Brighstone Attractions

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.

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.

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.