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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 Shanklin StationShanklin

Shanklin Station sits inside the Isle of Wight Island. 43 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Shanklin Old Village, a village in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Shanklin Old Village

Village

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

0.9 km S · Isle of Wight

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

Bonchurch

Village

Undercliff village east of Ventnor with an 11th-century church, Swinburne's grave and a pond given by Stacpoole

4 km S · Isle of Wight

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

Godshill

Village

Thatched cottages round a hilltop church with a rare medieval Lily Cross wall painting, and a model village open since 1952

5.2 km W · Isle of Wight

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

9 km NE · 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.

0.6 km SE · 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.

0.7 km E · spans 24 counties

Photo of Ventnor Downs, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Bonchurch, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Ventnor Downs

SSSI near Bonchurch

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Isle of Wight.

2 km SW

Photo of Borthwood Copse, a nature reserve near Shanklin Old Village, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Borthwood Copse

Nature reserve near Shanklin Old Village

A National Trust place in Isle of Wight.

2.7 km NW

Photo: St Boniface Down, a 242m hill near Bonchurch, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

St Boniface Down

Marilyn · County top near Bonchurch

A Marilyn — a hill with 150 m of drop on every side in Isle of Wight.

3.6 km S

Photo of Appuldurcombe House, a Grade II registered house & garden near Godshill, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Appuldurcombe House

House & garden near Godshill

The Worsley family's grand 18th-century house on the Isle of Wight, now a roofless shell after scandal, sale and a wartime mine

4.3 km SW

Photo of the Tennyson Heritage Coast, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Tennyson

Heritage Coast near Shorwell

A protected stretch of Heritage Coast in Isle of Wight.

5.7 km SW

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

5.9 km NE · Isle of Wight

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 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (30) — 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.