Arreton is a Town in the county of Isle of Wight.

Retail in Arreton

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

Arreton's best nearby villages can be found at Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

Arreton's best nearby ruins can be found at Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

The area around Arreton features a number of interesting beaches including Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

Arreton has some unmissable towns nearby like Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

Places near Arreton feature a number of interesting castles including Carisbrooke Castle.

Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria are some of Arreton best historic buildings to visit near Arreton.

The area around Arreton boasts some of the best geological features including Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

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

Arreton History

There are some historic monuments around Arreton:

• Bowl barrow, lime kiln, and a medieval lighthouse forming the west tower of an oratory, all set within a medieval enclosure on St Catherine's Hill
• 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 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows'
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• 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
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow'
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Newport Roman Villa
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Brading Roman villa
• Gilkicker fort
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Carisbrooke Romano-British villa
• Quarr Abbey
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Field system on Brading Down
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Bowl barrow on St Catherine's Down, 680m north of lighthouse on St Catherine's Hill
• Clatterford Roman Villa
• 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 on Arreton Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor