The Tap Room
Freshwater, Southern England
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.5 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Colwell Bay: Excellent bathing water 0.7 mi · Environment Agency
Tucked away in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, The Tap Room is a cottage that sleeps six, suiting families or groups keen to explore the west of the island together. EV charging nearby makes it a practical base if you're travelling by electric car, and Lymington Pier station, 4.8 miles away, gives you a route across from the mainland.
History and heritage are close at hand, with the West Wight Heritage Centre just 0.5 miles away, and the Dimbola Museum and Galleries and Fort Victoria Country Park both around 1.2 miles off, so a full day of museum-hopping is easily done on foot or by bike. When you fancy the coast, Colwell Bay is only 0.7 miles away and boasts excellent water quality, perfect for a swim or a walk along the sand.
History and heritage are close at hand, with the West Wight Heritage Centre just 0.5 miles away, and the Dimbola Museum and Galleries and Fort Victoria Country Park both around 1.2 miles off, so a full day of museum-hopping is easily done on foot or by bike. When you fancy the coast, Colwell Bay is only 0.7 miles away and boasts excellent water quality, perfect for a swim or a walk along the sand.
Facilities
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:30
Comedy At The Fishermans Haunt
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Mon 16 Nov · 07:30
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Fri 4 Dec · 19:30
Sounds of the 70s
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Sat 5 Dec · 15:00
An Afternoon of Indie: BOURNEMOUTH (over 30s), 3pm-7pm
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The Tap Room
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.2 mi
Dimbola Museum and Galleries
Dimbola Museum and Galleries occupies the former home of pioneering Victorian photographer Julia Mar...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.2 mi
Fort Victoria Country Park
Fort Victoria Country Park sits on the coast near Freshwater and Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, comb...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.5 mi
Yarmouth Town Hall
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Needles New Battery
Architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.2 mi
Old Battery Museum
Architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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Saint Barbe Museum and Art Gallery
St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery is a local museum and art gallery in Lymington, Hampshire, England.
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Places to visit
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