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

Borthwood postcode: PO36 0HH

Retail in Borthwood

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

There are a number of villages near Borthwood including Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

Borthwood has some unmissable ruins nearby like Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

There are a several good beaches in the Borthwood area like Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth are great places to visit near Borthwood if you like towns.

The area around Borthwood's best castles can be found at 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 Borthwood.

Don't miss Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles's geological features if visiting the area around Borthwood.

Hiking Areas to visit near Borthwood include Culver Down.

Borthwood History

There are some historic monuments around Borthwood:

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