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

Alverstone postcode: PO36 0EZ

Retail in Alverstone

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

Bembridge, Totland, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, and Shanklin Old Village are some of Alverstone best villages to visit near Alverstone.

The area around Alverstone boasts some of the best towns including Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

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

There are a number of geological features near Alverstone including Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

Fort Victoria, Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, and The Needles Battery are some of Alverstone best historic buildings to visit near Alverstone.

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

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

Carisbrooke Castle is a great place to visit close to Alverstone if you like castles.

Alverstone History

There are some historic monuments around Alverstone:

• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bembridge Fort
• St Helen's Fort
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, 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
• Steyne Wood Battery
• Field system on Brading Down
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• 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
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Puckpool mortar battery
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Bowl barrow 110m 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
• Quarr Abbey
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• 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
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Brading Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow on Culver Down
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl