnir sem r\u00edsa \u00far sj\u00f3num vi\u00f0 vesturenda eyjunnar eru fr\u00e6gasta kennileiti\u00f0 \u00e1 Isle of Wight. Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 The Needles Landmark Attraction til a\u00f0 fara \u00ed st\u00f3lalyftufer\u00f0ir ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 str\u00f6ndinni, taka b\u00e1tfer\u00f0ir um klettana og sko\u00f0a glerbl\u00e1stursverkst\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\"Fr\u00ed\n\n

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Osborne-h\u00fasi\u00f0<\/h3>\n

\u00c1stk\u00e6ra strandh\u00f6ll drottningar Viktor\u00edu er rekin af English Heritage og b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 heillandi inns\u00fdn inn \u00ed konunglegt l\u00edf \u00e1 Viktor\u00edut\u00edmabilinu. Einkastr\u00f6ndin, Svissneska koti\u00f0 (\u00fear sem konungsb\u00f6rnin l\u00e9ku s\u00e9r) og \u00edtalskir svalagar\u00f0ar eru helstu kennileiti. Fullor\u00f0nir fr\u00e1 \u00a318.<\/p>\n

Carisbrooke-kastali<\/h3>\n

\u00deessi mi\u00f0aldar kastali \u00ed mi\u00f0ju eyjunnar var fangelsi Karls I \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann var tekinn af l\u00edfi \u00e1ri\u00f0 1649. Brunnurinn sem asnar kn\u00fau\u00f0u og v\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdnar \u00fats\u00fdnisg\u00f6ng fr\u00e1 m\u00farnum eru eftirminnileg.<\/p>\n

Din\u00f3eyjunnar safni\u00f0<\/h3>\n

Eyja Wight er eitt af r\u00edkustu steingervingasta\u00f0num eftir risae\u00f0lur \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu. Safni\u00f0 \u00ed Sandown kynnir sta\u00f0bundnar fundarg\u00f6gn og b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 steingervingaleitarfer\u00f0ir um str\u00f6ndina \u2014 fullkomi\u00f0 fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur.<\/p>\n

Gufulestarlei\u00f0in \u00e1 Isle of Wight<\/h3>\n

S\u00f6gufr\u00e6gur j\u00e1rnbrautarsj\u00f3\u00f0ur sem rekur fallega endurreista gufuvagna fr\u00e1 viktor\u00edsku og edvards\u00edsku t\u00edmabilunum um sveitir eyjunnar. Nostalg\u00edsk upplifun fyrir alla aldursh\u00f3pa.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ir<\/h2>\n