Bembridge Down, Bembridge

Name: Bembridge Down
Address: Bembridge, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Bembridge

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Bembridge Down is a 56.3 hectare Site of special scientific interest which is north-east of Sandown, Isle of Wight, England. The site was notified in 1951 for both its biological and geological features. ()

Coordinates: 50°40'5"N, 1°6'43"W

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Bembridge United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Bembridge Windmill, Culver Battery, Culver Down.

1.3 miW
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin
33 min walk • The Wildheart Sanctuary, previously known as the Isle of Wight Zoo and Sandown Zoo, is a sanctuary inside the former Sandown Fort on the coastline of Sandown, Isle of Wight. The zoo was privately owned but became a charitable trust in 2017. The collection focuses principally on big cats and Madagascan animals.
1.3 miNE
Historical place, Windmill
Bembridge Windmill, Bembridge
33 min walk • Knowle Mill, better known today as Bembridge Windmill, is a Grade I listed, preserved tower mill at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England.
0.6 miE
View point, Forts and castles
Culver Battery, Bembridge
17 min walk • Culver Battery is a former coastal artillery battery on Culver Down, on the eastern side of the Isle of Wight, England. The fortification is one of several Palmerston Forts built on the island following concerns about the size and strength of the French Navy in the late 19th century.
~900 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Culver Down, Bembridge
5 min walk • Culver Down is a chalk down to the north of Sandown, Isle of Wight. It is believed that its name derives from "Culfre", which is Old English for dove. The down has a typical chalk downland wildlife on the uncultivated areas. This includes plants such as Small Scabious, Harebell, Cowslip and Lady's Bedstraw.
~1790 ftNW
Forts and castles
Bembridge Fort, Bembridge
9 min walk • Bembridge Fort is a fort built on the highest point of Bembridge Down close to the village of Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, England. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built around Portsmouth during the period of the Second French Empire, as a safeguard against a perceived threat of French invasion by Napoleon III.
1.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Sandown Fort, Sandown and Shanklin
33 min walk • Sandown Fort is a fort built in Sandown on the Isle of Wight in the middle of Sandown Bay. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion.
0.9 miW
Forts and castles
Yaverland Battery, Isle of Wight
22 min walk • Yaverland Battery is a battery on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was constructed between 1861 and 1864. It originally mounted eight 7-inch Armstrong Rifled Breech Loading guns, and enclosed with a Carnot wall.
0.9 miW
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Isle of Wight
24 min walk • St John the Baptist Church, Yaverland is a parish church in the Church of England located in Yaverland, Isle of Wight.
0.9 miW
Manor house
Yaverland Manor, Isle of Wight
23 min walk • Yaverland Manor is a medieval manor house in Yaverland, near Sandown, on the Isle of Wight. It was reconstructed in c. 1620 with alterations c. 1709. It became a Grade I listed building in 1949.
1.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Steynewood Battery, Bembridge
27 min walk • Steynewood Battery is a battery located between Bembridge and Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight, England. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived threat of French invasion. Construction of the battery began in 1889 and was completed by 1893.
0.6 miE
Forts and castles
Redcliff Battery, Isle of Wight
17 min walk • Redcliff Battery is a battery located to the west of the Culver Cliffs and east of Yaverland on the Isle of Wight, England. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bembridge Down?

Nearby attractions include Culver Down, Bembridge (5 min walk), Bembridge Fort, Bembridge (9 min walk), Culver Battery, Bembridge (17 min walk), Redcliff Battery, Isle of Wight (17 min walk).