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BIKE SHOPS
The Bike Shed. MERSTONE. TEL. 01983 868786. .www.the-bikeshed.com.
Extreme Cycles. VENTNOR. TEL. 01983 852232. . www.extremecycles.co.uk
Halfords. NEWPORT. TEL. 01983 537182 www.halfords.com
Re-cycle-d. SANDOWN. TEL. 01983 409744. www.re-cycle-d.co.uk
Wight Mountain. NEWPORT. TEL. 01983 520530 /533445. www.wightmountain.com
Wight Outdoors. FRESHWATER. TEL. 01983 753111. www.wightoutdoors.co.uk
BIKE SHOPS WITH HIRE
Battersby’s Cycles. RYDE. TEL. 01983 562039.
Tav Cycles. RYDE. TEL. 01983 812989. www.tavcycles.co.uk
HIRE
1st Call. SANDOWN. TEL. 01983 400055. www.1stcallcarsales.com
Top Gear. COWES.TEL. 01983 299056 WEB. www.top-gearhire.com
Wight Cycle Hire. YARMOUTH. TEL. www.wightcyclehire.co.uk

MOBILE SERVICES
Mobile Repair Service. (Cowes). TEL. 01983 294910. Mobile cycle repairs and bike hire.
LOCAL CLUBS
Autumn Tints Cycling Comrades. www.autumntints.org.uk
A touring club for the over 50s, with a local branch.
Bembridge Wheelers. Leisurely touring from Bembridge. TEL. 01983 872953
Cyclewight. www.cyclewight.org.uk Local campaign group with club rides.
Vectis Roads Cycling Club. www.vectiscc.org.uk
Racing club with Time trails, mountain biking and touring events.
The Wayfarer Cycle Touring Club. www.cycleisland.co.uk
Cycle touring and leisurely rides on the island.

EVENTS
The Isle of Wight Randonnee. www.cycleisland.co.uk
Isle of Wight Cycling Festival. www.sunseaandcycling.com
FERRIES / TRANSPORT
Red Funnel. www.redfunnel.co.uk TEL: 0844 844 9988.
email: post@redfunnel.co.uk Southampton to East Cowes, Vehicle/bike/passenger ferry. Southampton to West Cowes, Red Jet Hi-speed foot passenger service.
Wightlink. www.wightlink.co.uk TEL: 0871 376 1000
Portsmouth-Fishbourne, car, bike and foot passengers. Portsmouth-Ryde, foot passengers/bikes. Lymington-Yarmouth, car, bike and foot passengers.
Hovertravel. www.hovertravel.co.uk email: info@hovertravel.co.uk
Southsea to Ryde. Foot passengers only.
Islandline. Trains running from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin. For times see this site www.nationalrail.co.uk

For more specific/detailed information on carrying bikes on any of the ferry/transport entries please contact the relevant company.

TOURIST INFORMATION
Isle of Wight Tourism. WEB: www.islandbreaks.co.uk TEL: 01983 813813
Information for all centres below TEL: 01983 813818
COWES. Fountain Quay, Cowes. PO31 7AR
NEWPORT. The Guildhall, High Street, Newport. PO30 1TY
RYDE. 81/83 Union Street, Ryde. PO33 2LW
SANDOWN. High Street, Sandown. PO36 8DA
SHANKLIN. 67 High Street, Shanklin. PO37 6JJ
YARMOUTH. The Quay, Yarmouth. PO41 0PQ
OTHER LINKS
AONB. Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Conserving and enhancing the Island’s finest landscapes. www.wightaonb.org.uk TEL: 01983 823855
CTC. The Uk’s National Cyclists’ Organisation. www.ctc.org.uk General enquiries TEL: 0844 736 8450 Membership TEL: 0844 736 8451
Gift to Nature. Undertaking many conservation projects round the Island.
www.gifttonature.org.uk TEL: 01983 200074
Island 2000 trust. An Island based environmental and arts charity.
www.island2000.org.uk TEL: 01983 298 098
re-cycle. A charity sending unwanted bikes to Africa. www.re-cycle.org
TEL: 01983 864231
Sustrans. The UK’s leading sustainable transport charity.
www.sustrans.org.uk TEL: 0845 113 00 65
Isle of Wight Council. Local council www.iwight.com TEL : 01983 821000
Isle of Wight County Press. The Islands weekly paper for news and events.
123, Pyle Street, Newport, PO30 1ST. www.iwcp.co.uk TEL: 01983 521333
Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership. Working for seamless travel and sustainable transport. www.isleofwightcrp.co.uk
Wight Squirrel Project. An independent local charity and mine of information on red squirrels www.wightsquirrels.co.uk TEL: 01983611003 Wightstay. A useful holiday guide to the Isle of Wight. www.wightstay.co.uk .Wightstay.