Brighstone Shop and Museum is a National Trust property. The tiny museum is contained in an old thatched cottage house containing interesting momentos of the village's history.
Address: Brighstone Shop and Museum, North Street, Brighstone PO30 4AX, England
Hours:
March 21 to May 23: 10am-4pm; Closed: Sun
May 24 to September 27: 10am-5pm; Sun:12pm-5pm; Closed: Sun
September 29 to December 21: 10am-4pm; Closed: Sun, Sun
December 22 to March 20: 10am-1pm; Closed: Sun, Sun, Sun
Always opened on: Good Friday - Christian
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
In 1992 the Isle of Wight's largest dinosaur remains were excavated from under the Dinosaur Farm Museum. This skeleton is one of the best of its kind in Europe. At the museum you will see experts preparing and conserving the dinosaur bones. You can also particpate in fossil hunts and fossil identification.
Address: Dinosaur Farm Museum, Military Road, Brighstone PO30 4PG, England
Hours:
April 16 to June 30: 10am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat
July 1 to August 31: 10am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Mon, Wed, Sat
September 1 to September 27: 10am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Mon, Wed, Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat
Explore the world of pearls at Isle of Wight Pearl in Brighstone. Isle of Wight Pearl produces the largest collection of pearl jewellery on the island. In a visit you will see how the center produces natural and cultured pearls and creates its vast selection of rings, necklaces, earrings and brooches.
Isle of Wight Pearl also has a shop in Ryde.
Address: Isle of Wight Pearl, Chilton Chine Military Road, Brighstone PO30 4DD, England
Hours:
June 1 to August 31: 10am-7:30pm; Sun:10:30am-4:30pm; Sat:10am-5:30pm
September 1 to May 31: 10am-5:30pm; Sun:10:30am-4:30pm