Discover more on the Isle of Wight
Gardens, forts, a windmill, a National Nature Reserve, and 17 miles of coastline and over 5000 acres of countryside on this treasure island.
Isle of Wight Explorer Pass
Not a National Trust member and planning a visit to the Isle of Wight? Our money-saving Explorer Pass gives you entry to Mottistone Gardens, the Needles Old Battery, Bembridge Windmill and Newtown National Nature Reserve, as well as free parking in all our car parks, for up to seven days. Discover how to buy yours and where to collect it.
What is the Isle of Wight Explorer Pass?
If you're not a National Trust member, our Isle of Wight Explorer Pass offers a cost-effective way of exploring some of the fascinating places we look after on the Island during a seven day period.
When you pick up your Explorer Pass, it will be marked with a date. Then in one convenient ticket you can visit Mottistone Gardens, the Needles Old Battery, Bembridge Windmill and Newtown National Nature Reserve, and also park in our National Trust car parks for free during the following seven days.
Where can I buy an Explorer Pass?
You can pick up a pass at any of our properties taking part in the offer. Just ask at Visitor Reception when you arrive, or at Newtown please ask at the Visitor Point, and we'll be happy to help you. You can also purchase a pass as part of a ferry booking with some ferry operators.
How much does the pass cost?
The pass is available to purchase either as an individual or as a family at the following prices:
Individual - £16
One adult family* - £24
Two adult family* - £40
*Family = adults and named persons (children under 18 years old)
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Mottistone Gardens and Estate
Enchanting gardens set in a sheltered valley and surrounded by rolling downland
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The Needles Old Battery and New Battery
Victorian coastal defence and secret rocket testing site perched high above the Needles Rocks
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Newtown National Nature Reserve and Old Town Hall
A quiet backwater with a busy Medieval past, now bursting with wildlife and a town hall with no town...
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Compton Bay and Downs
One of the Island's favourite beaches and biggest expanses of open downland
