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

Bonchurch postcode: PO38 1RF

Retail in Bonchurch

There are great places to visit near Bonchurch 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 Bonchurch.

Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle are great places to visit near Bonchurch if you like ruins.

Bonchurch has some unmissable beaches nearby like Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

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

The area close to Bonchurch boasts some of the best castles including Carisbrooke Castle.

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

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Bonchurch include Culver Down.

Bonchurch History

There are some historic monuments around Bonchurch:

• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Bowl barrow 340m 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
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east 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
• Steyne Wood Battery
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Field system on Brading Down
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bembridge Fort
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow on Culver Down
• 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 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Brading Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 275m north west 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
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW 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
• 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 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery