Magical Wight Christmas 2025

MAGICAL WIGHT CHRISTMAS

 

23 – 27 December 2025

Tuesday - Saturday

5 Days

From £739

 

Be enchanted by the magic of a Wight Christmas with our holiday staying in Ryde for Christmas.

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Christmas Hotel Package   |   Evening Entertainment   |   Circular Isle of Wight Tour    |   Shanklin   |   Pantomime

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

We depart from your home early and travel to Portsmouth and our ferry crossing to the Isle of Wight and onto our hotel.  Welcome tea/coffee on arrival. Time to refresh before you enjoy listening to the Carol singers between 5pm – 6pm.  Followed by dinner, and then the evening entertainment.

 

DAY TWO – Christmas Eve - Shanklin

We have a relaxing morning before we head into Shanklin. We have some free time to obtain lunch before our afternoon at the Shanklin Theatre pantomime.  It will be great fun for everyone .... oh yes it will!  This evening, we enjoy dinner and festive evening entertainment.

 

DAY THREE – Christmas Day

Today is Christmas Day, Merry Christmas!  A relaxing morning, we enjoy our festive surroundings today and our Christmas lunch served at 1pm.   At 6pm we will be served High Tea and cake followed by a Christmas Quiz this evening.

 

DAY FOUR – Boxing Day – Isle of Wight Tour

Today we will blow away the cobwebs and travel the circular route around the island, taking in the views and fresh air before returning to our hotel for our Festive buffet and evening entertainment.

 

DAY FIVE – Departure

After breakfast we leave our hotel and make our journey back to our ferry and home, with comfort stops en route.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

• Luxury coach travel

• Home pick-up

• Ferry crossings Portsmouth – Fishbourne.

• 4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

• Porterage on arrival and departure

• Welcome tea/coffee on arrival

• Tea/coffee after dinner each evening

• Carol singers from 5-6pm on the 23rd

• Evening entertainment Party Night Disco

• Christmas lunch

• High Tea with cake at 6pm Christmas Day

• Evening quiz

• Festive Buffet on Boxing Day

• Pantomime.

 

*Please Note: Hotel itinerary may be subject to change.

 

ROYAL ESPLANADE HOTEL, RYDE

The traditional, Victorian Royal Esplanade hotel is in a superb seaside location, close to the promenade in the heart of the lively resort of Ryde, and just a short walk to the centre of town. The 69 airy bedrooms are well decorated and offer a mix of styles with excellent bathrooms. The restaurant and bar offer attractive decor and comfortable seating areas and there is a large entertainment lounge and a rear outdoor terrace.

ROYAL ESPLANADE HOTEL, RYDE Please be aware that this hotel does not have ramp or flat access to the front of the hotel and has 6 unavoidable steps. The hotel does not have any ground floor rooms and whilst there are rooms on the first floor (with lift access), it is only a small lift for 3-4 guests. This hotel is not suitable for mobility scooters, as they are too large to fit in the lift and will be unable to move around the hotel in general. 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

Ferry crossings Portsmouth – Fishbourne.

4 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Welcome tea/coffee on arrival

Tea/coffee after dinner each evening

Carol singers from 5-6pm on the 23rd

Evening entertainment Party Night Disco

Christmas lunch

High Tea with cake at 6pm Christmas Day

Evening quiz

Festive Buffet on Boxing Day

Pantomime.

 

*Please Note: Hotel itinerary may be subject to change.

 

ROYAL ESPLANADE HOTEL, RYDE

The traditional, Victorian Royal Esplanade hotel is in a superb seaside location, close to the promenade in the heart of the lively resort of Ryde, and just a short walk to the centre of town. The 69 airy bedrooms are well decorated and offer a mix of styles with excellent bathrooms. The restaurant and bar offer attractive decor and comfortable seating areas and there is a large entertainment lounge and a rear outdoor terrace.

ROYAL ESPLANADE HOTEL, RYDE Please be aware that this hotel does not have ramp or flat access to the front of the hotel and has 6 unavoidable steps. The hotel does not have any ground floor rooms and whilst there are rooms on the first floor (with lift access), it is only a small lift for 3-4 guests. This hotel is not suitable for mobility scooters, as they are too large to fit in the lift and will be unable to move around the hotel in general.

 

HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
4 star	Tea/coffee making facilities	Lift
Bar	Television
Restaurant	Hairdryer
Lounge	Wi-Fi

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
5	23 – 27 DEC 2025	TUESDAY	£739	NONE
JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE			£36

 

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door-to-door pick-up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change. Seat numbers on the coach may be subject to change. Issues whilst on tour must be raised in the first instance with the driver. Covid-19 restrictions may apply. When making bookings you accept on behalf of yourself and your party the terms in our Trading Charter which can be found in our brochure, on our website at http://www.jonesholidays.co.uk/Jones-holidays-trading-charter, or a copy can be requested from our Sales office.  If your holiday is more than 56 days from departure, we offer a 7-day cooling off period where a full refund will be offered from the date of the initial confirmation invoice (with the exception of flight holidays).

Royal Esplanade Hote