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

Retail in Brading

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

The area around Brading boasts some of the best villages including Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

The area around Brading features a number of interesting ruins including Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

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

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

Carisbrooke Castle is one of Brading's best, nearby castles to visit in Brading.

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

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Brading include Culver Down.

Brading History

There are some historic monuments around Brading:

• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• St Helen's Fort
• 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
• No Man's Land Fort
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week 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
• Puckpool mortar battery
• Gilkicker fort
• Bowl barrow on Culver Down
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Brading Roman villa
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east 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
• Horse Sand Fort
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Spitbank Fort
• Downend Romano-British villa
• 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
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Southsea Castle
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bembridge Fort
• Two bowl barrows 530m 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
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Quarr Abbey
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Steyne Wood Battery
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Fort Monckton