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

Blackwater postcode: PO30 3BQ

Retail in Blackwater

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

Blackwater 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 Blackwater.

There are a number of beaches near Blackwater including Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

Towns to visit near Blackwater include Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

Castles to visit near Blackwater include Carisbrooke Castle.

Blackwater's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

There are a several good geological features in the Blackwater area like Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Blackwater like Culver Down.

Blackwater History

There are some historic monuments around Blackwater:

• Bowl barrow 450m north of Vittlefields Farm
• Bowl barrow in Brighstone Forest west of Gallibury Fields: 1.65km ESE of Gottenleaze Cottages
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe 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
• Newport Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow on Newbarn Down: 1.1km south west of Rowridge
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Carisbrooke Romano-British villa
• Moated site 100m north east of Wolverton Manor
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Bowl barrow 525m east of Stone Place Farm
• Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow'
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• A Bronze Age barrow and Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Bowcombe Down, 575m south east of Apesdown
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Two bowl barrows 100m south east of Slocum Copse
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Enclosure in Brighstone Forest
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow on St Catherine's Down, 680m north of lighthouse on St Catherine's Hill
• Bowl barrow on Newbarn Down: 1km south west of Rowridge
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Three bowl barrows 540m 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 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Clatterford Roman Villa
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow in Brighstone Forest west of Gallibury Fields: 1.6km ESE of Gottenleaze Cottages
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 570m south west of Swainstondown Gate
• Bowl barrow in Brighstone Forest west of Gallibury Fields: 1.57km ESE of Gottenleaze Cottages
• Bowl barrow 30m south of Round Copse
• Bowl barrow 1km south-east of New Barn Farm
• A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom
• Bowl barrow 1.35km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Bowl barrow 1.2km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Quarr Abbey
• Bowl barrow 1.3km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury 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
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows'
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh