Bembridge Fort, Bembridge

Name: Bembridge Fort
Address: Bembridge Down, near Bembridge, PO36 8QY, Bembridge, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Bembridge

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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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. ()

Built: 1867 (157 years ago)Coordinates: 50°40'16"N, 1°7'5"W

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Bembridge Down, near Bembridge, PO36 8QYBembridge United Kingdom

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

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

1.1 miSW
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin
30 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
34 min walk • Knowle Mill, better known today as Bembridge Windmill, is a Grade I listed, preserved tower mill at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England.
1.4 miSW
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Isle, Sandown and Shanklin
35 min walk • Dinosaur Isle is a purpose-built dinosaur museum located in Sandown on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The museum was designed by Isle of Wight architect Rainey Petrie Johns in the shape of a giant pterosaur.
0.9 miE
View point, Forts and castles
Culver Battery, Bembridge
25 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.
0.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Culver Down, Bembridge
12 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
Sandown Fort, Sandown and Shanklin
30 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.
1.3 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church, Brading
35 min walk • St Mary's Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brading, Isle of Wight.
0.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Yaverland Battery, Isle of Wight
19 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.
0.6 miW
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Isle of Wight
17 min walk • St John the Baptist Church, Yaverland is a parish church in the Church of England located in Yaverland, Isle of Wight.
1.5 miNW
Museum, History museum
Nunwell House, Brading
39 min walk • Nunwell House, also Nunwell Manor, is a historic English country house in Brading, Isle of Wight. Located 3 miles south of Ryde, the Tudor and Jacobean style house also has later additions. The house contains family militaria.
0.6 miW
Manor house
Yaverland Manor, Isle of Wight
16 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bembridge Fort?

Nearby attractions include Bembridge Down, Bembridge (9 min walk), Culver Down, Bembridge (12 min walk), Yaverland Manor, Isle of Wight (16 min walk), St John the Baptist Church, Isle of Wight (17 min walk).