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Advice re ferry from uk to isle of wight

Hi All,

Just booked a family holiday away to Isle of Wight in April 2014. Could someone advise me the cheapest way to book a return Ferry to Fishbourne, think this is the nearest one to Shanklin. Its for 2 adults and 2 children and we want to take our vehicle, we are going on a Friday and come back on a Saturday the following week.

Just thought someone would have good advice and be able to help me get the best deal as got to watch the pennies as will be on maternity leave.

Thanks for reading this.

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  • JulieM
    JulieM Posts: 764 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Newshound!
    I've recently posted a code for 20% discount on post 48 of the Red Funnel discount thread.
  • emmlouie
    emmlouie Posts: 1,591 Forumite
    don't rule out the other ferry ports on IOW. i went over for weekend last summer, stayed at Shanklin, got ferry to East Cowes and drove down. It was a straight forward drive from East Cowes to Shanklin and only took half an hour
    just in case it is cheaper to other ferry ports as shorter journey
  • kateo
    kateo Posts: 281 Forumite
    Have you checked with the company that you booked your hol with - they sometimes have discount codes for Red Funnel etc.
  • fannyadams
    fannyadams Posts: 1,752 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    clubcard vouchers can be used to book the ferry...
    just in case you need to know:
    HWTHMBO - He Who Thinks He Must Be Obeyed (gained a promotion, we got Civil Partnered Thank you Steinfeld and Keidan)
    DS#1 - my twenty-five-year old son
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