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| − | [ | + | [[Isle of Wight]] is an island in the south of [[United Kingdom]]. It is great for hitchhiking. The roads are mostly small yet with plenty of traffic, and there aren't any big towns on the island. It is easy to get a lift. Simon hitches to Brading from the outskirts of Ryde every day after work, and is normally picked up within a minute. |
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Revision as of 02:26, 10 March 2017
Isle of Wight is an island in the south of United Kingdom. It is great for hitchhiking. The roads are mostly small yet with plenty of traffic, and there aren't any big towns on the island. It is easy to get a lift. Simon hitches to Brading from the outskirts of Ryde every day after work, and is normally picked up within a minute.
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Hitchhiking out
North towards Portsmouth, Southampton, the New Forest
Isle of Wight is linked to the mainland with ferries running to Portsmouth, Southampton, and Lymington. All of the car ferries are possible to hitch a lift on, as drivers pay for their vehicles and not per person.
The terminals on the island are each quite small, and if staff give any hassle when hitching inside the terminal it should be fine getting a lift from just outside the terminal too.
Fishbourne, which is closest to Ryde/anywhere on the east or south of the island, is halfway between Ryde and Newport, and easy to hitch to. The ferries go to Portsmouth, and run every hour and irregularly throughout the night.
East Cowes is very close to Newport, with ferries going to Southampton.
Yarmouth is the port of West Wight, and ferries go to Lymington, in the New Forest.
Hitchhiking in
It should be possible getting rides into the island from any of the car ferry ports at Southampton, Portsmouth or Lymington. Drivers pay for their vehicles and not per passenger on both WightLink and Red Funnel ferries.
Accommodation, Sleep, Eat
The Isle of Wight is extremely rambler-friendly, and so wild camping could be deemed quite acceptable across most of the island. A lot of the beaches become quiet by nighttime, though care should be taken for the incoming tides (particularly relevant if camping on the west coast, where the high tide can come up to the cliffs). There are also many smaller stretches of woodlands all around the island, and much downland especially Freshwater all the way down the west coast and around to Shanklin.
There are plenty of abandoned buildings too, if shelter is needed.
There are also A LOT of people living in vans on the island, who may be happy for you to pitch with them (they can normally be found in evening at scenic spots).
For eating, Simon has yet to have had much luck with skipping on the island [as of March 2017]. He set up an Isle of Wight Freegans Facebook group, which is worth checking for updates on the skipping situation.
Other useful info
Simon set up a blog in February 2017 until current about his daily hitch home from work, from Ryde to Brading, which can be read here: https://myhitchhome.wordpress.com
