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

Retail in Ventnor

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

Don't miss Bembridge, Totland, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, and Shanklin Old Village's villages if visiting the area around Ventnor.

There are a several good towns in the Ventnor area like Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

Ventnor's best nearby beaches can be found at Compton Bay and Downs, Totland, Whitecliff Bay, and Compton Bay.

Geological Features to visit near Ventnor include Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

Don't miss Fort Victoria, Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, and The Needles Battery's historic buildings if visiting the area around Ventnor.

Ruins to visit near Ventnor include Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

Culver Down is one of Ventnor's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Ventnor.

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

Ventnor History

There are some historic monuments around Ventnor:

• Brading Roman villa
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• 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
• 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 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Bembridge Fort
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• 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 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church
• 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
• Medieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor Farm
• Field system on Brading Down
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Newport Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Four bowl barrows 400m 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
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• 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 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor