The 200th anniversary of Britain's oldest seaside pier is being celebrated this weekend. Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight opened on 26 July 1814 and paved the way for others, from Dunoon on the Firth of ...

THE oldest pier in the UK has reopened to the public following a huge £10million renovation project. Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight reopened in August after work to upgrade the transport hub was ...

The two minute journey from the pier to the mainland costs £1.70 A UNIQUE floating train ride to the end of the UK’s oldest pier is once again welcoming passengers aboard. On the edge of Ryde Pier is ...

A mechanical issue on a Wightlink FastCat ferry has led to the cancellation of a large number of Solent crossings.

15:16, Tue, May 6, 2025 Updated: 15:20, Tue, May 6, 2025 A vital link between the Isle of Wight and the mainland has been fully restored following the completion of a major £11.5 million repair ...

The 200th anniversary of the opening of Britain's first seaside pier is being marked today. Ryde pier on the Isle of Wight opened on July 26 1814, and today still stands as a reminder of the feat of ...

Sadie Barker, 13, a pupil at The Bay School in Sandown, has become the first female winner of the Wightlink Award for Most ...

The walkway was built on the Victorian cast-iron piles of the old tramway, next to the railway pier A new pedestrian walkway on an Isle of Wight pier has been closed for the second time since it ...

Ryde Pier has been expanded over the years and is now 703m (2,305ft) long The 200th anniversary of Britain's oldest seaside pier is being celebrated this weekend. Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight opened ...

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