Upper Bonchurch is a Village in the county of Isle of Wight.

Upper Bonchurch postcode: PO38 1PU

Retail in Upper Bonchurch

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

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

Don't miss Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Upper Bonchurch.

Upper Bonchurch has some unmissable beaches nearby like Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

Towns to visit near Upper Bonchurch include Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

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

Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria are great places to visit near Upper Bonchurch if you like historic buildings.

Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles are some of Upper Bonchurch best geological features to visit near Upper Bonchurch.

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

Upper Bonchurch History

There are some historic monuments around Upper Bonchurch:

• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Brading Roman villa
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Field system on Brading 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
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Steyne Wood Battery
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 275m 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
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow on Culver Down
• 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
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Bembridge Fort
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 390m 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
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW 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
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• 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
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down