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 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 Ventnor.

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

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

There are a number of castles near to Ventnor including Carisbrooke Castle.

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

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

The area close to Ventnor boasts some of the best hiking areas including Culver Down.

Ventnor History

There are some historic monuments around Ventnor:

• 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
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 275m 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
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Newport Roman Villa
• Two bowl barrows 530m 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
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 600m south 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
• 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
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE 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
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW 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
• Brading Roman villa
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bembridge Fort
• 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
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• 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
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Field system on Brading Down
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor