Niton
Niton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Niton and Whitwell, on the Isle of Wight, England.
Niton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Niton and Whitwell, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is west of Ventnor, with a population of 2,082. It has two pubs, several churches, a pottery workshop and shop, a pharmacy, a busy volunteer-run library, a medical centre and two local shops including a post office. The post office includes a pub and café that serves as a local meeting place. The village also offers a primary school with a co-located pre-school and nursery.
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Worth seeing in and around Niton
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Blackgang Chine
Blackgang Chine is an amusement park in Blackgang, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was opened in 1843 and is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom.
2.1 km · amusement park · Wikipedia - 02St. Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at St Catherine's Point at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight. It is one of the oldest lighthouse locations in Great Britain.
1.5 km · lighthouse on the southernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03St Catherine's Oratory
St. Catherine's Oratory is a medieval lighthouse on St.
1.5 km · medieval lighthouse on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of St. John the Baptist, Niton
The Church of St John the Baptist, Niton is a Church of England parish church in Niton, Isle of Wight.
300 m · church in Niton, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05St Lawrence's Church, St Lawrence
St Lawrence's Church, St Lawrence is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Lawrence, Isle of Wight. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
3 km · church on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St. Mary and St. Radegund, Whitwell
The Church of St. Mary and St.
1.9 km · church on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07St Andrew's Church, Chale
St. Andrew's Church, Chale is a parish church in the Church of England located in Chale, Isle of Wight.
2.6 km · church in Chale, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Niton
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 99 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 114 km · Bristol (BRS), 134 km
- Stations
- St. Lawrence railway station, 2.8 km · Whitwell Halt railway station, 2.2 km
- London → Niton131 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · £17–23
- Bristol → Niton133 km · quickest by road, 4h 11m · £15–20
- Luton, Luton → Niton156 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · £19–26
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Niton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Niton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMost visitors will need to rely on ferry service to and from the island.
- Get inAccess is across the Solent, a narrow stretch of sea between the mainland and the island, by regular ferry, hovercraft or fast-cat.
- Get inMany of the ferries carry cars, but this can be expensive; the alternative is to leave the car behind and use buses and trains on the island, but this will limit access to more rural locations and beaches.
- Get inCar tickets are for a car plus four passengers and depending on the size of your party bringing a car may actually work out cheaper than the passenger ferry.
- Get inIf taking a car on a vehicle ferry, it's strongly advised to book in advance, and is essential during the summer holidays.
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Next door to Niton
- Chalevillage on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK2.5 km
- Blackgangvillage on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK1.8 km
- St Lawrencevillage in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, UK3.2 km
- Nettlecombehamlet on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK2.5 km
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