Saint Catherine’s Point
Saint Catherine’s Point is a point in Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, England. Saint Catherine’s Point is situated nearby to the locality The Orchard, as well as near the village Niton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Catherine’s Lighthouse and Knowles Farm.
St Catherine’s Lighthouse
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St Catherine's Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at St Catherine's Point at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight. It is one of the oldest lighthouse locations in Great Britain.
Knowles Farm
Farm
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knowles Farm is the name of an area of National Trust land at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight located at St. Catherine's Point. It takes its name from a nearby farm which lies outside the NT area just along the southern edge of it.
Blackgang Chine
Theme park
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Blackgang Chine is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, having opened in 1843. Named after a now-destroyed chine in the soft Cretaceous cliffs, it is about 6 miles from Ventnor at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight just below St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niton and Blackgang.
Niton
Village
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Niton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Niton and Whitwell, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is west of Ventnor, with a population of 2,082.
Blackgang
Hamlet
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Blackgang is a village on the south-western coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It is best known as the location of the Blackgang Chine amusement park which sits to the south of St Catherine's Down.
Chale
Village
Chale is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight of England, in the United Kingdom. It is located three kilometres from Niton in the south of the Island in the area known as the Back of the Wight. Chale is situated 2 miles northwest of Saint Catherine’s Point.
Saint Catherine’s Point
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Saint Catherine Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Orchard and Bierley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blackgang Chine and St Catherine’s Hill.
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