Isle of Wight open or closed?

[dancrane]

I heard Red Funnel still isn't taking bookings from visitors, and I believe all the island's hotels are closed. I suppose marinas are, too.

Does anything prevent day-sailing visitors from using anchorages, or just parking on a sand-bar for long enough to visit bakeries?

I can't stop thinking about the shortbread at Bembridge.

 

[BabySharkDooDooDooDooDoo]

Bembridge, Cowes and Yarmouth are all open for 'short stay' visitors

 

[Newboy6458]

Red funnel state they have no remit or authority to check a passengers reason for travel. (Their website) However they request you only use them for essential reasons. Also the no staying away from home night still applies.

 

[Ohlin Karcher]

Definitely open, quite a few camper vans coming now and as said above, the ferry co's can't stop them.

 

[dancrane]

Thanks, that's very encouraging.

If one attempted to come ashore elsewhere, Sandown or Seaview for instance, for ice cream, would there be any for sale?

Or would the retirement homes disgorge a Dad's Army crew of pitchfork-wielders to discourage landing inflatables?

Can't see it, myself. Hasn't anybody tried it?

 

[Ohlin Karcher]

All the supermarkets are open 7 days a week, and they sell ice cream..but I'm fairly sure Mr Whippy is on lockdown..

 

[ashtead]

Seaview was fairly quiet at weekend but plenty moored in sea grove bay and I rather doubt if you wanted to anchor for night in priory or camp on the beach anyone would object . Sadly ice cream in short supply in Seaview but there’s an M&S in Newport which no doubt stocks Percy pig ice cream even if Gloria is no longer churning out minghellas sadly in Ryde.

 

[dancrane]

Thanks! ?

Hard to imagine the places currently open, doing anything to discourage anybody who's able to visit, with cash to spend.

 

[William_H]

My sympathy to all my UK friends with the lockdown and pandemic. I have to say I feel very fortunate to live in Oz right now. Especially West oz. From Friday we will be almost completely open with 100 people allowed in a bar, schools have been back for 5 weeks and yippee the yacht club will be open for meals drinks and yacht racing. really no community transmission for a month or so. We got a load of 20 cases from a live sheep carrier ship from Kuwait and several cases from people in mandatory isolation from over seas. Borders with other states and countries locked down. I will be fascinated to see if the madness in USA results in more virus cases. Stay safe ol'will

 

[burgundyben]

All the supermarkets are open 7 days a week, and they sell ice cream..but I'm fairly sure Mr Whippy is on lockdown..

My Whippy at Compton has been there for a fee days now.