Alverstone
in Isle of Wight of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
50.667 and -1.186 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 50° 40' 2" and W -1° 11' 9"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:50 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:44 am and 6:33 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Explore Alverstone

Alverstone in Isle of Wight (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 74 mi (or 119 km) south-west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Alverstone is now 11:50 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Alverstone, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bembridge Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 6 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Dorset and East Devon Coast in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newchurch, Bembridge, Newport, Northwood and Cowes. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 49 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 83%
Air Pressure 987 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

9°C (49 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

9°C (49 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Brooke House

Address
2,4 mi
2, St. Paul's Avenue
PO37 7AL Shanklin
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Claremont Guest House

Address
2,5 mi
4 Eastmount Road
PO37 6DN Shanklin
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Westfield

Address
1,4 mi
17 Broadway
PO36 9BY Sandown
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Rooftree Guest House

Address
1,5 mi
26 Broadway
PO36 9BY Sandown
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Grange

Address
2,9 mi
9 Eastcliff Road
PO37 6AA Shanklin
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Fawley

Address
2,4 mi
12 Hope Road
PO37 6EA Shanklin
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Wight

Address
1,7 mi
11 Avenue Road
PO36 8BN Sandown
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Rylstone Manor Hotel

Address
2,9 mi
Popham Road
PO37 6RG Shanklin
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Luccombe Manor Country House

Address
3,0 mi
11 Popham Road
PO37 6RG Shanklin
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00


Marlborough Hotel

Address
2,7 mi
16 Queens Road
PO37 6AN Shanklin
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:30 - 23:00
Weekend: 6:30 - 23:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Shanklin, Isle of Wight Holiday Sights and Sounds

Published: June 20, 2014
Length: 07:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: islandcottageholiday

The sights and sounds from Shanklin Beach and Shanklin Old Town on the Isle of Wight. Shanklin holiday destination Isle of Wight.


Fairway Holiday Park, Sandown, Isle of Wight, UK - Video 1

Published: April 23, 2011
Length: 33:58 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: fairwayholpark

Fairway Holiday Park is situated in Sandown, on the beautiful Isle of Wight. The island itself is acknowledged as being one of the sunniest places in Britain with magnificent beaches and breathtaki...


Microlight flight from Wiltshire to Sandown Airfield, Isle of Wight

Published: July 19, 2011
Length: 12:40 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: willjohnh

A flight to the Isle of Wight from Wiltshire in a Pegasus Quik microlight. Low cloud at 2000ft all the way to the coast. Edited down to the interesting parts. Hope you enjoy.


Fort Holiday Park

Published: August 05, 2009
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Liam Thom

Holiday park next to Sandown Bay on the Isle of Wight.


shanklin , sandown - 1939 - cine film - isle of wight

Published: August 05, 2014
Length: 23:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ISLE OF WIGHT ARCHIVE

featuring the original shanklin counterbalance cliff lift ( rare as hens teeth footage ) , the chine ,keats green , honeymoon cottage, the pier and more .THIS HAS BEEN DIGITALLY PRESERVED AND...


Fairway Holiday Park, Sandown, Isle of Wight, UK - Video 2

Published: April 23, 2011
Length: 33:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fairwayholpark

Fairway Holiday Park is situated in Sandown, on the beautiful Isle of Wight. The island itself is acknowledged as being one of the sunniest places in Britain with magnificent beaches and breathtaki...


Grit Scooters UK Pro Rider Kieran O'Reilly Sandown Chill

Published: September 03, 2013
Length: 00:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Kieran O'Reilly

Grit Scooters UK Pro Rider Kieran O'Reilly Chilling Out At His Home Skatepark Sandown On The Isle Of Wight. https://www.facebook.com/kierangritpro.


PE Display, 1st Sandown & Lake Co. Boys' Brigade

Published: July 20, 2009
Length: 02:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: robchiv

PE display by 1st Sandown & Lake Company of the Boys' Brigade at their 62nd Annual Display at Sandown High School, Isle of Wight, 26th April 1991.


1985 Shanklin IOW - Pier

Published: June 10, 2014
Length: 28:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Stuy Alb

Summer of 1985 - Grandma and Grandad walk along the front of Shanklin and go on the pier which the roller skate area at the end had been vandalised. Filmed on VHS-c tape hense the bad quality....


The Shanklin Cliff Lift, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, 27/08/2013

Published: October 01, 2013
Length: 18:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: sniff001

This video is of the old cliff lift that has been in operation in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight since the 1960's. This video is of both ends of the lift and inside this unusual gem. Filmed...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Alverstone Mead

Alverstone Mead Local Nature Reserve is a lowland freshwater wetland nature reserve close to Sandown, Isle of Wight. it is a part of the Alverstone Marshes SSSI. The site is on the floodplain of the Eastern Yar, and is a popular spot for birdwatchers. The old trackbed of the Newport-Sandown railway runs through it, and is now a cycleway. It is owned by the Isle of Wight Council and leased to the Wight Nature Fund.

Located at 50.6656, -1.18167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Isle of Wight, Environment of the Isle of Wight, Marshes of England, Nature reserves on the Isle of Wight, Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight

Borthwood Copse

Borthwood Copse, near Sandown, Isle of Wight, England is a piece of woodland owned by the National Trust and is a fragment of the medieval forest which covered most of the eastern end of the Island. Borthwood Copse was originally a royal hunting ground. It was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1926 by Frank Morey. He had purchased it a few years earlier to preserve it for wildlife. Subsequent additions have added to the land and it now covers a total of 60 acres .

Located at 50.6558, -1.19528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Isle of Wight, Forests and woodlands on the Isle of Wight, National Trust properties on the Isle of Wight, Old growth forests

Knighton, Isle of Wight

Knighton is a hamlet near to Sandown on the Isle of Wight. It is usually pronounced as Kay-nighton by local people, to avoid confusion with the larger, homophonic village of Niton, near Ventnor. Knighton is situated under Knighton Down and has historically always been a part of the parish of nearby Newchurch. Knighton consists of little more than a collection of farm houses, most now turned to residential use. The only amenity in the settlement is a post-box.

Located at 50.678, -1.1998 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages on the Isle of Wight, Reportedly haunted locations in England

Alverstone Marshes

Alverstone Marshes is a 83.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight, notified in 1951. The Alverstone Marshes are the site of a wetland restoration project by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. It is also noted for water voles.

Located at 50.67, -1.19194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1951, Marshes of England

Alverstone (Isle of Wight) railway station

Alverstone railway station, was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Alverstone garden village on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England.

Located at 50.6671, -1.18274 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight, Former Isle of Wight Central Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1875, Railway stations closed in 1956

Queen's Bower

Queen Bower is a large village on the Isle of Wight, England that has effectively merged with Winford and Apse Heath. It lies to the north of Borthwood, a National Trust property, and gets its name from a hunting lodge for hunting deer in Borthwood, owned in the 13th century either by Isabella de Fortibus — last "Queen" of the Isle of Wight, or King Edward Longshank's queen after he took over the Island. The only commercial property in the area is the Queen Bower Dairy.

Located at 50.6592, -1.19778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages on the Isle of Wight

Borthwood

Borthwood is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, adjacent to Borthwood Copse, the National Trust woodland. Borthwood includes some holiday cottages and a pet kennel. Borthwood was the site of brickmaking operations in the past.

Located at 50.6581, -1.19111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages on the Isle of Wight

Alverstone Garden Village

Alverstone Garden Village is a housing estate built between the 1930s and the 1970s; entirely contained within Youngwoods Copse, and thus almost invisible from the older hamlet of Alverstone. Transport is provided by Wightbus route 23, which runs through the estate on its way between Newport and Shanklin.

Located at 50.6656, -1.18972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Housing estates in England, Villages on the Isle of Wight

capture of the webcam Sandown Bay › South: Sandown Pier and beach

Sandown Bay › South: Sandown Pier and beach, Sandown Bay (source)

capture of the webcam Shanklin › North-East: Shanklin Sailing Club

Shanklin › North-East: Shanklin Sailing Club, Shanklin (source)

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Havenstreet: Haven Street Station, Havenstreet (source)

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Alverstone