WOODVALE HOTEL

The Hotel is perched on the Esplanade at Gurnard, and it enjoys truly magnificent views across the Solent. The perfect viewpoint for all the yachting regattas throughout the year or, for the more romantic souls, the ideal spot to enjoy what are renowned to be some of the best sunsets in the World.

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Contact details:
Woodvale Hotel
1, Princes Esplanade
GURNARD
Isle of Wight
PO31 8LE
Tel: 01983 292037

e-mail: info@the-woodvale.co.uk
Web: www.the-woodvale.co.uk

THE WATERSEDGE RESTAURANT

The Watersedge Restaurant is situated right on the beach, immediately adjacent to Gurnard Sailing Club and its slipway.

You would struggle to compete with the views available from the premises that are enhanced considerably by the close proximity of the Village Green, which rolls away to the East from the Restaurant doors.

There is seating for 26 inside with a further 30 outside.

Currently the Winter opening hours are 9am to 5pm (closed on Tuesdays), with extended opening hours in the Summer - Summer 2011 opening is 7 days a week from 9am to 6pm - last orders for meals 5pm.

The Restaurant is fully licensed and diners can benefit from both a fixed menu and a “specials” menu, with plated meal starting at £4.95 (2011). There is both a table and take away service.

Full English breakfast is only served until 11am at weekends and at other very busy times - there is also a huge baguette and sandwich range as well as a children’s menu that is fairly priced, hot and cold drinks, light bites.

Contact Details:
40, Shore Road
GURNARD
Isle of Wight
PO31 8LD

Tel: 01983 299929
e-mail: info@watersdedgebeachcafe.co.uk
Website:  www.watersedgebeachcafe.co.uk

HILLBROW HOTEL

This is a small friendly family-run establishment set in a farmland area with Solent views, and has been run by the Paul and Val since 1988. The hotel is open all year, and is recommended in the "Which? Good Bed and Breakfast Guide", and provides:

• H & C in all rooms
• Central Heating in all rooms
• Ample car parking
• TV & Tea/coffee making facilities
• Resident's licence

The hotel used to be a Maternity Home before the days of the National Health Service, and the current Proprietors have met a great number of people who were born there, many of whom still live in the Gurnard and Cowes area.

Contact Details:
Paul & Val Mortlock
Tuttons Hill
GURNARD
PO31 8JA
Tel: 01983 297240

THE BOWSPRIT RESTAURANT

The Bowsprit Restaurant is licensed, and is situated on Princes Esplanade at the extreme NE end of the Village and close to the Parish boundary with Cowes.

The interior is comfortably furnished, with the seating area appearing to be in 3 sections which hides its real size and gives it a certain ambiance. Private functions are also catered for.

It is beautifully placed for Solent Views, with one feeling you could almost touch the water from the comfort of your dining table.

The Bowsprit doubles up as Restaurant and traditional Tea Rooms, and is served well by both local clientele and passing visitors. The interior is comfortably furnished, with the seating area appearing to be in 3 sections which hides its real size and gives it a certain ambiance. Private functions are also catered for.

Up to 50 people can be seated at one time, and Sunday lunches are a firm favourite with there often having to be 2 sittings! There is limited seating outside.

Home-baking is a speciality, so watch your waistlines! The menus are changed on a daily basis, with typical prices (Summer 2011) being in the order of:

£5.00 for the starter
£10.00 for the main course
£5.00 for the dessert.
There is also an early-bird menu put on occasionally, where a 2 course meal could be purchased for as little as £9.95

Open Tuesday to Sunday.
Opening times are: 9am to 5pm Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Last orders on Friday/Saturday 8.30pm (open 9am)
Hours are extended in the Summer months

Contacts: John & Judith Murray
The Bowsprit Restaurant
21, Princes Esplanade
GURNARD
Isle of Wight
PO31 8LE

Tel: 01983 291933

e-mail: not functioning

PORTLAND INN

The Portland Inn changed hands in December 2007 from Malcolm and Carol Van Erp to Proprietor Sue Brockwell - Sue calls this the Village Inn and looks forward to welcoming one-and-all. The opening hours are noon to 11pm Monday to Thursday, noon to 11.30pm on Friday and Saturdays and noon to 10.30pm on Sundays. Meals are served every day and the varied menu offers good value snacks and full meals, ranging in price (2011) from £4.95 to £12.95. Sunday lunches are also served and food is available 7 days a week from noon to 2.30pm and from 6pm to 9pm. The sheltered beer garden has been extended to provide an area for barbecues and live music, which take place mainly during the summer months obviously.

This is a very popular pub, proving to be a favourite with both locals and customers from further afield - it is a place to relax and meet friends whilst enjoying a good pint, some good food and/or perhaps joining in with some of the events, which include weekly quiz or poker nights and live music evenings - there is also Sky coverage of major sporting events.

A recent addition is the well-appointed function room, which is ideal for private parties, weddings, christenings and other similar occasions (buffet or set meal can be provided for private functions), and the room equally serves well as a meeting venue for local community groups etc.

Winter usually finds a welcoming open fire with mulled wine and roast chestnuts complementing the warm and inviting atmosphere, and there is always a special Christmas menu available.

CONTACT: Sue Brockwell
The Portland Inn
2, Worsley Road
GURNARD
Isle of Wight
PO31 8JN

Telephone: 01983 292948

e-mail: portlandinn@onwight.net

THE LITTLE GLOSTER

This sited reopened as the Outlook Cafe in the Summer of 2007 again after 2 or 3 years' closure for rebuilding and is a beautifully situated building.

 It changed hands again recently and reopened as "The Little Gloster" on 4th June 2010. New photos have been uploaded to reflect recent changes.

Very smart frontage - good parking provision.

 Fantastic aerial shot from the flat above the restaurant and views across the Solent towards the mainland!

 Great beer garden - what a view! (nice home grown produce too!)

 The inside is bright and spacious, again offering fabulous views and features an attractive bar servery.

Thine host, Ben - you might not see much of him - lives in the kitchen! Not camera shy though!

The Little Gloster serves lunch from noon to 3pm, and open faced sandwiches and buchcetta from noon to 6pm. There is a huge menu with starters beginning at £4.95, and main courses ranging from £5.95 to £16.95, and there is alwasy a "specials" board too.  The premises is a fully licensed restaurant and bar, and all this together with some stunning views across the Solent!

In December 2010 a Christmas event was held with many stalls and traditional fayre being on offer including some beautifully cooked and flavoured sausages, as well as some 1st class Port! A repeat event is planned for December 2011.

Contact details: Mr Ben Cook
31, Marsh Road,
GURNARD, PO31 8JQ
Tel: 01983 298776
e-mail: info@thelittlegloster.com  
Web: www.thelittlegloster.com