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The Wilderness

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The Wilderness is one of 38 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Isle of Wight. The nearest railway station is Shanklin, about 7.4 km to the east. Other SSSIs nearby include Garston's Down and Shide Quarry.

More places to visit near The Wilderness

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

2.5 km E · Isle of Wight

Photo of St Catherine's Oratory, a landmark near Godshill, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

St Catherine's Oratory

Landmark near Godshill

Octagonal medieval tower on St Catherine's Down, nicknamed the Pepperpot, built as penance by a local lord who had looted wine from a wreck.

5 km S

Photo of Carisbrooke Castle, a ruined castle near Shorwell, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Carisbrooke Castle

Castle near Shorwell

Hilltop castle where Charles I was imprisoned.

5.8 km N

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

7.9 km E · 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

8.3 km SE · 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

9 km NW · Isle of Wight