YEAR 6 ISLE OF WIGHT RESIDENTIAL TRIP
Trip Dates
Monday 13th October to Thursday 16th October 2025
Day One IOW Diary & Gallery
What a great first day!
The trip to the island was smooth and the children enjoyed sitting out on deck for the crossing. As soon as we arrived on the Island, we headed for Alum Bay, where we made some creations with the multi-coloured sand. We had a quick stop for lunch and then began our walk with a visit to the Needles. Some children thought that our walk had finished, but it had only just started. We were very impressed with the stamina and enthusiasm of the children as we kept up a fantastic pace to see Tennyson's monument.
The children were pleased to see the coach at the end of our walk and it was a short ride over to Sandown to our hotel. The childrenhad a few minutes in their rooms to unpack and then enjoyed a lovely roast dinner.
After dinner, we enjoyed at trip along the prom to spot some interesting beach huts and then it was back to the hotel for story before bed. As we write, the children are tucked up in bed and dreaming of what is to come tomorrow.
Day Two IOW Diary & Gallery
The children slept well and we had many sleepy faces at breakfast. After a three course breakfast, we set off to Osborne House. The children enjoyed a busy day, which included a workshop on Queen Victoria's children, a trip round the house, a visit to Swiss Cottage and lunch at Queen Victoria's private beach.
It was a quick pit-stop back at the hotel for dinner and then back out to Ryde for bowling. The children enjoyed two games of bowling and we had some amazingly high scores. Top scorers were Eryk, Millie and Charlie and a special mention to Mr Badger for his high score.
The children were in bed in record time and it is all quiet now. We are looking forward to more fun tomorrow.
Day Three IOW Diary & Gallery
What a day!
The children had a lie in, which was much appreciated. They dug into another hearty breakfast and then got themselves sorted for a fossil morning. The children found out a lot of information about fossils from our visitor from Dinosaur Isle and then loved spending time on the beach looking for some curiosities (you'll be pleased to know that these will be coming home with them in their cases).
It was a picnic lunch at the hotel before setting off to Shanklin for crazy golf. The children loved the different challenges and we even got some hole in ones.
That wasn't enough for us - we wanted more fun so we headed out to the beach. We had games of volleyball, paddling in the sea and burying people in the sand before heading back to the hotel for showers and packing.
The day ended with an energetic disco. The children showed us their moves and danced the night away. A special mention has to go to Jacob and Matilda for their non-stop dancing and enthusiasm.
The children are now tucked away in bed and are getting some much needed rest before our final day on the island tomorrow.
See you back at school.
Day Four IOW Gallery
We had to wake nearly all of the children up this morning - they were extremely tired. We were impressed with how quickly they sorted their rooms out and we hope that all of their clothes have come home in the right suitcase.
After saying thank you to the Sands Hotel we set off to Carisbrooke Castle. We enjoyed a workshop where we found out about life in castles in the past and then had chance to explore the castle. The children had enough energy to climb the steps to the keep and made friends with some lovely donkeys.
After a final lunch, we set off back to the port to start the final part of our journey home.
What a week!
