Alverstone is a Village in the county of Isle of Wight.

Alverstone postcode: PO36 0EZ

Retail in Alverstone

There are great places to visit near Alverstone including some great villages, ruins, beaches, towns, castles, historic buildings, geological features and hiking areas.

Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight are some of Alverstone best villages to visit near Alverstone.

Don't miss Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Alverstone.

The area around Alverstone boasts some of the best beaches including Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

There are a several good towns in the Alverstone area like Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

The area close to Alverstone boasts some of the best castles including Carisbrooke Castle.

Alverstone has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

The area around Alverstone features a number of interesting geological features including Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

Places near Alverstone feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Culver Down.

Alverstone History

There are some historic monuments around Alverstone:

• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Brading Roman villa
• Nine barrows and part of a later enclosure 350m north east of sea mark: the barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bembridge Fort
• Steyne Wood Battery
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• St Helen's Fort
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow on Culver Down
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Puckpool mortar battery
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow and part of a later enclosure 490m north east of sea mark, the barrow forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Quarr Abbey
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• No Man's Land Fort
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Field system on Brading Down
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne