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

Retail in Wootton

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

There are a several good villages in the Wootton area like Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight.

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

Beaches to visit near Wootton include Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

Wootton's best nearby towns can be found at Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

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

There are a number of historic buildings near Wootton including Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

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

Don't miss Culver Down's hiking areas if visiting the area around Wootton.

Wootton History

There are some historic monuments around Wootton:

• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• 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 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Newport Roman Villa
• Two fishponds associated with Quarr Abbey at Puckers Copse, Newnham
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Motte and bailey castle near Apple Dumpling Bridge, south of Rowner
• Brading Roman villa
• Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows'
• Field system on Brading Down
• Downend Romano-British villa
• 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
• Two bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• 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
• Calshot Castle: a 16th century artillery castle
• Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow'
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Carisbrooke Romano-British villa
• Fort Monckton
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Fort Grange
• No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery
• Gilkicker fort
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Fort Brockhurst
• Fort Elson
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm
• Clatterford Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Quarr Abbey
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down