THE Isle of Wight Festival returns this weekend (June 16-19), with a line-up that boasts Lewis Capaldi, Kasabian, Muse, Tom Grennan, Happy Mondays, The Proclaimers and more.
Tens of thousands of music lovers are descending on Newport this morning (Thursday), for four days of partying.
After you've danced the night away to your favourite act, you'll need to revive your spirits when the sun comes up.
Of course the site itself has plenty of catering and you may even have brought your own eggs and bacon, but what about a gentle walk to an Isle of Wight eatery instead?
Have we missed any? Be sure to tell us your favourites!
For the morning after **that** night before, here is our pick of the five best breakfast venues within walking distance of Seaclose Park....
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The Blue Door (around 1.2 miles from Isle of Wight Festival site)
The Blue Door in St James's Square specialises in home-cooked bistro food. Whether your hangover hunger requires a hearty nosh up or a light bite to start your day, this quirky cafe offers an extensive range of breakfast grub.
Exclusive to the bistro, the ‘Blue Door Brunch’ consists of two sausages, three rashers of bacon, mushrooms, two fried eggs, hash browns, tomato, beans, stuffing, and toast, all coming to less than a tenner.
If you desire a more modest meal, The Blue Door offers a wealth of breakfast nibbles, available to view on their menu here.
The Blue Door caters for vegetarians and vegans too, with gluten-free options available on request.
Open from 9am on Friday and Saturday, but it is closed on Sunday.
French Franks (around 1.1 miles from Isle of Wight Festival site)
Found in St Thomas’s Square, French Franks is a deli cafe tendering a range of light breakfast snacks.
French Franks's morning foods consist of sausage or bacon baguettes, toasted bagels, filled croissants, and granola and yoghurt - all offered until 11 am, for less than a fiver each.Available to order in-store or online through French Franks click and collect mobile app, on hand for Android and iOS users and click here for the menu.
Oh, and there are gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan options available too. You’re welcome!
It's open from 8.30am Friday and Saturday, but 10am on Sunday.
The Bargeman's Rest (around 1.1 miles from Isle of Wight Festival site)
The Bargeman’s Rest is a quaint Island pub situated alongside the River Medina in Newport Harbour and is a regular favourite for festival-goers year on year.
Are you hungry? Like, really hungry?
The Bargeman’s offers three different options when it comes to their All Day Breakfasts. ‘The Tug’, ‘The Barge’, and ‘The Titanic’.
All are served with locally scourced pork sausages, smoked bacon, free-range fried egg, grilled tomato, mushrooms, baked beans, and your choice of either fried bread or toast. The difference is, one is served with a single pork sausage, the other with two, and the other with three - no prizes for which option the latter is named.
Open from 10.30am across the weekend, The Bargeman’s Rest boasts an impressive selection of gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan friendly choices.
Correo Lounge (around 1.2 miles from Isle of Wight Festival site)
The new Correo Lounge boasts an extensive range of breakfast treats, including all-day breakfasts, smashed avocado brunch and triple-stacked buttermilk pancakes.
Located in the former Prezzo and Newport Post Office site, Correo Lounge describes itself as 'a home from home', bringing 'people together' with its 'unique atmosphere', and also offers diners the option of takeaway.
It would be rude not to mention ‘Big Lounge Breakfast’, consisting of smoked back bacon, cumberland sausages, hash browns, baked beans, slow-roasted tomato, black pudding, button mushrooms, two fried eggs and two slices of toast.
Is that enough to cure your hunger hangover?
If you crave a more lightweight brekkie, Correo Lounge offers breakfast muffins, served with cumberland sausage, smoked back bacon and a fried egg on a toasted English muffin.
Open Friday and Saturday from 9am, and 9.30am on Sunday, the Newport High Street eatery has an online menu available to view here.
The Retreat Cafe (around 1.3 miles from Isle of Wight Festival site)
Don't miss The Retreat Cafe - a little gem that can be discovered roughly halfway along the thoroughfare of Scarrots Lane, in the centre of Newport.
If you have reached this far into our list, bewildered by the robust and bizarre breakfast concoctions available within walking distance of Seaclose Park, this 'dinky on the outside, spacious on the inside eatery' could be your salvation.
The Retreat offers a simple, yet ample ranged breakfast menu. Catering classic full English breakfasts, poached, scrambled or fried eggs on toast, traditional beans on toast, eggs benedict, breakfast baps and croissants - and all for an affordable price.
All breakfasts and served with a mug of tea, filter coffee or a glass of orange or apple juice if you wish to lay off the hard stuff.
It is open from 9am on Friday and Saturday, but it is closed on Sunday and has a dedicated breakfast menu. See their Facebook page.
Bonus: Be sure to check out Newport High Street's The Castle Inn.
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