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Compton Down

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Compton Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Isle of Wight of 2 km². The county has 38 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. Only three of the county's SSSIs are larger.

Lymington Pier Station is about 9.8 km away to the north. Nearby SSSIs include Headon Warren and West High Down, Mottistone Down and Bouldnor and Hamstead Cliffs.

More places to visit near Compton Down

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.

0.3 km SW · spans 24 counties

Photo of the coast at Compton Bay and Downs, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Compton Bay and Downs

Coastline near Calbourne

A west-coast surf beach on the Isle of Wight, backed by coloured cliffs, open downs and dinosaur footprints in the rocks

0.7 km SE

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

Yarmouth

Village

Tiny harbour town where the Lymington ferry lands, with Henry VIII's last coastal fort and a timber pier from 1876

4.5 km N · Isle of Wight

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

Calbourne

Village

Winkle Street's row of old cottages facing a stream and a stone sheepwash, with a mostly 13th-century church nearby

5.5 km E · Isle of Wight

Photo of the New Forest, a National Park in England.Iconic

New Forest

National Park near Lyndhurst

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

6.8 km NW

Photo of Hurst Castle, a ruined castle near Milford on Sea in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hurst Castle

Castle near Milford on Sea

Henry VIII fort at the end of a shingle spit.

6.9 km NW