Sandown Pier

#3032 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Sandown Pier is a pleasure pier in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England. ()

Opened: 1878 (147 years ago)Length: 870 ftCoordinates: 50°39'4"N, 1°9'18"W

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Sandown Pier EsplanadePO36 8JT EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Sandown Pier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Dinosaur Isle, Sandown, Christ Church.

1 miNE
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin
26 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.
0.8 miNE
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Isle, Sandown and Shanklin
20 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.
~1170 ftN
Locality
Sandown
6 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.
~1510 ftW
Church
Christ Church, Isle of Wight
8 min walk • Christ Church, Sandown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Rev. William Darwin Fox, naturalist-clergyman, second cousin of Charles Darwin, is buried in the graveyard, with most of his large family.
1 miNE
Forts and castles
Sandown Fort, Sandown and Shanklin
25 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 miNE
Forts and castles
Yaverland Battery, Isle of Wight
36 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.
1.4 miNW
Body of water, Nature and wildlife, Park
Alverstone Mead Nature Reserve, Isle of Wight
37 min walk • Alverstone Mead Local Nature Reserve is a lowland freshwater wetland nature reserve close to Sandown, Isle of Wight. it is a part of the Alverstone Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.
~1280 ftW
Forts and castles
Sandown Barrack Battery, Isle of Wight
7 min walk • Sandown Barrack Battery is a battery located in Sandown Bay close to Sandown on the Isle of Wight in England. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion.
~1230 ftNW
50°39'15"N • 1°9'25"W
Glory Art Glass, Isle of Wight
6 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
1.4 miSW
Manor house
Landguard Manor, Sandown and Shanklin
37 min walk • Landguard Manor is a manor house in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, England. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, over the centuries it was home to numerous notable gentlemen. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.7 miSW
Church
Church of The Good Shepherd, Isle of Wight
17 min walk • The Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake is a parish church in the Church of England located in Lake, Isle of Wight.