East Cowes

East Cowes is the arrival point for many people visiting the Isle of Wight, as Red Funnel have their car ferry port here.

The area is rich with boat building history and well as the more obvious Queen Victoria connection with Osborne House.

Below are articles that OnTheWight has published connected to East Cowes.

16 June 20263 min read

Isle of Wight Council faces a decision on a contested Cowes marina scheme

12 May 20261 min read

A book signing later this week marks the 60th anniversary of the Medina Queen Club

10 May 20262 min read

The Isle of Wight remains the last significant gap in England's new national coastal trail

19 April 20266 min read

Building a new, frequent, consistently available floating bridge will pay for itself quickly, says this reader

8 April 20262 min read

A six-year community effort brings an SR-N4 hovercraft propeller closer to its permanent home

7 April 20261 min read

Isle of Wight Council wants to install a refurbished SR-N4 hovercraft propeller in East Cowes

2 April 20261 min read

Cowes' Classic Boat Museum is offering free Easter fun for Island families

30 March 20261 min read

Twenty-five volunteers cleaned East Cowes esplanade and woodland on a blustery Sunday

23 March 20261 min read

New pharmacy opens today (Monday) taking over former Jhoots premises

21 March 20262 min read

The Harbour Commission’s agent, Rainey Petrie Architecture, has said environmental responsibility is ‘embedded throughout’ the project

20 March 20263 min read

Conservative councillor, Ed Blake, says he's sick of hearing derisory comments about the Floating Bridge

16 March 20262 min read

East Cowes councillor calls guardhouse extension plans 'destructive' as public consultation opens

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