The Royal Hotel Ventnor

For the children

• Pool
• Family rooms
• Dog friendly

Best for

Summer seaside weekends

Ages

All ages

Pool

Heated outdoor pool (seasonal)

Family rooms

Dedicated family rooms

Outdoors

Ventnor beach, Botanic Garden, coastal walks

We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.

Days out nearby

• Blackgang Chine ↗

  ~6 miles · ~15 mins

  Theme park · nearby attraction

  The UK's oldest theme park, perched on a cliff, with dinosaurs, pirates, smugglers and fairytale lands. Rides suit under-10s best, making it a highlight of a family Isle of Wight break.

• Monkey Haven ↗

  ~11 miles · ~15 mins

  Wildlife park · excellent toddler activity

  A small primate and wildlife rescue centre where talks introduce each rescued monkey, owl or meerkat. Short and gentle enough for toddlers, it is a good rainy-morning add-on to an Isle of Wight break.

• Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ↗

  ~19 miles · ~30 mins

  Castle / historic · nearby attraction

  HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior in one ticket, plus action stations-style activities and harbour boat tours. Plenty of hands-on bits for children and easy to combine with Gunwharf Quays.

• The Needles Landmark Attraction ↗

  ~21 miles · ~30 mins

  Adventure park · ideal day trip

  A chairlift down to Alum Bay's coloured sand cliffs, sweet-making demonstrations and boat trips out to the Needles rocks. Children love filling sand bottles; a classic Isle of Wight day.

• Beaulieu – National Motor Museum ↗

  ~25 miles · ~30 mins

  Castle / historic · ideal day trip

  Famous film and TV vehicles, a monorail over the grounds, a palace house and abbey and lovely river walks. One ticket fills a day in the New Forest, near several luxury hotels.

• New Forest Wildlife Park ↗

  ~30 miles · ~30 mins

  Wildlife park · ideal day trip

  Specialises in British and European wildlife, with otters as the stars plus wolves, bears and owls among the trees. Feeding talks run through the day, and it sits right in the New Forest beside plenty of luxury stays.

• Marwell Zoo ↗

  ~36 miles · ~45 mins

  Zoo · ideal day trip

  A conservation zoo in parkland near Winchester, with snow leopards, rhinos and giraffes, a road train to save little legs and several good adventure playgrounds. It is calmer than the big city zoos and works nicely alongside a Hampshire countryside stay.

• Paultons Park – Home of Peppa Pig World ↗

  ~37 miles · ~45 mins

  Theme park · ideal day trip

  Peppa Pig World is the draw for little ones, but the wider park has dinosaur land, gardens full of birds and rides that step up gradually as children grow. It sits on the edge of the New Forest, so it pairs well with a countryside weekend.