Compton Down, Isle of Wight

Name: Compton Down
Address: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

#69 among attractions in Isle of Wight

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Compton Down is a hill on the Isle of Wight just to the east of Freshwater Bay. It is part of the chalk ridge which forms the "backbone" of the Isle of Wight. It runs east to west, is approximately three miles long and is predominantly grass downland. The Down is owned and managed by the National Trust and it provides the setting for the Freshwater Bay Golf Course at its western end. ()

Coordinates: 50°40'12"N, 1°28'48"W

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Isle of Wight United Kingdom

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Compton Down – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: West Wight Sports Centre, Farringford Estate 2017, Yarmouth Castle, Needles Lighthouse.

2.1 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
West Wight Sports Centre, Freshwater
54 min walk • West Wight Sports and Community Centre is a registered charity providing sports, health and fitness to the West Wight.
1.8 miW
50°40'27"N • 1°31'16"W
Farringford Estate 2017, Freshwater
47 min walk • Golf
2.6 miN
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Yarmouth Castle, Yarmouth
67 min walk • Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack.
4.9 miW
Lighthouse
Needles Lighthouse
126 min walk • The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, near sea level. Designed by James Walker, for Trinity House at a cost of £20,000.
2.6 miSE
Manor house, Garden, Park
Mottistone Manor, Isle of Wight
68 min walk • Mottistone Manor is a National Trust property in the village of Mottistone on the Isle of Wight, England. It has popular gardens and is a listed building. It was first mentioned in documents related to the Domesday Book of 1086.
6.4 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Solent Way, Milford on Sea
165 min walk • The Solent Way is a 60-mile long-distance footpath in Hampshire, southern England. With the exception of a few inland diversions, the path follows the coast of the Solent, the sea strait that separates the mainland from the Isle of Wight.
2.6 miN
Church
St. James' Church, Yarmouth
67 min walk • St. James' Church, Yarmouth is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England located in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Afton Down, Isle of Wight
28 min walk • Afton Down is a chalk down near the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight. Afton Down faces Compton Bay directly to the west, while Freshwater is approximately one mile north.
2.6 miSE
Church
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Isle of Wight
67 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in the village of Mottistone, Isle of Wight. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.5 miW
Forts and castles
Freshwater Redoubt, Isle of Wight
38 min walk • Freshwater Redoubt, also known as Fort Redoubt is an old Palmerston fort built in Freshwater Bay on the western end of the Isle of Wight. Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856. It was finally sold in 1928 and has now been converted into a private residence.
1.6 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Agnes' Church, Freshwater
43 min walk • St Agnes' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.