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.

The area around Fishbourne 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.

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

There are a number of beaches near Fishbourne including Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

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

There are a several good castles in the area around Fishbourne like 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.

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Fishbourne like Culver Down.

Fishbourne History

There are some historic monuments around Fishbourne:

• Fort Brockhurst
• Fort Monckton
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Fortifications S of Trinity Church
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Earthwork defences at Priddy's Hard
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Fort Elson
• Calshot Castle: a 16th century artillery castle
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Fort Grange
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Gilkicker fort
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Quarr Abbey
• Newport Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Field system on Brading Down
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Bowl barrow on Arreton 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
• Bembridge Fort
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Puckpool mortar battery
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Brading Roman villa
• Gunboat Traverser System
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Motte and bailey castle near Apple Dumpling Bridge, south of Rowner
• Fortifications N of Mumby Road
• 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
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Bowl barrow 290m north east 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
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Downend Romano-British villa