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

Blackwater postcode: PO30 3BQ

Retail in Blackwater

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

Villages to visit near Blackwater include Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle are great places to visit near Blackwater if you like ruins.

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

Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth are some of Blackwater best towns to visit near Blackwater.

There are a number of castles near to Blackwater including Carisbrooke Castle.

Don't miss Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria's historic buildings if visiting the area around Blackwater.

Blackwater's best nearby geological features can be found at Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

Culver Down is one of Blackwater's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Blackwater.

Blackwater History

There are some historic monuments around Blackwater:

• A Bronze Age barrow and Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Bowcombe Down, 575m south east of Apesdown
• Bowl barrow 1.2km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Bowl barrow 450m north of Vittlefields Farm
• Bowl barrow on St Catherine's Down, 680m north of lighthouse on St Catherine's Hill
• Quarr Abbey
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Moated site 100m north east of Wolverton Manor
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Carisbrooke Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow in Brighstone Forest west of Gallibury Fields: 1.65km ESE of Gottenleaze Cottages
• Clatterford Roman Villa
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 30m south of Round Copse
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Newport Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow in Brighstone Forest west of Gallibury Fields: 1.57km ESE of Gottenleaze Cottages
• 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 1km south-east of New Barn Farm
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Enclosure in Brighstone Forest
• Bowl barrow 570m south west of Swainstondown Gate
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Bowl barrow 525m east of Stone Place Farm
• Two bowl barrows 100m south east of Slocum Copse
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 1.35km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow on Newbarn Down: 1km south west of Rowridge
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows'
• Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom
• Bowl barrow 1.3km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Bowl barrow on Newbarn Down: 1.1km south west of Rowridge
• Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow'
• Bowl barrow in Brighstone Forest west of Gallibury Fields: 1.6km ESE of Gottenleaze Cottages