Three private gardens on Love Lane in Bembridge open together for the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 21 June, from 12.30pm to 5pm. Combined entry is £7, children go free, and the ticket covers Darts, East Cliff and Yew Tree Lodge, so you get a proper afternoon of looking rather than a quick peek at one gate.
Homemade teas, plants for sale and wheelchair access are all listed on the poster, which gives the day a classic NGS feel: unhurried, local and worth the short walk around Bembridge village. Bembridge Gardens (NGS) sits in one of the island's brighter harbour villages, and an open afternoon like this is an easy add-on if you are already on the east Wight coast for lunch, a harbour walk or a look at the lifeboat station.
You do not need to book ahead for this one, but do bring cash or card as contactless payments are accepted. Allow time to stroll between the three gardens at an easy pace. More garden and village events are listed under heritage and history on the Isle of Wight, while community events in Bembridge cover the wider village calendar if you want to make a full Sunday of it.
