Something interesting is brewing off the coast of the Isle of Wight. Tourism increased by 5% in 2018 and early reports from 2019 indicate that summer saw a boom, too. There could be many reasons for this. People could be wanting to explore more of the UK, especially with climate change on everyone’s periphery. Staycations have also risen throughout the UK as a result of the weakened pound and uncertainty about travelling out of the country. But, is it because the Isle of Wight is becoming the next party destination for stag and hen dos?
Stag and hen parties have been conducted in almost every city across the UK – and even further afield in Vegas and Amsterdam. Blackpool is famed for its trawling hen parties on a weekend, while even the sedate York is bombarded with revellers, especially when the York Races are on. Even industrial cities such as Leeds, Manchester, and Sheffield receive their fair share of partygoers, eager to visit a new place and have the stag and hen experience. The Isle of Wight is primed for these already and the growing nightlife sector is attracting tourists who are looking for a beautiful setting and something exciting to do. For night-time attractions, there are dozens of pubs and bars, with live musicians at many of them. There are frequent open mic nights, which are perfect entertainment after a few drinks, and often comedy shows at the theatre.
There are also a range of more specialised stag and hen-type events. A party wouldn’t be complete without playing some games, and there are many venues that offer a range of table games and card games. The strength of the internet means that you can even create your own casino and play online roulette, where a live dealer could help add an extra element of excitement. For more of an outdoor activity, there are many professionals who will take your group coasteering around the coastline, as well as surfboarding, bodyboarding, and kayaking to take advantage of the terrain of the Isle of Wight. Tackt-Isle Adventures are specifically designed to help groups enjoy these kinds of experiences. They also offer dry activities such as bubble football, mountain biking, sand yachting, and even bushcraft. One of the main appeals of the Isle of Wight is that it is somewhere off the beaten track, with a terrain for activities that landlocked city-dwellers just can’t do. So, you don’t have to fly halfway around the world when you can get a ferry to an island just below contiguous Great Britain.
The Isle of Wight relies on tourism and the fact that it is on the increase is testament to those who reside on the island creating somewhere that is worth visiting. Whether it’s for a leisurely weekend or for a more rambunctious stag or hen do, there is something for everyone on the island. Hopefully, we will see a further increase in visitors from the mainland UK to the Isle of Wight as people are interested in discovering more about their own country.
What a joke. YOU try going out in Ryde even on a Saturday night now. Few in ‘spoons’ the rest of the pubs have more staff than drinkers, and many of those out are hardly the ‘life and soul’, but old pervy men, young drugy chavs, hardly the place in Winter for the wild hen or stag doo’s people demand now.
Did they catch the muggers in Ryde?
Taxi’s a rip off
Such a shame as Ryde was buzzing in the nineties with all pubs crammed, plus the two clubs, Balconies and Patsy’s. All gone now, along with the people.
In a word, No