Bembridge

Harbour village at the island's eastern tip, with houseboats, a windmill from about 1700 and a lifeboat station out over the sea

1.1 km W · Isle of Wight

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

3.1 km SW · spans 24 counties

The old King's Town, with stocks and a whipping post at its Old Town Hall and wooden knight effigies in St Mary's

5.1 km W · Isle of Wight

Thatched cottages, tea rooms and the Crab Inn at the top of Shanklin Chine, a wooded ravine dropping to the beach

10.2 km SW · Isle of Wight

A startling brick church of 1907, home to a living Benedictine community.

10.3 km NW

Seaside island between Langstone and Chichester harbours, with long shingle beaches, the Hayling Billy Trail and birdwatching at the Oysterbeds

11.6 km N