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.

Villages to visit near Borthwood include 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.

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

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

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Borthwood include Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

Borthwood has some unmissable geological features nearby like Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

The area close to Borthwood boasts some of the best hiking areas including Culver Down.

Borthwood History

There are some historic monuments around Borthwood:

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