There is nothing better than being on holiday, then having a home from home to stay in. Here at The Island Holiday Company, we offer a wide range of self-catering homes from pet-friendly to beach side, village to a town there’s a home waiting for you to make the perfect holiday. Let us show you what the Isle of Wight has to offer, with years of knowledge and experience; we are waiting for you. To give you peace of mind all our properties are managed, cleaned and looked after by us. They are inspected by us, with our high standards and quality of service we can assure you, you will receive the comfortable and relaxing holiday you deserve.

(PET FRIENDLY - charges apply) HOT TUB, Positioned only a stone's throw from Freshwater Bay, The Gate is a spacious two bedroom ground floor apartment with a hot tub. Able to comfortably accommodate up to four guests and its dog friendly too.

Freshwater Bay is one of the most picturesque beaches in West Wight and lies just to the South of the town of Freshwater. The beach is covered in a mixture of grey flint and chalk pebbles that make a unique sound as the waves rise and fall onto the shore. There is sand below the low water mark and some sandy areas to sit if you walk to the more eastern side of the bay. There is also a rock ledge revealed at low tide at this side, which is great for rock pooling with your kids. Smugglers once used the caves around the bottom of the chalk cliffs that are exposed at low tide – if you wish to explore them it is best to find a local guide as you can become cut off by the tide. Kayaking is the ideal way to see them and the other small bays. This beach is popular for surfing and water sports and boats will moor offshore to come ashore. The Freshwater Independent Lifeboat is launched from this bay when required by those in trouble at sea. Overlooking the bay is the Albion Hotel that houses a public bar or visit the Dimbola Museum and galleries for an afternoon tea.