Wight Karting Go-Kart Track

Wight Karting runs an outdoor karting circuit on Brading Road (PO33 1QS) in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. This family-run business runs a 520-metre floodlit track, tree-lined and offering views of the countryside and coast, fitted with four-stroke petrol karts.

Outdoor 520-metre karting circuit, floodlit for racing in all weathers. Four-stroke petrol karts. Minimum age 8. Tree-lined layout with views over the countryside and coastline. Family-run business with a focus on safety. Race series, junior training programmes and group packages. Close to the Ryde ferry ports (Wightlink and Red Funnel). Birthday parties and events. Contact 01983 565366. Email [email protected].

Ryde is the largest town on the Isle of Wight, known for its long Victorian pier (Ryde Pier, 1814, one of the oldest pleasure piers in the world) and its sandy beaches. Osborne House, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's summer home, is at East Cowes. Carisbrooke Castle, where King Charles I was held before his trial, overlooks Newport in the centre of the island. The Needles, chalk stacks and their lighthouse, close off the island's western tip. Cowes hosts the oldest sailing regatta in the world each summer. Ferries link the island to Portsmouth and Southampton. The island's south coast forms an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.