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

Bonchurch postcode: PO38 1RF

Retail in Bonchurch

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

There are a several good villages in the Bonchurch area like Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

The area around Bonchurch boasts some of the best ruins including Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland are some of Bonchurch best beaches to visit near Bonchurch.

The area around Bonchurch features a number of interesting towns including Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

Bonchurch is near some unmissable castles like Carisbrooke Castle,

The area around Bonchurch features a number of interesting historic buildings including Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles are some of Bonchurch best geological features to visit near Bonchurch.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Bonchurch including Culver Down.

Bonchurch History

There are some historic monuments around Bonchurch:

• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Steyne Wood Battery
• 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 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
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Bowl barrow on Culver 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
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Field system on Brading Down
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bembridge Fort
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Brading Roman villa
• Four bowl barrows 400m 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
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down