Cliff End Battery, Isle of Wight

Name: Cliff End Battery
Address: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

#67 among attractions in Isle of Wight

Forts and castles

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Cliff End Battery is a battery on the west coast of the Isle of Wight overlooking Fort Albert. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion. Construction of the battery began in 1862 and was completed by 1868 at a cost of £32,714. ()

Built: 1868 (156 years ago)Coordinates: 50°42'0"N, 1°31'45"W

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Isle of Wight United Kingdom

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Day trips

Cliff End Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hurst Castle, Hurst Point Lighthouse, Yarmouth Harbour, All Saints' Church.

1.1 miNW
Forts and castles, Lighthouse, Museum
Hurst Castle, Lymington
28 min walk • Hurst Castle, a commanding coastal fortress, stands sentinel at the narrow entrance to the Solent, near the village of Milford on Sea, within the picturesque district of Lymington, United Kingdom. This historic castle, with its impressive structure, dates back to the...
1.1 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Hurst Point Lighthouse, Milford on Sea
28 min walk • Hurst Point Lighthouse is located at Hurst Point in the English county of Hampshire, and guides vessels through the western approaches to the Solent.
1.2 miE
50°42'21"N • 1°30'13"W
Yarmouth Harbour, Yarmouth
31 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.4 miSE
Church
All Saints' Church, Freshwater
35 min walk • All Saints' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.
0.8 miSE
Park
Golden Hill Fort, Freshwater
21 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.
0.6 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Sunken Secrets, Freshwater
15 min walk • The Archaeology Discover Centre was a museum located in Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England. The museum was run by archaeologists based on the Isle of Wight. It was housed in five of the fort's former casemates.
0.6 miNE
Forts and castles, Observatories and planetariums, Park
Fort Victoria, Isle of Wight
15 min walk • Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the Isle of Wight, England, built to guard the Solent. The earliest fort on the site was a coastal fort known as Sharpenode Bulwark built in 1545–1547 by Henry VIII, but these defences had fallen into disrepair by the 17th century. Fort Victoria was built in the 1850s.
0.6 miNE
50°42'25"N • 1°31'17"W
Island Planetarium, Yarmouth
15 min walk • Observatories and planetariums, Science museum, Museum
1.1 miNW
Beach
Hurst Spit, Milford on Sea
27 min walk • Hurst Spit is a one-mile-long shingle bank near the village of Keyhaven, at the western end of the Solent, on the south coast of England. The spit shelters an area of saltmarsh and mudflats known as Keyhaven and Pennington marshes.
~680 ftW
Forts and castles
Fort Albert, Isle of Wight
4 min walk • Fort Albert is a tower fort nestling under the cliffs south-west of Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England. It was also known as Cliff End Fort, named after the Northern extremity of Colwell Bay.
1.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Warden Point Battery, Milford on Sea
28 min walk • Warden Point Battery is a battery on the Isle of Wight begun in 1862, that was originally armed with 7-inch and 9-inch rifled muzzle loaders on barbette mountings. It was built in the 1890s for 9.2-inch breech loader guns. In use until 1936, and in World War II as a command post and searchlight battery.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Cliff End Battery?

Nearby attractions include Fort Albert, Isle of Wight (4 min walk), Fort Victoria, Isle of Wight (15 min walk), Sunken Secrets, Freshwater (15 min walk), Island Planetarium, Yarmouth (15 min walk).

How to get to Cliff End Battery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Cliff End Battery:

Bus

Pixley Hill • Lines: 7 via Shalfleet, 7 via Wellow (14 min walk)
Brambles Corner • Lines: 7 via Shalfleet, 7 via Wellow (18 min walk)