Yaverland Battery, Isle of Wight

Name: Yaverland Battery
Address: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

#24 among attractions in Isle of Wight

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Yaverland Battery is a battery on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was constructed between 1861 and 1864. ()

Built: 1861 (163 years ago)Coordinates: 50°39'50"N, 1°7'50"W

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Isle of Wight United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Brading Roman Villa, Dinosaur Isle, Culver Down.

0.4 miSW
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin
11 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.
1.2 miNW
Art museum, History museum, Museum
Brading Roman Villa, Brading
30 min walk • Brading Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display in Brading on the Isle of Wight.
0.6 miSW
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Isle, Sandown and Shanklin
16 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.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Culver Down, Bembridge
20 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.
0.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Bembridge Fort, Bembridge
19 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
Locality
Sandown
33 min walk • Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the resort of Shanklin to the south and the settlement of Lake in between. Together with Shanklin, Sandown forms a built-up area of 21,374 inhabitants.
0.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Sandown Fort, Sandown and Shanklin
12 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.
1.4 miSW
Piers and boardwalks
Sandown Pier
36 min walk • Sandown Pier is a pleasure pier in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England.
0.4 miN
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Isle of Wight
11 min walk • St John the Baptist Church, Yaverland is a parish church in the Church of England located in Yaverland, Isle of Wight.
1 miNW
Manor house
Morton Manor, Brading
26 min walk • Morton Manor is a manor house originating in the 13th century, in Brading, Isle of Wight, England. It is located 1 mile southwest of Sandown Road. The fairly small 14th-century house was modified in the 19th century.
0.4 miN
Manor house
Yaverland Manor, Isle of Wight
11 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Yaverland Battery?

Nearby attractions include Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin (11 min walk), Yaverland Manor, Isle of Wight (11 min walk), St John the Baptist Church, Isle of Wight (11 min walk), Sandown Fort, Sandown and Shanklin (12 min walk).

How to get to Yaverland Battery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Yaverland Battery:

Bus

Sandown Bay Holiday Centre • Lines: 8 (4 min walk)
Meadow Way • Lines: 24, 8 (7 min walk)

Train

Brading (28 min walk)