Isle of Wight Autumn Walking Festival takes in the Bay

Both five miles long, the walks come just a few months after their organisers, Heather Whitchurch and Jacqui Robertson, celebrated turning 70 years old.

To mark their birthdays, the pair organised May's Challenge 70 – The 7 Isle of Wight Wonders Walks, as part of the Spring Walking Festival.

The pair guided groups to see seven wonders of the Isle of Wight, covering 70 miles in the process.

Shanklin, by Pamela Parker

What are the Isle of Wight's Seven Wonders?

The seven wonders of the Isle of Wight were created by W J Nigh, who ran a postcards and stationery business.

He set up in 1903 and created a clever play on words that endures over a century later.

The Isle of Wight's 7 Wonders are:

• Cowes you cannot milk
• Freshwater you can't drink
• Lake where there's no water
• Needles you can't thread
• Newchurch that's old
• Newport you cannot bottle
• Ryde where you can walk

Sandown, towards Culver Cliff

In May, Heather and Jacqui took seven sets of walkers on seven seprate ten-mile walks, over seven days. They raised £1,700 for the Friends of Shanklin Theatre, through donations.

This time around, on October 9, they will re-enact a little piece of theatre history.

How to book on to the theatre-inspired Isle of Wight walks at the Isle of Wight Autumn Walking Festival

• CLICK HERE and HERE to book on to Heather and Jacqui's theatre walks
• To see what else is on at the Autumn Walking Festival, click HERE

They promise views of Shanklin and Sandown Bay, alongside a look at how Shanklin Theatre bounced back after the Second World War, and how the theatre was linked to Sandown Pavilion.

• Read more: Sandown Pavilion ­— the end of an era PHOTOS

The latter was a 1934-built theatre, which was on Sandown Pier until the late 1990s.

Both walks step out at around 1pm and are expected to last for about three hours.

Any donations will go to the Friends of Shanklin Theatre, a group of volunteers keeping the historic building and its shows going.