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Off beat places to stay on the Isle of Wight Our super Island has an equally super selection of accommodation – from campsites to family friendly hotels. Being a bit off the page ourselves, we love some of the more off beat places to stay on the Isle of Wight. You know; the places that you just happen upon
At Goodleaf Tree Climbing we have just one tree. And that’s how I like it. Yes we do occasionally branch out (ahem) to other locations but what’s really special for us is the relationship we have to our local environment, in particular, just one tree. Bonkers though this may sound, I feel really connected to
Winter’s over and we’re delighted to be back in the tree in for the start of our 11th tree climbing season. We’re excited to welcome climbers, old friends and new, to our Goodleaf tree climbing experience on the Isle of Wight. Scouts in the tree We started this year with a bang, climbing with 225
We’d be pretty hopeless tree climbers if we didn’t absolutely love trees. Our founder Paul is more than slightly obsessed with trees, so we thought we’d share a couple of his favourites from near and far! *If you’ve got a favourite tree and love tree climbing we’ve got a great competition starting soon on Facebook and Twitter.* Oak tree over
One of the wonderful things about living and tree climbing on the beautiful Isle of Wight are the amazing beaches we get to explore. Here’s our top 5 favourite Isle of Wight beaches for you to visit. Appley Beach, Ryde This is the Goodleaf Tree Climbing beach and you can often find us relaxing on
Cowes Week has been putting the Isle of Wight firmly on the map since 1826 and is one of the UK’s most famous (and possibly poshest!) sporting events. It’s also one of the largest sailing regattas in the world. This year, Goodleaf will be there to give people the chance for a completely different view ever
We love our family days out in the gorgeous village of Godshill. Famous for cream teas and thatched cottages, it’s chock full of other fab things to help us while away the odd sunny afternoon when we’re not climbing trees. Godshill is between Newport and Ventnor in the South East of the Island – easy to get to
Of course we think the best thing to do in Ryde is tree climbing with Goodleaf. But if that’s not enough for you, you’ll be pleased to know there are loads more ways to spend your holiday time in Ryde. Ryde beach One of the best free things to do in Ryde (we think anyway!) is the
Walk to Quarr Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight Well, we love a bit of a family walk and one with a cup of tea and cake at the end of it has to be a winner! If you’re looking for a Ryde activity, you can’t beat one of our very favourite local walks to Quarr Abbey. Wander
Top five benefits of recreational tree climbing – Of course, we love climbing trees at Goodleaf, and we’ve been lucky enough to share this passion with thousands of people over the last ten years. Here’s just some of the reasons why we think everyone should have a go at recreational tree climbing – just one climb