Fishbourne is a Town in the county of Isle of Wight.

Retail in Fishbourne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The area close to Fishbourne boasts some of the best hiking areas including Culver Down.

Fishbourne History

There are some historic monuments around Fishbourne:

• Quarr Abbey
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Motte and bailey castle near Apple Dumpling Bridge, south of Rowner
• Fort Elson
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Calshot Castle: a 16th century artillery castle
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Fortifications N of Mumby Road
• Bowl barrow 220m 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
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Newport Roman Villa
• Gunboat Traverser System
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey 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
• Field system on Brading Down
• Two bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, Fishbourne
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Gilkicker fort
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• Fort Grange
• Earthwork defences at Priddy's Hard
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Brading Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bembridge Fort
• Puckpool mortar battery
• Fortifications S of Trinity Church
• Bowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey 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
• Fort Monckton
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Fort Brockhurst