Bouldnor Battery, Yarmouth

Name: Bouldnor Battery
Address: Yarmouth, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Yarmouth

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Bouldnor Battery is a military battery located in Bouldnor on the Isle of Wight. It saw active service in World War II and was fully decommissioned in 1956. Today, it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ()

Built: 1937 (88 years ago)Coordinates: 50°42'32"N, 1°27'41"W

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Yarmouth United Kingdom

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: West Wight Sports Centre, Farringford Estate 2017, Yarmouth Castle, St. James' Church.

3.3 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
West Wight Sports Centre, Freshwater
85 min walk • West Wight Sports and Community Centre is a registered charity providing sports, health and fitness to the West Wight.
3.5 miSW
50°40'27"N • 1°31'16"W
Farringford Estate 2017, Freshwater
91 min walk • Golf
1.7 miW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Yarmouth Castle, Yarmouth
43 min walk • Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack.
1.7 miW
Church
St. James' Church, Yarmouth
43 min walk • St. James' Church, Yarmouth is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England located in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
2.6 miE
Museum
Newtown Old Town Hall, Isle of Wight
68 min walk • The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Town Lane, Newtown, Isle of Wight, England. The structure, which is used as a tourist attraction, is a Grade II* listed building. Newtown is now a small village, and its town hall is owned by the National Trust.
5 miNW
Art gallery, Children's museum, Specialty museum
St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington
127 min walk • St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum and art gallery in Lymington, Hampshire, England. The museum presents local history and art. It is in the New Forest area. The museum covers social history including many photographs and ephemera. It is located in New Street, Lymington.
2.1 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Church of St Michael the Archangel, Isle of Wight
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1.9 miW
50°42'21"N • 1°30'13"W
Yarmouth Harbour, Yarmouth
48 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.6 miE
Church
Holy Spirit Church, Isle of Wight
66 min walk • Holy Spirit Church, Newtown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Newtown, Isle of Wight.
2.7 miSW
Church
All Saints' Church, Freshwater
70 min walk • All Saints' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.
2.9 miSW
Park
Golden Hill Fort, Freshwater
74 min walk • Golden Hill Fort was a defensible barracks at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, built as part of the Palmerston defences by the 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom to provide manpower to man the defences at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England.