Route 8 runs from Newport down the Arreton valley past Robin Hill, Arreton Barns and Amazon World to Lake and Sandown, then round the east end of the Island by Dinosaur Isle, Whitecliff Bay, Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview to Ryde. Few routes pass as many campsites.
Monday to Saturday buses run about every 30 minutes between Newport and Sandown, and every hour on to Bembridge, St Helens and Ryde. On Sundays it is hourly throughout. The same times ran all through summer 2026 and continue on the winter timetable from 27 September 2026.
Small certificated site · Arreton · a couple of minutes' walk to the stop
Stop: Hale Common · The Hale Common stop is practically at the gate. Members-only CS.
Members only · join the Camping and Caravanning Club to stay
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £10/night
ViewTouring park · Newchurch · 10 min walk to the stop
Stop: Winford Cross
Caravan and Motorhome Club site, open to non-members
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, safari tents
from £39/night
ViewFarm campsite · Alverstone · 5 min walk to the stop
Stop: Winford, Hairpin Bend
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
Prices on request
ViewTouring park · Apse Heath · 5 min walk to the stop
Stop: Cheverton Shute · Cheverton Shute stop, then about 400m along the Newport Road, 6 minutes.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, pods, static caravans
from £13/night
ViewCampsite · Apse Heath · a couple of minutes' walk to the stop
Stop: Cheverton Shute
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
Prices on request
ViewHoliday park · Lake · 10 min walk to the stop
Stop: Airport Approach · Sandown Airport stop (Airport Approach on some maps), then about 650m down Scotchells Brook Lane, around 9 minutes.
Static caravans
from £85/night
ViewHoliday park · Bembridge · a couple of minutes' walk to the stop
Stop: Whitecliff Bay · Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park stop on Hillway Road, about 230m from reception. Tent pitches are summer only.
Tents, static caravans, lodges
from £13/night
ViewGlamping site · Bembridge · a couple of minutes' walk to the stop
Stop: Manor Adventure · Manor Adventure stop on Hillway Road, then about 200m along Jenny Streets Lane, 3 minutes.
Bell tents
Prices on request
ViewPop-up campsite · Bembridge · 10 min walk to the stop
Stop: Bembridge, Crossway
Tents, motorhomes
from £15/night
ViewHoliday park · St Helens · a couple of minutes' walk to the stop
Stop: Guildford Road · Guildford Road stop in St Helens, then about 230m down Mill Road towards the harbour, 3 minutes.
Static caravans, lodges, cabins
from £65.71/night
ViewSmall certificated site · St Helens · a couple of minutes' walk to the stop
Stop: Nodes Point · Nodes Point stop on Eddington Road, about 140m from the farm. Members-only CS.
Members only · join the Camping and Caravanning Club to stay
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £15/night
ViewHoliday park · St Helens · 5 min walk to the stop
Stop: Nodes Point · Nodes Point stop on Eddington Road, then about 400m down the park drive, 6 minutes.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, safari tents, static caravans
from £12/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
Monday to Friday the first bus leaves Newport at 06:25 and Saturdays at 06:50. Every other daytime bus turns back at Dinosaur Isle in Sandown, so the Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview stops get one bus an hour each way. In the evening buses run hourly through to Ryde, with the last from Newport at 23:40 and from Ryde at 23:05.
On Sundays and public holidays buses run hourly from about 07:50 to 18:40 from Newport, then every two hours to 23:40. The stop at Staplers was renamed Mayfield Drive in September 2026.
An adult single is £3 under the government fare cap. From 30 August 2026 an adult 24-hour Rover costs £11.70 on paper or £11.40 in the app. If you tap on and tap off with a contactless card, you pay the best daily fare for your journeys.
Along the Newport Road at Apse Heath the bus passes The Old Barn, and the Sandown Airport stop serves Cheverton Copse, a car-free park. Dairymans Daughter CS is right by the Hale Common stop near Arreton.
In the east the bus calls at Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, Kingswood's bell tents and, in St Helens, Old Mill, St Helens Coastal Resort, Nodes Point and Fakenham Farm. See campsites in St Helens.
Luggage goes at the driver's discretion and bulky items can be refused. Dogs ride free, normally up to two, at the driver's discretion and not on seats. Full-size bikes need the driver's agreement; a folding bike in a bag usually travels. E-bikes and e-scooters are banned.
Ryde Transport Interchange is beside the hovercraft and Ryde Esplanade station, with the FastCat at Ryde Pier Head. Newport Bus Station links to almost every other route. See campsites near Robin Hill and camping without a car.
Monday to Saturday about every 30 minutes between Newport and Sandown and hourly on to Bembridge, St Helens, Seaview and Ryde. On Sundays it is hourly. The timetable was the same in summer 2026 and on the winter timetable from 27 September 2026.
Yes. Route 8 has stops at Robin Hill Adventure Park, Arreton Barns and Amazon World on its way between Newport and Sandown.
Route 8. The Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park stop on Hillway Road is about 230m from the park, served hourly in each direction.
On the winter 2026/27 timetable the last bus leaves Newport at 23:40 every day, and Ryde at 23:05.
16 campsites are within a short walk of a stop: Dairymans Daughter Cottage CS, Southland Club Campsite, Queen Bower Dairy Caravan Park, The Old Barn Holiday Park, Village Way Caravan and Camping Park, Willow Brook Camping, Cheverton Copse Holiday Park and Fort Holiday Park.
