Things to do - activities
Click on an Activity below to read the information
| Boat trips & local Cruises |
Cycling |
Fishing Trips |
| Go-Karting | Golfing | Kitesurfing, Surfing and Windsurfing |
| Lawn Bowls & Ten Pin Bowling | Riding | Swimming |
| Squash | Tennis | Walks |
Boat trips & local Cruises
Information to follow soon.
Croquet
Croquet is played regularly throughout the summer months (April to October) and visitors are welcome on a “Pay as you play” basis. Green fees are £5 for an afternoon session.
For further information see: www.rltcc.co.uk
Cycling
If you enjoy cycling then using Ryde as your base to stay is ideal. You can bring your cycle to the Island free of charge on the Wightlink Car Ferry and Fast Cat, or alternatively you can hire bicycles from two local businesses in Ryde.
I Love Ryde think that the Island is an ideal location for cyclists. There is a network of quiet lanes and way-marked bridleways. There is a well signposted ‘round-island’ road route. A number of cycleways follow some of the Island’s old railway lines. Contact tourist offices for information. A pamphlet showing the Island’s route is available. Off road maps can be purchased and there are also two small books of suggested rides available.
Visit www.wightcycling.btinternet.co.uk for more local information on the best that cycling can offer the visitor.
Battersby Cycles Bike Hire in summer months only.
For more information visit
www.gardner44.freeserve.co.uk
2 Hill Street, (main shop), 106 High Street, (showroom) Ryde
Tel: + 44 01983 562039 Open Mon - Sat 0900 -1700
TAV- Cycles Bike Hire from £7 per half day.
For more information visit
www.tavcycles.co.uk
TAV-Cycles, 140 High Street,Ryde Tel: +44 01983 812989. Open Mon - Sat 0900 -1730
Fishing Trips
Information to follow soon.
Golfing
Ryde has a number of golf courses for both seasoned golfers as well as families. At Appley park there is the nine-hole open golf pitch 'n' putt course, with fabulous views over the Solent. This course is open all year round.
Tel: +44 01983 402447.
Just a short walk away is Puckpool Park which has an 18-hole putting green and a 15-hole crazy golf course which is ideal for the family.
Tel: +44 01983 562086
For experienced golfers the Ryde Golf Club is ideal. This 18-hole golf course is set in beautiful parkland split in two by a public footpath which joins Ryde and Binstead. The course is 5,772 yards / 5,280 metres in length and PAR 70. It is open from dawn to dusk all year. The course has a club shop and trolley hire, but no tuition or club professional. Visitors are excepted at the following times: Wednesday 10.00 am to 2.30 pm and Saturday & Sunday dawn to 10.30 am. It is advisable to telephone and confirm if you are a group wishing to play.
The Green fees per day are: weekdays £18.00 and weekends £20.00.
For more information contact :
Ryde Golf Club, Park House, Binstead Road, Ryde
Secretary: Mr Richard Dean
Tel: +44 01983 614809
There is also a well established Driving range at Westridge Golf Club. Westridge Golf Centre is a family friendly facility. Their mature easy walking course has been designed to provide a challenge to both beginners and skilled players alike. Westridge golf centre has a state of the art driving range with all the facilities you need to make practice rewarding and fun experience.
For further information visit :-
www.genericgolf.ukgolfers.com/westridgegolfcentre
or contact
Westridge Golf Centre, Brading Rd, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1QS.
Tel: +44 01983 613131
Go-Karting
Westridge Racing is a karting centre with the first all weather karting track on the Isle of Wight. The centre comprises two tracks, one junior and one adult, which is one of the longest leisure tracks in the South East. There is also a Cafe with giant plasma screen and electronic scoreboard. The Centre is open daily 9am to 9pm with the last drive at 8.20pm.
For further information Contact
Westridge Racing, Brading Rd, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1QS.
Tel: +44 01983 565222
Ice Skating
Ryde has the only Ice Skating Rink on the island, which not only accommodates local ice skaters, but many from the Portsmouth area as well. The Ice Rink also has three Ice Hockey Teams, who regularly win games both here on the island and mainland. The Ice Rink has daily and after school ice skating sessions, ice disco's and special ice skating during the school holidays.
For more information visit
www.planet-ice.co.uk/arena.php
Planet Ice Arena, Quay Road, Esplanade, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2HH.
Tel: 01983 615155
Kitesurfing, Surfing and Windsurfing
RYDE / PUCKPOOL / SEAVIEW- Kitesurfing / Windsurfing- Level : Beginner-Intermediate. As you arrive on the ferry or Hovercraft from Portsmouth or Southsea you will see a huge expanse of sandy beach at low tide. The area between Ryde and Bembridge on the Solent side offers superb beginner conditions. The gently shelving beach allows for waist deep water at half tide and sand bars and pools at low tide. Puckpool, , much like Bembridge, is very good for learning with a lagoon forming at low water. At low tide, Ryde again offers long sandy beaches and plenty of room and shallow water. At high tide beware not to launch anywhere too close upwind of the pier. There are ferries, hovercraft, fishermen, and plenty of boats, but more importantly a fairly strong current taking you straight into them on SE/E winds. At this state of tide head east towards Seaview/Puckpool and launch from there instead. Best wind directions W/NW-E/SE.
View this video for a taste of Kitesurfing at Ryde. vimeo.com/5079467 The video is of local Chris Burke who is an international kitesurfer. Our thanks to Ventnor Blog for putting this Video on line.
Lawn Bowls & Ten Pin Bowling
Lawn Bowls is a very popular sport for both young and old. Ryde has an outdoor green for summer use and a well used indoor green for the winter months.
Ryde Marina Bowls Club
Eastern Gardens, Esplanade, Ryde, PO33 1JA
Tel: +44 01983 564477
Isle of Wight Indoor Bowls Club
Ryde Airfield, Brading Road, Ryde, PO33 2QC
Tel: +44 01983 564336
LA Bowl - Ten Pin Bowling has 22 lanes of computerised tenpin bowling, Pacific fast food diner, fully licensed Pavilion Bar, Pavilion Cafe Bar, state of the art amusements and pool table.
LA Bowl, The Pavilion, Esplanade, Ryde, PO33 2EL
Tel: +44 01983 617070
Riding
Because the island has such a mild climate and glorious landscape it makes the perfect place to ride a horse. In the Ryde area there are a number of stables and equestrian centres offering riding services and activities.
Bodster Equine Assisted Learning Centre offers a unique opportunity to enjoy fantastic interaction on the ground with gentle ponies in beautiful surroundings on the Isle of Wight. Under full instruction and supervision you will soon be learning how to communicate with ponies and develop your self-esteem and self- confidence.
Bodster Equine Assisted Learning Centre, Aldermoor farm, Upton Road. Ryde.
Contact Jo Boddington on Mobile: 07790305108 or Telephone: 01983854858
e-mail: joandgi@googlemail.com
See our website www.eaqbodster.co.uk for more information
Trotters Riding School, Ashey Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2XE
Tel: +44 01983 568701
Upton Riding Stables
Newnham Road, Binstead, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3TH
Tel: +44 01983 566801
Fairfields Farm Stables
Yard, Stroud Wood Road, Haylands, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 4BY
Tel: +44 01983 568701
Swimming
Apart from swimming in the sea, Ryde has a well appointed swimming pool. The Waterside Pool is open all year and has facilities for everyone, from toddlers to 50+ groups, offering activities that include casual swimming, snorkelling, aquafit classes, swimming lessons and pool lifeguard training.
The pool also features one of the south coast's most unusual features: a retractable roof. In the summer when the sun shines and the temperatures are rising, the roof opens, allowing customers to benefit from the best an indoor pool can offer with that of an open air facility.
Contact
The Esplanade, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 1JA
Tel : +44 01983 563656
www.iwight.com
Squash
Westridge Squash Centre in Ryde has six squash courts, including two glass-backed courts with spectator seating. The centre offers superb facilities for either casual practice or competition matches. Coaching and lessons are available for juniors and seniors, for those looking for tips on how to get started, or for players wishing to improve their technique.
Contact
Westridge Squash, Brading Rd, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 1QS.
Tel +44 01983 566243
www.iwight.com
Tennis
Ryde is home to two Tennis clubs. There are also two tennis courts for hire by the hour at Puckpool Park Tel: +44 01983 562086
Ryde Mead is a small friendly club founded in 1907. It is situated in the centre of town overlooking the small harbour and the solent. The club has an active social tennis scene with many teams that compete in Island, Portsmouth and Hampshire leagues with great success. The club has a large junior training programme and qualified and experienced coaching staff who provide group and private coaching sessions to members and non-members. Sundays 10am; Wednesday 2pm-6.30pm; Thursday 6.30pm. Level 1 & 2 Coaching with 5 all weather courts, 3 of which are floodlit for evening and winter use.
For more information visit
www.rydemeadtennisclub.co.uk
or contact address
Church Lane, Ryde, PO33 2NB
Tel: +44 01983 282692
Ryde Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club is a small, friendly club situated on the outskirts of Ryde. Open play all year round, they have eight tennis courts and from April to November there are four full size croquet lawns, with an extensive programme of activities for all ages and abilities. Open and Club tournaments are held throughout the year and teams for both sports are entered in Island and mainland leagues.
For more information visit
www.rltcc.org
or contact address
Playstreet Lane, Ryde, PO33 3BJ
Tel: +44 01983 562095
Walks
Health Walks - Come along to a regular health walk and walk your way to health! All walks are lead by trained volunteer leaders. All short walks are fairly level and you can go at your own pace. For more information on any of these walks please contact Louise Gray on +44 01983 814823.
Ryde health walk takes place every Tuesday at 10.30am. Meet at Ryde Esplanade outside L.A. Bowl.
Haylands health walk takes place on the last Tuesday of each month at 10.30am. It is an intermediate walk. Meet at the United Reform Church at the junction of Upton Road and Corbett Road.
www.iwight.com
Histree Trails - Explore the wonderful snaking boughs of the Dragon Tree, cascading canopy of the Umbrella Tree, venerable Bound Oaks, gnarled old Yews and even a mysterious tree with a ghostly past. The eight trails vary in length and difficulty from short town trails taking in the street and park trees of the Parks & Parasols Trail, a circular rural route through ancient woodland on the Legends & Landscapes trail, to the more challenging Kings & Dragons Trail, which journeys from the heart of the Island to its south-west coast.
For more information visit
www.histreetrail.com
Venerable Oaks Histree Trail - this walk is in the Ryde area you can down load a PDF of the route if you would like to look at Ryde's ancient trees.
