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We went to Cornwall this Easter (not camping) and loved it. I am however missing the IOW as there are no plans to go this year and we've been for holiday / day trip for the last 3yrs. Driving on the coast road along the south part near Ventnor always reminds me of watching Bergerac as a child. We either use Tesco vouchers from Portsmouth and if not then Red Funnel from Southampton, play around with days and times as there are good prices to be had. (There's a great park on the harbour edge next to the Red Funnel car park where our kids always run off a bit of steam before boarding.)

We stayed at Whitefield Forest, depends what kind of sites you like, there are several which get lots of custom on here, look for ones with lots of reviews on the campsite search. We love the coast, pretty villages, the island is small so easy to get round, plenty of places to visit, nice walks and some great views to be had. I love ferry travel so for me the IOW has a big bonus albeit not free!

Forgot to add the East coast is more family orientated resorts, the west more wild, the south dramatic cliffs and the north lots of boating.

We are returning in June to IOW for our second year.  We are staying at Whitefield Forest again.  We just love this place.  This year we are sailing with Wightlink but used my clubcard vouchers so did not cost a penny.

If you are not planning to go until September, then where ever you choose to go will be a little quieter.