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.

Fishbourne's best nearby villages can be found at Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle are some of Fishbourne best ruins to visit near Fishbourne.

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

The area around Fishbourne features a number of interesting towns including Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

Carisbrooke Castle is a great place to visit close to Fishbourne if you like castles.

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

There are a several good geological features in the Fishbourne area like Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

Culver Down is a great place to visit close to Fishbourne if you like hiking areas.

Fishbourne History

There are some historic monuments around Fishbourne:

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