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Part of our Island Events series, a guide to the Isle of Wight’s most worthwhile occasions, and how to make the most of a stay around them.

Walk the Wight 2026 takes place on Sunday 10th May. Online registration has now closed, but you can still sign up on the day for £20 at your chosen start line.

There is no better way to understand the Isle of Wight than to walk across it. From the eastern shore at Bembridge to the chalk stacks of Alum Bay in the west, the island reveals itself in full — its farmland and forests, its coastal edges, its chalk downland, and its quiet, unhurried character. In May, the route passes through wild garlic woods in full bloom and along cliff tops with open views to the mainland. Walking is, as it has always been, the only way to see it properly.

Walk the Wight makes that crossing an event. Each May, thousands of participants set out across the island in support of Mountbatten Isle of Wight, the local hospice charity that has been at the heart of this walk since its earliest years. This year, around 8,000 walkers are expected to take part — a testament to how deeply the event has embedded itself into island life.