Ventnor is a Town in the county of Isle of Wight.

Retail in Ventnor

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

Ventnor'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.

Ventnor's best nearby ruins can be found at Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

There are a several good beaches in the Ventnor area like Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

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

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

Ventnor has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

The area around Ventnor features a number of interesting geological features including Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

Ventnor is near some unmissable hiking areas like Culver Down,

Ventnor History

There are some historic monuments around Ventnor:

• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery 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
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Brading Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 275m north west 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
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Newport Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bembridge Fort
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW 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
• 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
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor 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
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• 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
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow 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
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Five bowl barrows 200m 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
• Field system on Brading Down