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

Luccombe postcode: PO37 6RU

Retail in Luccombe

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

Luccombe has some unmissable villages nearby like Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

The area around Luccombe features a number of interesting ruins including Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

The area around Luccombe boasts some of the best beaches including Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

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

Luccombe is near some unmissable castles like Carisbrooke Castle,

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

There are a number of geological features near Luccombe including Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

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

Luccombe History

There are some historic monuments around Luccombe:

• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 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
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Brading Roman villa
• Downend Romano-British villa
• 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
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• 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
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• St Helen's Fort
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Steyne Wood Battery
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Culver Down
• Field system on Brading Down