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

Fairlee postcode: PO30 2LR

Retail in Fairlee

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

Don't miss Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight's villages if visiting the area around Fairlee.

There are a several good ruins in the Fairlee area like Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

Fairlee's best nearby beaches can be found at Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

There are a number of towns near Fairlee including Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

Castles to visit near Fairlee include Carisbrooke Castle.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Fairlee area like Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

Geological Features to visit near Fairlee include Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

The area around Fairlee's best hiking areas can be found at Culver Down.

Fairlee History

There are some historic monuments around Fairlee:

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