Sandown Fort, Sandown and Shanklin

Name: Sandown Fort
Address: Yaverland Road, Sandown, Sandown and Shanklin, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Sandown and Shanklin

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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. It was a replacement of the earlier Sandown Diamond Fort as in 1859 the Royal Commission felt it did not offer suitable protection. Construction of the fort began in April 1861 and was completed by September 1864 at a cost of £73,876. In later documents it is often referred to as Granite Fort. The fort originally had 18 9-inch R.M.L guns facing the sea behind iron shields, these guns were later upgraded and an extra 5 inches of armor was added. ()

Built: 1864 (160 years ago)Coordinates: 50°39'38"N, 1°8'21"W

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Yaverland Road, SandownSandown and Shanklin United Kingdom

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

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

~300 ftN
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin
2 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 miNW
Art museum, History museum, Museum
Brading Roman Villa, Brading
27 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.
~970 ftSW
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Isle, Sandown and Shanklin
5 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.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Culver Down, Bembridge
31 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 miNE
Forts and castles
Bembridge Fort, Bembridge
30 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.
0.8 miSW
Locality
Sandown
22 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.
1.1 miSW
Church
Christ Church, Isle of Wight
29 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.
0.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Yaverland Battery, Isle of Wight
12 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 miSW
Piers and boardwalks
Sandown Pier
25 min walk • Sandown Pier is a pleasure pier in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England.
0.7 miNE
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Isle of Wight
19 min walk • St John the Baptist Church, Yaverland is a parish church in the Church of England located in Yaverland, Isle of Wight.
1.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Sandown Barrack Battery, Isle of Wight
30 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sandown Fort?

Nearby attractions include Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown and Shanklin (2 min walk), Dinosaur Isle, Sandown and Shanklin (5 min walk), Yaverland Battery, Isle of Wight (12 min walk), Church of St John the Evangelist, Isle of Wight (17 min walk).

How to get to Sandown Fort by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sandown Fort:

Bus

Isle of Wight Zoo • Lines: 24, 8 (1 min walk)
Meadow Way • Lines: 24, 8 (6 min walk)

Train

Sandown (27 min walk)