Impressive grounds at Firestone Lodge.
The traditional kitchen also has a breakfast-bar. Take a seat here to chat with the chef.
The large sitting-room with French doors leading onto the terrace to enjoy summer sun or light the wood-burner in the cooler months.
A quiet sanctuary from the rest of the house in the top floor bedroom.
The rear courtyard is the perfect spot to enjoy a cup of coffee and a good read.
Let the sun into the sitting/dining-room.
Gather around the table and plan your next island adventure.
Enjoy a glass of wine and some local cheese after a day out visiting the island.
Preparing a holiday meal in the modern kitchen.
Plan your day at the breakfast-bar in the kitchen.
The kitchen has all you need for your holiday meals.
The large family bathroom on the first floor.
Family bathroom complete with roll-top bath and hand shower attachment for salty beach feet.
The day bed in bedroom one faces the front of the house.
A good read with a cup of tea.
The pretty single bedroom with day bed.
Bedroom two with bunk-beds and bright bean bags for the children.
Plenty of reading material for the children in the bunk bedroom.
One of the pretty bedrooms at the property.
Pretty touches to the double bedroom.
Ample space to hang your clothes.
The first floor landing with latch door leading up to the main bedroom on the second floor.
Through the latch door, the steps leading up to the top floor with rope hand rail.
The main bedroom at the top of the house offers you a place to sleep, read or watch the Smart TV.
A view from the main bedroom through to the en suite bathroom.
Perfect corner to read a good book.
The en suite bathroom with windows overlooking the front of the property and garden.
The en suite bathroom on the top floor.
Welcome to Firestone Lodge.
The gravel drive leading into the parking area at Firestone Lodge.
Breakfast anyone?
The front garden with picnic tables for those al fresco evenings.
View of Quarr Abbey in Fishbourne.
Queen Victoria's favourite home, Osborne House, in East Cowes.
The zig-zag road leading down to Ventnor esplanade and beach front.
St Catherine's lighthouse.
The iconic Needles.
Firestone Lodge
54942.6 miles W of Ryde | Sleeps 7 + cot
7 Nights from £1374
The location of attractions is intended only as a guide. Distances are 'as the crow flies'.
Nearby pub
Pop in for breakfast, lunch or dinner, open all day everyday. The carvery is well known and popular with traditional toast dinners a speciality. There's ample parking and quiz night every Sunday.
Nearby beach
A private beach accessed only from Osborne House where you will pay an entry fee. The beach is sandy and safe, a favourite of Queen Victoria and her children when they were in residence. These days you can take a look at her bathing hut and enjoy an ice cream on the beach. A shuttle bus runs from the house between April - October. There's no lifeguard cover and dogs are not allowed.
September 2023
Beautiful
Peaceful - love the deckchairs supplied.
Nearby walk
Wootton Bridge offers a variety of countryside walks for you to enjoy, all kindly available to download from iwight.com. This one covers three and a half miles and will take up to two hours. Start from Brannon Way car park and enjoy exploring the countryside around Wootton.
Nearby town
Wootton village incorporates Wootton Creek, Wootton Common and Wooton Bridge, a series of lovely little places along this north east coast riverside where you can walk to your heart's content and only a short hop to the ferry port at Fishbourne.
Also nearby
Offering views across the Solent, this bistro bar and restaurant has a wide ranging menu throughout the day. You can watch the world go by from the outdoor seating or enjoy the nautical interior inside. Dogs and children are welcome.
May 2024
Good food, great atmosphere
Very friendly gastro-pub - excellent sea food and good views over the sea.
April 2024
The old fort
Great food and staff
August 2023
Fabulous Old Fort
Wonderful seafront eatery and hostelry. Delicious food, great service - all with fab views of the sea and moorings
July 2023
Great food and atmosphere
The food here is always excellent and the staff friendly and efficient.
June 2023
The Old Fort Seaview
Pub / restaurant
April 2023
Great views, tasty vegan food
We booked in advance having seen reviews about it being busy, glad we did it was full. We were lucky to get window table, wonderful view, relaxed environment, friendly efficient staff. Great to gave vegan options and can recommend the quality chilli. Would certainly go again!
October 2022
Great Atmosphere
Ate here twice during our weeks stay in Seaview. Even though we hadn’t booked the first time we went, which was a busy Saturday lunch time and we were a party of 6 including a 3 year old, we were given a warm welcome and seated with no problems. We had great service and the food was delicious on both occasions. We booked for our second visit as it seems to be a very popular place, understandably given the quality of the food and the service. Very family friendly too with a great buzzy atmosphere, would highly recommend a visit.
June 2022
Great food and atmosphere
Food
June 2022
Great pub
Excellent food and wine list, very helpful staff, not to be missed
June 2022
Amazing food and dog friendly
So nice we went twice for food and several times for a drink outside after a day on the beach!
Dog friendly and a lovely view.
Great menu and fab service
May 2022
Nice evening meal
Great atmosphere, nice staff, good food, reasonable pricing
February 2022
Excellent
Great service, food and view, visited a number of times during our stay and were never disappointed.
October 2021
Food great and great location
Lovely location on seafront and food was excellent. Staff friendly and attentive too.
September 2021
Lovely views, friendly staff, nice food
We visited a couple of times and enjoyed it. Great view!
September 2021
Excellent food and great staff
This is a great place to eat as it has some lovely dishes and has a specials board. We tried the sea bass which was so nice we returned for a second helping! Our party also tried the fish of the day which was a whole sea bream, again delicious. The shell on prawns, the fish and chips and the crab ramekin were also really nice and the bread served here was gorgeous and you get plenty of butter. The chocolate brownie dessert was a triumph too. All of this, plus it is dog friendly! Definitely recommended to try.
September 2021
The Old Fort
Great food, lovely staff and very welcoming
July 2021
Friday lunch
Two had ploughman's, one fish and chips, one sea bass. All excellent.
The new to the menu Lemon Posset was a delightful end to the meal.
June 2021
Good quality, well priced
Good quality, well priced and varied menu, with indoor and outdoor seating. We had a whole fresh plaice, and pulled pork burger, and both were excellent. Decent wine list as well
June 2021
Mrs Rachel Coleman
Our fish
February 2020
Excellent friendly service.
Lovely staff and food.
July 2019
Curry nights
We usually go to the weekly curry night when we are on holiday
July 2019
The Old Fort Seaview
Lovely seaside pub with outside sitting area. Enjoyed the food, but you do need to book ahead as they get very busy and its OK to sit outside if it is a balmy summer evening.
June 2019
Nice but....
We never got to actually eat in this pub. We did try several times but we were either too late or too early and they weren't serving food and then on our last evening there we were told no dogs after 6pm so we couldn't get a table. To be honest we did rather feel that sailing club members were given priority over holiday makers and that we were a bit of a nuisance that is tolerated rather than encouraged.
A recently opened community shop offering local produce, newspapers, fresh fruit, veg and milk. It's ideally situated in the middle of Seaview and a great place to stock up. They are only open mornings until Easter and then will extend to all day until October.
May 2024
Community shop
We loved the shop and all the local produce. Great bread and cakes. Very friendly service.
May 2024
Seaview Community Shop
Really good to have this well stocked and friendly shop nearby with newspapers readily available.
April 2023
Fantastic community shop!
An absolute treasure trove selling everyday essentials and lots of special island treats. Very pleasant people running it.
April 2023
Great community shop
Well stocked with fresh bread and bakery items daily. Very helpful, polite staff. Nice to talk to local people who helped with advice on days out, beaches etc
April 2023
Friendly and sell stocked
Went in for one thing came out with 6 including beautiful local artist card plus a new beach spade and tasty sourdough bread!Very handy organised little shop and always a bonus when served with cheerful attitude.
July 2022
Well stocked shop right in the middle of Seaview
A community shop spread over three linked rooms.
A good selection of food and general necessities and also buckets, spades and crabbing lines.
June 2022
Gem of a shop
Everything you need for day to day catering. Wonderful
October 2021
Everything you need
If staying in Seaview please support this shop with its friendly staff.
February 2020
Wonderful.
Great selection. Lovely staff.
September 2019
Great choice
This shop was open at 2 set times during the day, and we were pleased to see it was open until 18.30 when we stayed in Sept. They have a great choice of local produce including dairy items, the milk and Greek yogurt we had was delicious. The fruit was fresh and good quality, plus on sale were various dry goods and newspapers. A great selection of items. We will use the shop again if we return to Seaview.
February 2018
Great Little Local Shop
A new community shop recently opened in the heart of the village. It offers fresh fruit and vegetables, milk, bread and other local produce. This is the perfect place to get provisions in Seaview and saves a trip to the supermarket in the car.
This gem of a place is located centrally on the Island and offers a loving and forever home to donkeys. Open daily, entry is free and you can wander the site to say hello to over 100 donkeys and ponies. Dogs are welcome and Grazers Cafe offers refreshments. Donations to support the sanctuary are very welcome.
August 2024
Wonderful day out
A brilliant day out for the whole family. The experience packages are good value and make the visit extra special.
An Artisan coffee shop in the heart of Seaview just a short stroll away from the seafront. Enjoy homemade cakes, biscuits, panninis, salads and quiche. Pop in for a well earned snack if you are walking around the coast or spending the day of the beach.
September 2024
Disappointed
Didn't actually eat there.
Too late for breakfast that finished at 11.30, and lunch starts at 12 noon.
Make sure you time your visit!
May 2024
Lilys cafe Seaview
Small and with a limited cafe menu but excellent and very welcoming. Very convenient for 5 Sandpipers. Saturday evening pizzas were great value and very tasty
July 2022
Lovely cafe with friendly and helpful staff.
Cafe in the centre of Seaview, on a corner. It has indoor and outdoor seating and you can eat in or take out.
I enjoyed a very tasty breakfast here of scrambled eggs with bacon.
June 2022
Best coffee
Lovely food, friendly staff and the best "Flat white" ever!
June 2022
Wow this place is superb
Fantastic food. Breakfast, lunch just great.
June 2022
Amazing pizza’s
Would recommend getting the takeaway pizza’s!
July 2021
Great coffee
Lovely service, excellent coffee, fun cafe.
October 2019
Lily’s cafe
Delicious open wraps
June 2019
Perfect for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea
A proper local cafe that is open year round.
October 2018
Laughably Expensive
The owners have squashed in as much furniture and bric-a-brac as possible which makes for an uncomfortably 'cosy' ambience.
Although the fayre is good, it's not exceptional, the wait is long and the organisation is questionable. The prices charged would give one the impression that everything is gold plated. More realistic prices would lead to greater footfall and higher profits but then they'd have to get rid of some of the 'stuff' crammed in there and they'd have to organise themselves more effectively.
May 2017
Lovely spot
Located on the High Street, this eclectic cafe serves good coffee and a great variety of snacks and cakes baked fresh daily. It's a bit of a tardis and looks small from the outside but there's loads of seating to the rear.
Park your car anywhere on the Esplanade at Seaview and walk past the Boathouse pub with the sea on your right. You will pass rows of beach huts, woodland and into Puckpool Park. The sea views are stunning across the Solent to the mainland and the park itself is a gem. The path hugs the coast all the way around to Ryde, past Appley beach with its gothic tower and into the town. You'll find lots of places to eat and drink en-route, the path is even and flat so suitable for pushchairs. Dogs are allowed on the footpaths but restricted on the beach so do check the signs. The return walk is approx 2 miles depending how far into Ryde you walk and the best return route is back the way you came.
June 2022
Great walk into Ryde
Lovely walk - looks like a fab cafe half way but couldn’t get in as so busy
October 2021
Easy flat walk
Great walk to Ryde especially as you can walk across the beach at all states ot the tide
September 2021
Lovely coast path
Great views, accessible with a pushchair and plenty of places to stop on route for refreshments and a great kids park in puckpool park (with public toilets), our toddler loved it. The Old Barracks beer garden is sunny and nice with reasonably priced drinks. Don't miss the sand playground on Ryde seafront if you have little kids, our toddler loved it!
September 2020
Nice Walk
It is a nice walk along the coast from Seaview to Ryde. There are a couple of park cafes on the way and some nice coffee shops in Ryde.
September 2020
Excellent pushchair friendly walk
A lovely walk from the doorstep, although you may need to walk via Bluett Road in Seaview at high tide! There are a couple of cafes in Puckpool to take a rest and refreshments.
September 2019
Enjoyable walk
With the sea to look at and all the activity on it along the way it is a very enjoyable walk. When the tide is out you can shorten the walk by cutting across the beaches. If you walk along the paths you will pass a small nature reserve which can be visited by all, a couple of pubs, The Boathouse looked good, a cafe which we went in called The Dell and recreations. The area named Appley has a Coastal Foley and woods to walk through. The beach at Ryde is large and sandy, and Ryde has many places for refreshments after your walk. You can continue your walk along the pier, which is free for pedestrians. We estimated the distance to be a little over 2 miles, we took our time and enjoyed the views.
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