Guidebook for Newport
Essentials
This is our nearest supermarket and it is quite big. It will only take you a second to get there and they provide lots of different kinds of foods and products.
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Sainsbury's
Foxes RoadThis is our nearest supermarket and it is quite big. It will only take you a second to get there and they provide lots of different kinds of foods and products.
Great cheap products - often foreign so it can feel like being abroad.
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LIDL
15-17 High StGreat cheap products - often foreign so it can feel like being abroad.
Morrisons
South StreetAnother supermarket in town
This is a small independent vegetable and fruit shop. You can also find here some local Isle of Wight products (e.g. honey,eggs, cheese, tomatoes)
Farmhouse Fayre Of Newport
85 St James' StThis is a small independent vegetable and fruit shop. You can also find here some local Isle of Wight products (e.g. honey,eggs, cheese, tomatoes)
Hamiltons
Small independent butchers. Here you can also provide locally made food.
Food Scene
Olivo
It is a fantastic Italian restaurant.
Tamarind Indian Restaurant
65 St James' StGreat Indian food place
Great for full breakfasts (English or American style) and burgers. The 50's American diner atmosphere and decoration is also very enjoyable
The Original Phil's Diner
81 High StGreat for full breakfasts (English or American style) and burgers. The 50's American diner atmosphere and decoration is also very enjoyable
In my humble opinion, one of the best coffees served on the island.
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Caffe Isola
85A St James' StIn my humble opinion, one of the best coffees served on the island.
Primrose Café
14 Holyrood StLovely café which also serves food. It has a beautiful garden/patio at the back.
Excellent deli food, coffee and pastries. Also good views of Newport's main church.
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French Franks
2 St Thomas' SquareExcellent deli food, coffee and pastries. Also good views of Newport's main church.
Great pub by Medina riverside. It often provides live music and they do really good fish and chips (among other multiple pub foods)
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The Bargeman's Rest
Great pub by Medina riverside. It often provides live music and they do really good fish and chips (among other multiple pub foods)
Apparently this is the oldest pub in Newport! It has been open since 1550. It once was the only place outside C. castle! It is a very nice pub, and there is live music most Friday & Saturday nights
Castle Inn
91 High StApparently this is the oldest pub in Newport! It has been open since 1550. It once was the only place outside C. castle! It is a very nice pub, and there is live music most Friday & Saturday nights
The Man in the Moon
16-17 St James' StA whetherspoon pub which is located within what used to be a church.
Excellent restaurant and cocktail venue with the most amazing views of Appley Beach.
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Three Buoys
Appley LaneExcellent restaurant and cocktail venue with the most amazing views of Appley Beach.
Joe's
24 Union StA bar, café and restaurant which specialises in burgers (I think)
New Ming Garden
39 St James' StSit-in Chinese restaurant
Stotesburys Fish & Chips
43 St James' StExcellent fish and chips take away shop
The Anchor Inn
1-3 High StTraditional pub with live music.
Excellent restaurant and café. They have a traditional pizza oven and their food is normally delicious. Great breakfast menu too
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The Coast Bar & Dining Room
14-15 Shooters HillExcellent restaurant and café. They have a traditional pizza oven and their food is normally delicious. Great breakfast menu too
Moocow
55 Cross StGreat modern-style drinks and food venue!
Traditional big pub with great views, just by Ventnor's seaside.
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The Spyglass Inn
EsplanadeTraditional big pub with great views, just by Ventnor's seaside.
Excellent to have a coffee with great views of Yarmouth's pier.
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The Gossips Cafe
Excellent to have a coffee with great views of Yarmouth's pier.
A Spanish tapas bar. I haven't been yet but everyone speaks wonders of their food! I think it may be necessary to check their opening times and booking a table.
El Toro Contento Tapas Bar
2 Pier StA Spanish tapas bar. I haven't been yet but everyone speaks wonders of their food! I think it may be necessary to check their opening times and booking a table.
Lugleys
33 Lugley StGood place for fine dinning.
This is a tiny special place. You can get coffee, afternoon tea or local seafood while enjoying the views at Bembridge beach. Great after a long beach walk! Weather depending so check it is open on Fb
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The Beach Hut
Forelands Field RoadThis is a tiny special place. You can get coffee, afternoon tea or local seafood while enjoying the views at Bembridge beach. Great after a long beach walk! Weather depending so check it is open on Fb
Everything Else
Just in case, this is the island's hospital. It is a day walk-in centre and where you should go in case of a health-related emergency
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St Mary's Hospital
Parkhurst RoadJust in case, this is the island's hospital. It is a day walk-in centre and where you should go in case of a health-related emergency
One of the various pharmacies available in Newport. This is the closest we have home (Sainsbury's supermarket also has one)
LloydsPharmacy
West StreetOne of the various pharmacies available in Newport. This is the closest we have home (Sainsbury's supermarket also has one)
Again just in case you need to report anything, this is the police station. The island is normally a really safe place so hopefully you will never need to use it.
Hampshire Police
31 Station StAgain just in case you need to report anything, this is the police station. The island is normally a really safe place so hopefully you will never need to use it.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great pub with a cellar bar which normally holds gigs.
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The Blacksheep Bar and Club Lounge
53 Union StGreat pub with a cellar bar which normally holds gigs.
Coburgs
70 Union StVery nice pubs with a back room where different kinds of gigs tend to take place.
A small bar with a fantastic cosy atmosphere! Live music/dancing lessons available sometimes.
The Wight Rock Bar
Lind StreetA small bar with a fantastic cosy atmosphere! Live music/dancing lessons available sometimes.
The Rum Bar
46-47 High StNow called "The Rum Bar" and the name says it all!
Now completely changed. It is called "The Mess-canteen+Bar" and it offers food and great fresh fruit jam jar cocktails. Lovely atmosphere too.
The Octopus Garden Cafe
63A High StNow completely changed. It is called "The Mess-canteen+Bar" and it offers food and great fresh fruit jam jar cocktails. Lovely atmosphere too.
This place has been transformed into a Mexican/Tequila-style Bar called "El Patrón". It looks good for a few drinks! I believe they also do 'street Mexican food'.
Charter House
14A Saint Thomas' SquareThis place has been transformed into a Mexican/Tequila-style Bar called "El Patrón". It looks good for a few drinks! I believe they also do 'street Mexican food'.
Arts & Culture
Art exhibitions, performances and sometimes comedians. It has a great café/restaurant by the riverside and a lovely shop with locally made artefacts of all kinds (e.g. jewellery, textile items, etc)
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Quay Arts
15 Sea StreetArt exhibitions, performances and sometimes comedians. It has a great café/restaurant by the riverside and a lovely shop with locally made artefacts of all kinds (e.g. jewellery, textile items, etc)
Sightseeing
Brilliant square in which you will find a beautiful local church. It is surrounded by lots of shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. There is a local market there on Tuesdays.
Saint James' Street
Saint James' StreetBrilliant square in which you will find a beautiful local church. It is surrounded by lots of shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. There is a local market there on Tuesdays.
An IOW landmark! Dating back to the 1000s, the castle has had numerous functions over the years, including hosting Princess Beatrice. The museum is quite interesting too.
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Castillo de Carisbrooke
Castle HillAn IOW landmark! Dating back to the 1000s, the castle has had numerous functions over the years, including hosting Princess Beatrice. The museum is quite interesting too.