Whippingham

Worth seeing in and around Whippingham

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.

1. 01
   West Cowes Castle

   Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery.

   3.9 km · castle in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St. John the Baptist, Northwood

   The Church of St. John the Baptist, Northwood is a parish church in the Church of England located in Northwood, Isle of Wight.

   2.3 km · church on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Norris Castle

   Norris Castle is located on the Isle of Wight. It was designed by James Wyatt for Lord Henry Seymour.

   2.8 km · Grade I listed country house on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St. Edmund's Church, Wootton

   St. Edmund's Church, Wootton is a Grade II* Listed parish church in the Church of England located in Wootton, Isle of Wight.

   2.6 km · church on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St. Mark's Church, Wootton

   St. Mark's Church, Wootton is a church in the Church of England located in Wootton, Isle of Wight.

   2.7 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham

   St Mildred's Church, Whippingham is the Church of England parish church of the village of Whippingham, Isle of Wight.

   600 m · church in Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St. Mary's Church, Cowes

   St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes is a Church of England parish church in Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is in Church Road, next to Northwood House.

   3.6 km · church in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Briddlesford Copses

   Briddleford Copses is a 167.2-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation which is south of Wootton Bridge on the Isle of Wight in Britain. The site was designated an SAC in 1995 in recognition of the internationally important breeding population of Bechstein's bat that are resident there.

   4 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Butterfly World, Isle of Wight

   Butterfly World is a butterfly zoo located on the Isle of Wight. It opened on 1 May 1983 as part of the Medina Garden Centre, becoming the first butterfly farm opened in a UK garden centre, and the fifth Butterfly farm in the world.

   3.1 km · butterfly house located on the Isle of Wight · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Seaclose Park

    Seaclose Park is a large parkland site situated to the North East of Newport on the Isle of Wight. It lies on the eastern banks of the River Medina.

    3.6 km · park in Newport, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Whippingham

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 89 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 99 km · Bristol (BRS), 124 km

Stations

Medina Wharf Halt railway station, 2 km · Wootton railway station, 3 km · Cowes railway station, 3.4 km · Mill Hill railway station (Isle of Wight), 2.9 km · Cement Mills Halt, 2.2 km

• London → Whippingham

  117 km · quickest by road, 4h 2m · £17–22
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• Bristol → Whippingham

  122 km · quickest by road, 4h 11m · £14–19
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• Luton, Luton → Whippingham

  140 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · £19–25
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