The 'Official' Isle of Wight Passport
Carry the Island’s mythical creature archive in your hands.
The Isle of Wight Passport is a physical quest log, creature guide and official-looking record of your adventures across the Island.
Created for families, visitors, local explorers and anyone who believes a perfectly ordinary walk can be improved by maps, mythical creatures and unnecessary paperwork.
Recommended retail price: £10
also available at local cafes/shops
What exactly is the Passport?
The Passport is the physical companion to the mythological side of Isle of Wight Follies. It gives every holder a named place to record discoveries, follow creature locations, store collectable cards and assemble the evidence released during their investigations.
It does not permit international travel, provide priority ferry boarding or guarantee favourable treatment from trolls. It does identify the bearer as a recognised explorer of the realm, which is often nearly as useful.
Inside the Passport
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A holder page for your photograph, name and expedition start date.
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A dedicated page for each mythical creature and its Island location.
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QR codes providing direct access to every last-known location.
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Maps, field notes, activities and room for personal observations.
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Storage space for collectable cards released after completed investigations.
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Earns you a huge discount on the virtual story based tours
OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION
Physical activity book • Creature directory • Quest log • Collectable archive • Isle of Wight keepsake
The Passport and the Walking Pass
The Authority accepts that “passport” contains the word “pass” and has opened a lengthy internal inquiry into the matter. Until that inquiry concludes, the following distinction applies:
THE PASSPORT
The physical £10 book. It organises all 45 creatures, stores your discoveries and preserves the evidence of your adventures.
THE WALKING PASS
The separate digital key. It unlocks all interactive stages, evidence, clues and completion rewards for the duration of your chosen pass.
You can enjoy the Passport without a Walking Pass, and you can use a Walking Pass without owning the physical Passport. Together, they create the complete physical and digital Follies experience.
Direct access to all 45 mythical creatures
The Isle of Wight Follies website displays a selection of featured last-known locations so that any visitor can see how the investigations work. The complete network extends across 45 Island locations.
Every creature has its own page inside the Passport. Scan the QR code, and you are taken directly to that creature’s public landing page, without searching through menus or trying to remember where an ogre was last seen.
The landing pages themselves remain publicly available. The Passport’s advantage is completeness and immediate navigation: all the creatures, locations and routes are organised in one physical document.
Complete the investigation. Release the evidence.
A successful investigation unlocks more than a congratulatory message. The Isle of Wight Follies Authority releases a location-specific evidence pack for the explorer to keep.
Who is the Passport for?
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Families who want to turn an ordinary walk into a shared expedition.
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Children who respond better to creatures, clues and collectables than another scenic viewpoint.
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Visitors seeking an Isle of Wight souvenir with something to do inside it.
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Island residents who want to discover unfamiliar stories and overlooked places.
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Readers who would like to connect the Follies anthology to the locations that inspired it.
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Adults with an entirely reasonable enthusiasm for maps, folklore and official-looking documents.
Where to find an Isle of Wight Passport
The standard Isle of Wight Passport has a recommended retail price of £10.
Find one at selected Isle of Wight cafés, gift shops and visitor-friendly businesses. Individual Passport Offices may sell the Passport, include it within a family package or offer it as part of their own local promotion.
You can also purchase the Passport through Amazon.
A USEFUL LOCAL CONSEQUENCE
Choosing an Island Passport Office can introduce you to an independent café, shop or attraction that might otherwise have remained just beyond your route.
Official guidance for Passport holders
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Complete the holder page before beginning your investigations.
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Carry the Passport when questing. It makes explanations considerably easier.
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Observe normal road safety, local rules, private property and ferry timetables.
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Record unusual sightings carefully. The creature may later deny everything.
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Use the Walking Pass assistance option if a clue proves unusually uncooperative.
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Do not attempt to cross a troll’s bridge without a wing, a prayer and a sensible adult.
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Never stand on one leg while barking at a fish. This achieves very little.
A NOTE FROM PROFESSOR FOLLIES
“Carry your Passport at all times when questing. Not because it is legally required, but because you will look far more convincing when confronted by a suspicious goat, a local dragon or an official-looking question.”
