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

Retail in Fishbourne

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

Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight are great places to visit near Fishbourne if you like villages.

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

Don't miss Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland's beaches if visiting the area around Fishbourne.

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

Places near Fishbourne feature a number of interesting castles including Carisbrooke Castle.

Fishbourne's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

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

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

Fishbourne History

There are some historic monuments around Fishbourne:

• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Brading Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• 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
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Puckpool mortar battery
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Earthwork defences at Priddy's Hard
• Newport Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Motte and bailey castle near Apple Dumpling Bridge, south of Rowner
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow 220m 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
• Fort Brockhurst
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Fort Monckton
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Bembridge Fort
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Fort Elson
• No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Field system on Brading Down
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, 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
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Gilkicker fort
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Fortifications N of Mumby Road
• Fort Grange
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Fortifications S of Trinity Church
• Gunboat Traverser System
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Quarr Abbey
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery 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
• Calshot Castle: a 16th century artillery castle
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down