The Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally is held at Sandown Airport over the August bank holiday weekend. In 2026 it ran from Friday 28 to Monday 31 August, with early arrivals let in from 12pm on the Thursday. The 2027 dates had not been announced when we checked; the bank holiday falls on Monday 30 August 2027.
Up to 10,000 scooterists come, and most camp at the airport itself. The rally camp is run by VFM for the British Scooter Rallies Association, and in 2026 a £35 weekend wristband covered camping, the bands, the custom show and the trade village. If you'd rather sleep away from the bars and the engines, half a dozen campsites sit within 2 km of the airport gate on Scotchells Brook Lane.
27 to 30 August 2027 dates to be confirmed
Sandown Airport, Scotchells Brook Lane, Sandown PO36 0JP
The event's own camping: Camping at Sandown Airport is included in the rally wristband (£35 for the weekend in 2026, run by VFM), with early entry from Thursday.
We priced every campsite below for those 4 nights. 10 have a price; the cheapest is Ninham Country Holidays, at £40 for two adults. 1 want a longer minimum stay that week.
Holiday park · Lake · on the doorstep
Minimum stay 7 nights then · On Scotchells Brook Lane, the same lane as the airport, so a few minutes' walk. Holiday caravans only, no tents, tourers or pets.
Static caravans
from £85/night
ViewTouring park · Apse Heath · 0.3 miles
£100 for 4 nights, two adults · On the Newport Road at Apse Heath, about 10 minutes' walk from the airport. Hedged bays and hard roads to every pitch, and it takes tents, caravans and motorhomes.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, pods, static caravans
from £13/night
ViewCampsite · Apse Heath · 0.4 miles
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
Prices on request
ViewFarm campsite · Shanklin · 0.5 miles
about £60 for 4 nights, two adults · Opens only for the school summer holidays (to 1 September in 2026), which covers rally weekend. About 15 minutes on foot to the airport gate.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £15/night
ViewHoliday park · Shanklin · 0.7 miles
about £64 for 4 nights, two adults · Big holiday park on the Shanklin side, about 1.2 km from the airport, with its own pool and entertainment if the family isn't all at the rally.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, static caravans, lodges
from £16/night
ViewCampsite · Shanklin · 0.8 miles
about £40 for 4 nights, two adults · Quiet family site on Ninham Farm with quiet time from 9pm and no groups, so pick it if you want to sleep, not party. About 20 minutes' walk to the airport.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £10/night
ViewSmall certificated site · Alverstone · 0.8 miles
£96 for 4 nights, two adults · Members' CL by Borthwood Copse, about 20 minutes' walk from the airport along country lanes. Dogs stay free.
Members only · join the Caravan and Motorhome Club to stay
Caravans, motorhomes
from £24/night
ViewFarm campsite · Alverstone · 0.9 miles
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
Prices on request
ViewTents, caravans, motorhomes, static caravans, lodges
from £16/night
ViewSmall certificated site · Alverstone · 1.1 miles
£84 for 4 nights, two adults
Members only · join the Caravan and Motorhome Club to stay
Caravans, motorhomes
from £21/night
ViewTents, caravans, motorhomes, bell tents, safari tents
from £25/night
ViewTouring park · Newchurch · 1.4 miles
about £156 for 4 nights, two adults · Caravan and Motorhome Club site at Newchurch, about 2.3 km from the airport. A good pick if you're bringing scooters on a trailer behind a motorhome.
Caravan and Motorhome Club site, open to non-members
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, safari tents
from £39/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
Stay on the rally camp if you want to be in the middle of it all night. Book a nearby site if you have children, a caravan, or want a hot shower without a queue. The Old Barn, Willow Brook and Ninham are all on the Newport Road side of the airport, roughly 10 to 20 minutes' walk from the gate, so you can walk back after the bands instead of riding.
Bank holiday weekend is peak season everywhere around Sandown Bay, and the Island Steam Fair at Havenstreet runs the same weekend, so sites fill early. Book as soon as the rally dates are out.
The ride-out is on the Sunday afternoon and usually leaves from the former ice rink on Ryde Esplanade (the 2024 run set off at 1pm). The route runs via Puckpool, Nettlestone, St Helens and Latimer Road to Bembridge, then Yaverland, Sandown High Street, Shanklin and Apse Heath, and back to the airport.
If you're watching rather than riding, Sandown High Street and the Yaverland road are easy to reach on foot from the campsites around Lake and Apse Heath. Expect the roads on the route to be slow for most of the afternoon.
Wightlink has run a rally offer in past years: for 2025 it was 20% off foot, car and motorcycle fares to the Island for travel from 21 to 26 August. Check Wightlink's Scooter Rally page for the current year's terms before booking. The Friday and the bank holiday Monday are the busiest crossings, so book a sailing early if you're bringing a van or trailer. Our guide to taking a tent on the ferry covers the rest.
The official rally camp is at Sandown Airport, Scotchells Brook Lane, Sandown PO36 0JP. It is run by VFM, and in 2026 camping was included in the £35 weekend wristband.
The rally is always over the August bank holiday weekend. The 2027 dates had not been announced in October 2026; the bank holiday Monday is 30 August 2027, so expect Friday 27 to Monday 30 August, with early arrivals on the Thursday.
Yes. The Old Barn, Willow Brook and Ninham at Apse Heath are 10 to 20 minutes' walk from Sandown Airport, and day and evening visitors can pay at the gate.
The ride-out is on the Sunday afternoon of the bank holiday weekend. It usually leaves the former ice rink on Ryde Esplanade (1pm in 2024) and runs via St Helens, Bembridge, Sandown and Shanklin back to Sandown Airport.
Wightlink has offered one in recent years: in 2025 it was 20% off foot, car and motorcycle fares to the Island for travel between 21 and 26 August. Check Wightlink's Scooter Rally page for the current offer.
Cheverton Copse Holiday Park, right on the doorstep.
Ninham Country Holidays, from £10 a night for two adults, is the lowest price we can find over the next year. Prices change with the season and the day of the week, so put your dates into the calculator on this page.
10 of the 14: The Old Barn Holiday Park, Village Way Caravan and Camping Park, Willow Brook Camping, Landguard Holiday Park, Ninham Country Holidays, Borthwood Caravans CL, Lower Hyde Holiday Park and Alverstone Ponds CL.
Yes: Borthwood Caravans CL.
Yes, at Adgestone Campsite and Willow Shepherd's Hut. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
