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

Winford postcode: PO36 0PD

Retail in Winford

There are great places to visit near Winford 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 Winford.

There are a several good ruins in the Winford area like Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland are great places to visit near Winford if you like beaches.

There are a number of towns near Winford including Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

The area around Winford's best castles can be found at Carisbrooke Castle.

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

Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles are great places to visit near Winford if you like geological features.

Places near Winford feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Culver Down.

Winford History

There are some historic monuments around Winford:

• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bembridge Fort
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe 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
• Field system on Brading Down
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Bowl barrow 390m 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 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• 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
• Puckpool mortar battery
• Brading Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Newport Roman Villa
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• 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
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age 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
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey 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
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Quarr Abbey
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week 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
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW 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