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

Westridge postcode: PO33 1BB

Retail in Westridge

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

Don't miss Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight's villages if visiting the area around Westridge.

Westridge has some unmissable ruins nearby like Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

Beaches to visit near Westridge include Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth are some of Westridge best towns to visit near Westridge.

Places near Westridge 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 Westridge if you like historic buildings.

Don't miss Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles's geological features if visiting the area around Westridge.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Westridge including Culver Down.

Westridge History

There are some historic monuments around Westridge:

• Fort Monckton
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Fort Grange
• Fort Blockhouse
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Earthwork defences at Priddy's Hard
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Puckpool mortar battery
• Spitbank Fort
• No Man's Land Fort
• St Helen's Fort
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Bowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Fortifications N of Mumby Road
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• 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 known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Portsmouth Garrison church
• No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Point Battery including King Edward's Tower and Square Tower
• 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
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Steyne Wood Battery
• Fortifications S of Trinity Church
• Portsmouth Dockyard, the Docks
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Southsea Castle
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Brading Roman villa
• Field system on Brading Down
• 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
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bembridge Fort
• Horse Sand Fort
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Quarr Abbey
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Eastney forts and perimeter defences of barracks
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Motte and bailey castle near Apple Dumpling Bridge, south of Rowner
• Gunboat Traverser System
• Former Board of Ordnance Gunwharf, HMS Vernon
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Long Curtain, King's Bastion and Spur Redoubt
• No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• 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 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Gilkicker fort
• Portsmouth Dockyard, the Block Mills and Stores 35 and 36
• Ashey Down Sea Mark