Ventnor Downs Prehistory War Walk Walking
Ventnor Downs Prehistory War Walk Walking
Ventnor Downs Prehistory War Walk Walking
ISLE OF WIGHT
Ventnor Downs prehistory and wartime walk
This short but challenging walk on the south side of the Isle of Wight takes in a Bronze Age burial site and reminders of the island's
wartime history.
6. Continue along the coombe, keeping to the right. About 110yds (100m) before you
reach the trees at the far end, the path divides. Take the right fork and shortly
afterwards the left, staying close to a wire fence on the left.
7. Continue along the path by the wire fence and go through the kissing gate and down
the steps to the road. Go through another gate and turn left and left again into the
industrial estate.
8. About 30yds (27m) along on the left is the Coastguard Rescue Station. With your back
to it, you'll see the Terminus Hotel on the corner to the right. Just behind the hotel,
there's a steep flight of stone steps on path V1. Take the steps up to a kissing gate at
the base of the hill, then continue up the steep slope of St Boniface Down, and
eventually through another kissing gate, until you reach the mast. Turn left and follow
the path to the immediate left of the wire fence, taking you back to the car park by the
Dakota plaque.
End point: Ventnor Downs car park, grid ref: SZ565784