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

Retail in Wroxall

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

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

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

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

Don't miss Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth's towns if visiting the area around Wroxall.

Wroxall is near some unmissable castles like Carisbrooke Castle,

There are a number of historic buildings near Wroxall including Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

Wroxall has some unmissable geological features nearby like Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

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

Wroxall History

There are some historic monuments around Wroxall:

• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Three bowl barrows 540m 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 on Arreton Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Bowl barrow, lime kiln, and a medieval lighthouse forming the west tower of an oratory, all set within a medieval enclosure on St Catherine's Hill
• 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
• Four bowl barrows 400m 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 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, 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
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow on St Catherine's Down, 680m north of lighthouse on St Catherine's Hill
• Brading Roman villa
• Field system on Brading Down
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern 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 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 220m 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
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Newport Roman Villa
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Carisbrooke Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 370m 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
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down