Historic Ryde Society

‘Giving Ryde’s Past to the Future’

Historic Ryde Society Quiz Night Thursday 29 January 2026 at Yelf's Hotel, at 7p.m. for 7.30pm. The Museum of Ryde will be closed from 20th December 2025 to the 17th February 2026.

Adrian Searle – Churchill’s Last Wartime Secret

For more than 70 years, it was officially known that no German force set foot on British soil during World War Two (the Channel Islands excepted), on active military service. Captivating an audience of over 40 HRS members and guests, Adrian Searle had revealed on Wednesday 16th November Night Talk details from his recent book about the remarkable story of the 1943 seaborne German raid on an Isle of Wight radar station.
Adrian Searle – Churchill’s Last Wartime Secret
Adrian Searle Talk