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Photo of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Isle of WightPhoto Zhi Xuan Hew / Unsplash

Places to explore near Ryde Pier Head StationRyde

54 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Iconic

Isle of Wight

Island near Shorwell

Chalk downs ending at the Needles, Osborne and Carisbrooke Castle, dinosaur-fossil coasts and sailing at Cowes, a short ferry from the mainland

0.1 km SE

Photo of Quarr Abbey, an abbey near Brading, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Quarr Abbey

Abbey near Brading

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

3 km W

Photo of Osborne House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Cowes, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Iconic

Osborne House

House & garden near Cowes

Queen Victoria's Italianate seaside palace.

7.1 km W

Photo of Bembridge, a village in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Bembridge

Village

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

7.7 km SE · Isle of Wight

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Isle of Wight Coastal Path, a 68-mile long-distance path in south east England.

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

Long-distance path

The full circuit of the island — chalk at the Needles and Culver Down, sailing harbours, and beaches with fossils in them.

0.7 km S · Isle of Wight

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

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

4 km N · spans 24 counties

Photo along the Solent Way, a 60-mile long-distance path running from Milford-on-Sea to Emsworth, south east England.

Solent Way

Long-distance path

Hampshire's shoreline from Milford on Sea to Emsworth, past Hurst Castle, the Beaulieu River and Portsmouth's naval harbours.

4 km N · Hampshire

Photo of The Alver Valley Country Park, a country park near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.

The Alver Valley Country Park

Country park near Portsmouth

A country park in Hampshire.

5.9 km N

Photo of Brading, a village in the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Brading

Village

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

6.6 km S · Isle of Wight

Photo of Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth, a ruined church in Hampshire, south east England.

Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth

Ruined church near Portsmouth

Chapel of the Domus Dei, a hospital founded around 1212 in Old Portsmouth and later the garrison's church, its nave roofless since bombing in 1941.

6.8 km NE

Photo of Bembridge Windmill, a windmill in the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Bembridge Windmill

Windmill near Bembridge

A National Trust place in Isle of Wight.

7.5 km SE

Photo of Robin Hill Country Park, a country park near Godshill, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Robin Hill Country Park

Country park near Godshill

A country park in Isle of Wight.

7.7 km SW

Photo of King James's and Landport Gates, a landmark near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.

King James's and Landport Gates

Landmark near Portsmouth

Pair of ornate gates from Portsmouth's mostly vanished town ramparts: the 1687 King James's Gate, since moved, and Landport Gate of 1760, still in place.

7.8 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (41) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.