Godshill is a Village in the county of Isle of Wight.

Retail in Godshill

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

There are a several good villages in the Godshill area like Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

Ruins to visit near Godshill include Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland are some of Godshill best beaches to visit near Godshill.

The area around Godshill boasts some of the best towns including Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

Don't miss Carisbrooke Castle's castles if visiting the area around Godshill.

Godshill'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 Godshill include Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

Places near Godshill feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Culver Down.

Godshill History

There are some historic monuments around Godshill:

• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow on St Catherine's Down, 680m north of lighthouse on St Catherine's Hill
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Quarr Abbey
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow'
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 275m north west 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
• A Bronze Age barrow and Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Bowcombe Down, 575m south east of Apesdown
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows'
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Newport Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Clatterford Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow, lime kiln, and a medieval lighthouse forming the west tower of an oratory, all set within a medieval enclosure on St Catherine's Hill
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Bowl barrow 525m east of Stone Place Farm
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 450m north of Vittlefields 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
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• 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
• 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
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Carisbrooke Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 110m north west 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