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Treat yourself to a traditional cream tea | © National Trust/Steve Thursby

Places to eat on the Isle of Wight

Feeling peckish? There are lots of picturesque places to eat on the Isle of Wight, from the vintage tea-room at The Needles Old Battery, to al fresco picnics with sweeping views and the sea as your backdrop.

Cafés and picnic spots on the Isle of Wight

A family wearing coats sit at a wooden picnic table, with stone battlements behind them
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Eating at the Needles Old Battery and New Battery 

The tea-room at The Needles Old Battery is a special place for a tasty lunch or a cup of tea. Step inside the historic building and enjoy the view of the Needles and the iconic lighthouse.

Sunset over the Needles headland coast, Isle of Wight. The Needles lighthouse and rocks can be seen in the shade, leading up to the coastline.
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Picnic on Tennyson Down 

From Tennyson Down there are views of the Needles, Compton Bay and over the waters to Dorset. As you sit and tuck in to your picnic, you might spy butterflies dancing around you.

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The white cliffs of Tennyson Down seen above the cold wintry blue water of Compton Bay
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Picnic at Compton Bay 

At Compton Bay the soft, golden sands are a comfy place to sit, while the turquoise waters provide a sparkling backdrop to a picnic in the sunshine. There’s a car park and toilets too.

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Colourful summer flowers line the path leading to a doorway at Mottistone Gardens, Isle of Wight
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Tea and picnics in Mottistone Gardens 

Enjoy drinks and cakes in the tea-garden, or seek out one of the sunny benches on the terraces and grassy banks. From here you’ll get panoramic views over the village and out to sea.

near Brighstone, Isle of Wight

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    Sunset over the Needles headland coast, Isle of Wight. The Needles lighthouse and rocks can be seen in the shade, leading up to the coastline.

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