Ventnor
Ventnor is a seaside resort town and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, 11 miles (18 km) from Newport.
Ventnor is a seaside resort town and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, 11 miles (18 km) from Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface Down, and built on steep slopes leading down to the sea. The higher part is referred to as Upper Ventnor ; the lower part, where most amenities are located, is known as Ventnor. Ventnor is sometimes taken to include the adjacent older settlements of St Lawrence and Bonchurch, which are covered by its town council. The population is 5,567 according to the 2021 Census.
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Worth seeing in and around Ventnor
10 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.
- 01Appuldurcombe House
Appuldurcombe House is the shell of a large 18th-century English Baroque country house of the Worsley family. The house is situated near to Wroxall on the Isle of Wight, England.
2.8 km · Grade I listed English country house on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Ventnor Botanic Garden
Ventnor Botanic Garden is a botanic garden located in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. It was founded in 1970, by Sir Harold Hillier, and donated to the Isle of Wight Council.
1.7 km · botanical garden · Wikipedia - 03Church 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.
5.7 km · church in Niton, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04America Wood
America Wood is a 21.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight, notified in 1986. Legend has it that the name derives from the use of oak trees grown here to build ships utilised in the American War of Independence.
4.2 km · biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight · Wikipedia - 05All Saints' Church, Godshill
All Saints' Church, Godshill is a parish church in the Church of England located in Godshill, Isle of Wight.
5.2 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.
3.9 km · church on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07St 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.
2.7 km · church on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Church of St. Saviour-on-the-Cliff, Shanklin
The Church of St. Saviour-on-the-Cliff, Shanklin is a Grade II Listed parish church in the Church of England located in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
4.2 km · church in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Rylstone Manor
Rylstone Manor is a manor house and was a museum in Shanklin, on the Isle of Wight, England. The building was originally constructed as a gentleman's residence in 1863 and remained privately owned until 1923.
3.9 km · country house hotel in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10St. Paul's Church, Gatten, Shanklin
St. Paul's Church, Gatten, Shanklin is a parish church in the Church of England located in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
4.4 km · church in England, UK · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01The Botanical Gardens
These gardens are some of the best in the country, due to Ventor's unusual climate, being very southern and sheltered by the hill to the north.
- 02Ventnor Heritage Museum
This small museum offers a wealth of information and photographic history of Ventnor's past, as well as many small books and pamphlets, many written by local volunteers.
- 03Appuldurcombe House
Adults £4.00, children £3.00, concessions £3.50.
- 04Steephill Cove
A cove only accessible by foot at the southernmost tip of the island.
- 05Blackgang Chine
This used to be a dramatic gorge through which one could walk to the sea.
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Things to do
The Undercliff The Landslip (to Luccombe and Shanklin) St. Boniface Down The beach is much smaller than the huge yellow sands at Sandown and Shanklin but it is less commercial, a better place to go to unwind. There is an arcade, and shops selling ice creams, buckets and spades and other seaside stuff. The Ventnor Fringe is an annual arts festival in July.
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Where to eat
- 01The Met
Stylish tapas bar located right on the Esplanade with views out on the sea.
- 02Crave
The Ventnorian, 5 Spring Hill, Ventnor PO38 1PE.
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Getting to Ventnor
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 94 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 110 km · Bristol (BRS), 137 km
- Stations
- Shanklin railway station, 4.5 km · St. Lawrence railway station, 2.9 km · Godshill railway station, 5.8 km · Ventnor West railway station, 1 km · Wroxall railway station, 2.3 km
- London → Ventnor127 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · £18–24
- Bristol → Ventnor136 km · quickest by road, 4h 21m · £15–20
- Luton, Luton → Ventnor153 km · quickest by road, 4h 16m · £20–27
- 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 Ventnor
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 Ventnor. 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 Ventnor
- Shanklinvillage and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England4.5 km
- Godshillvillage and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK5.1 km
- Wroxallvillage and civil parish in the central south of the Isle of Wight2.3 km
- Nitonvillage on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK5.5 km
- Bonchurchvillage on the Isle of Wight, England1.9 km
- St Lawrencevillage in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, UK2.4 km