Steynewood Battery, Bembridge

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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. ()

Built: 1893 (131 years ago)Coordinates: 50°40'42"N, 1°5'39"W

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Steynewood Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bembridge Windmill, Culver Battery, Culver Down, Bembridge Fort.

~1930 ftN
Historical place, Windmill
Bembridge Windmill, Bembridge
10 min walk • Knowle Mill, better known today as Bembridge Windmill, is a Grade I listed, preserved tower mill at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England.
0.9 miS
View point, Forts and castles
Culver Battery, Bembridge
22 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.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Culver Down, Bembridge
31 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.
1.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Bembridge Fort, Bembridge
30 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.
0.8 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge
22 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Bembridge Down, Bembridge
27 min walk • 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.
0.9 miS
Forts and castles
Redcliff Battery, Isle of Wight
22 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.
1.1 miN
50°41'37"N • 1°5'60"W
Bembridge Harbour, Brading Marshes RSPB reserve
29 min walk • Bridge
0.9 miN
50°41'30"N • 1°5'40"W
BMS Bembridge Motor Services, Bembridge
24 min walk • Bridge

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Which popular attractions are close to Steynewood Battery?

Nearby attractions include Bembridge Windmill, Bembridge (10 min walk), Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge (22 min walk), Culver Battery, Bembridge (22 min walk), Redcliff Battery, Isle of Wight (22 min walk).