Parking is discounted to £4 for national trust members. Its a 20 minute up to the Old battery, and then a further 10 mi utes to the New battery. Unfortunutely the New Battery was closed, but there's great views from the top anyway over to the needles. The Old battery has some rooms to look in with information about the site. There's also a guided tour too. Facilities are good and lunch in the cafe gave impressive views over the sea and across the needles. Good pram access, except for lunch upstairs, but we just took the papoose for that bit, which want a problem. If you can time it for a sunny day, it's magnificent.

Included the needles in our hike. We walked from Tennyson Down (free parking) to the needles, and it was lovely! It's definitely worth the walk! Dogs are welcome, too, but if you want to walk through the tunnel to the search light (great view!!) Best to take turns and leave the dogs up the top (as we did) due to the very tight, steep spiral staircase. Loved the walk and the view. Not forgetting the luxury hot chocolate and cake 😋 in the tea rooms. Would definitely visit again. Preferably on a brighter, less breezy day 😅.

We walked on the road which took around 20 minutes. There is an open top bus which also goes right to the Old Battery. The New Battery was closed but there is a view point there with amazing view of the Needles. The Old Battery is interesting and lovely cafe there. Well worth a visit and views are amazing.

A bit of a hike from the nearest car park at Alum Bay but well worth it. One of the many Victorian fortifications scattered around the coast of the Solent to protect Southampton and Portsmouth. Amazing Victorian engineering. Worth climbing to the top of the hill to take in the WWII New Battery which contains the control rooms of the 1950s Rocket Test Site. Lovely views from across the site

We arrived by bus, so no car park charges for us! We dressed for a long, bracing walk and thoroughly enjoyed the exercise and breathtaking views. We walked so far on the road, then took the coastal path up and over, which was quiet as most stayed on the road or rode up on the ‘breezer’. The National Trust entrance fee to the New Battery (£8.00 / adult) was worth it for getting closer to the Needles, tea room and toilets.

We visited here during a weeks holiday on The IOW. Parked at the tacky needles attraction, which as Nat Trust members you get reduced parking. Cliff/pavement walk to the Old Battery gives great coastal views. Once inside the Old Battery you get fantastic views of the coastline & of course the needles. The National Trust have created an excellent & informative attraction here. We probably spent a good hour, but could have spent longer.

Decided to go here as we are national trust members. Fantastic views and well worth the visit. We decided to get the open top bus there from yarmouth which was a very good trip. Very friendly welcome and very helpful with lots of information about what the site was used for.

the needles was a beautiful piece of art. not to expensive. kids and all the family loved the trip on the boat to see the needles from the water’s perspective. guys on the boat were spectacular with helping my disabled mother on and off the boat. would highly recommend.

We absolutely loved visiting this site. Not only has it been done really nicely from a historic/educational perspective, it also gives incredible views of the needles that you can’t get elsewhere. There is a lovely tea room and nice toilets inside too. Would strongly recommend doing the circular walk from the car park up to the old battery then to the new battery and back across the ridge down to warren farm shop for a tea.

Unless you have chosen to visit it, don't get drawn into the Needles Attraction by the car park. It's a bit of a theme park although you can walk down steps from there to reach Alum Bay . The steps are poorly sign posted but just ask a member of staff. The battery was very interesting. There is a bus or a pleasing 20 min walk to it and the talk by one of the volunteers was well worth joining. if you are able do go down the spiral staircase for a great view.