ESCAPE FROM LONDON TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT FOR UNDER 20

A 10 day return train ticket offer from London to Southampton, Portsmouth and Southsea stations with South West Trains, combined with a discounted Winter Smi e! ferry ticket means there are e"en more reasons to "isit the #s e of Wi$ht this %ebruary& The South West Trains 10 day return ticket offer '( for chi dren) is "a id for train tra"e from London to Southampton and Southsea e"ery Saturday and Sunday unti %ebruary *+& ,isitors can a so use this 10 ticket offer to $et an additiona discount on So ent crossin$s to and from the #s e of Wi$ht and $et abroad! for ess than *0 for the dayThe #s e of Wi$ht is a $reat p ace to escape to at any time of the year, but the winter months is a perfect time to .pop/across0 to #s and from London& #n a itt e o"er two hours, you can tra"e by train and ferry from London Water oo to the #s e of Wi$ht 1 and see for yourse f the beautifu combination of charmin$ seaside resorts and rura beauty which it offers& #t0s a so possib e to e2p ore the #s and by bus, or bike, from 3owes and 4yde& There are a so sty ish bouti5ues, craft out ets and a treasure tro"e of fab anti5ue shops to e2p ore and for those who want to ce ebrate ,a entine0s 6ay by spendin$ some 5uiet time to$ether, the #s and.s sec uded beaches can offer you crowd free sand and p enty of space to soak up the #s and "ibe& 7r stretch your mind and your spirit by takin$ in a 4oya pa ace, a 4oman "i a, a medie"a cast e or a 8enedictine 9onastery& And with a ran$e of bri iant $reat kids0 acti"ities, inc udin$ .3ast e :uest0 at 3arisbrooke 3ast e and the annua sand/scu ptin$ e"ent at Sma ;ope 8each in Shank in, with hot choco ate and carrots dished out to anyone who creates their own snowman! from sand, the #s e of Wi$ht makes a $reat ha f/term day out for fami ies& 6a"id Thornton, 3hief <2ecuti"e, ,isit #s e of Wi$ht said= The #s e of Wi$ht is we and tru y open for business! and this unbeatab e offer from South West Trains offers an entire #s and of e2citin$ ad"entures and seaside e2periences&! 9ore detai s can be found at= www&southwesttrains&co&uk>wintersmi es %or a tourist information on the #s e of Wi$ht, "isit www&"isitis eofwi$ht&co&uk& -ENDS%or further information, p ease contact= Sue <mmerson, #s e of Wi$ht Press 7fficer, Te = 0??@@ ?0(@?*, </mai = sueA"isitwi$ht&co&uk

Notes to editors The Winter Smi es 10 day return from South West Trains can be purchased on ine at www&southwesttrains&co&uk>wintersmi es or at your oca rai way station& <"ery Saturday or Sunday unti %ebruary *+rd, you can choose to tra"e to 1B( stations on the South West Trains network for Cust 10 return, e2c usions app y& C!t"# t#e tr!i$ !$d t#e %err& to t#e Is'e o% Wi(#t The foot passen$er ho"ercraft departs from Southsea seafront and takes you to 4yde seafront in ess than 10 minutes& Lea"e the train at the Portsmouth and Southsea station and then fo ow the si$ns to the connectin$ ;o"erbus shutt e ser"ice, which wi take you to the ;o"ercraft termina in Cust ( minutes& Purchase your discounted ho"ercraft ticket at 4yde>Southsea ;o"erport on the day of tra"e by simp y showin$ ;o"ertra"e cashiers your Winter Smi es rai ticket& 6iscounted day return tickets Cust 10 per adu t '1@D) E ( per chi d '(/1(yrs)& 4ed %unne %erries are a so offerin$ discounted cross/So ent tra"e between Southampton and West 3owes for Winter Sa e ticket ho ders, Cust F&B0 for adu ts E G&G( per chi dE)e$ts The .3ast e :uest0 acti"ity at 3arisbrooke 3ast e wi take p ace e"ery day from Saturday 1(th to Sunday *+rd, between 10am and Gpm& <n$ ish ;erita$e members can $ain free access, whi e paid/for admission prices are ?&?0 for adu ts, G&@0 for chi dren, @&B0 concessions, and *0 for a fami y ticket& ,isit http=>>www&en$ ish/ herita$e&or$&uk>daysout>southeast>is eofwi$ht> for further detai s& Sandman Snowman on %ebruary *+rd= http=>>www&"isitis eofwi$ht&co&uk>thin$s/to/ do>sma /hope/beach/pB?G@+1