Yarmouth
Yarmouth is an attractive little town at the western tip of the Isle of Wight, just offshore of the South East of England. Everything in Yarmouth seems to be on a small scale; small narrow streets nestle against a small castle and harbour, and the ferry terminal is actually built against the castle walls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yarmouth Castle and Yarmouth Town Hall.
Yarmouth Castle
Castle
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men.
Yarmouth Town Hall
Museum
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Yarmouth Town Hall is a municipal building in The Square in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building.
Fort Victoria
Castle
Photo: Ranger Steve, Public domain.
Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the Isle of Wight, England, built to guard the Solent. The earliest fort on the site was a coastal fort known as Sharpenode Bulwark built in 1545–1547 by Henry VIII, but these defences had fallen into disrepair by the 17th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freshwater and Totland.
Freshwater
Village
Yarmouth is an attractive little town at the western tip of the Isle of Wight, just offshore of the South East of England. Everything in Yarmouth seems to be on a small scale; small narrow streets nestle against a small castle and harbour, and the ferry terminal is actually built against the castle walls.
Totland
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of Totland, the civil parish comprises the western tip of the Isle of Wight, and includes The Needles, Tennyson Down and the hamlet of Middleton. Totland is situated 2½ miles west of Yarmouth.
Yarmouth
- Type: Locality
- Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.6989° or 50° 41′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.4848° or 1° 29′ 5″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C2WMGX8+G3GeoNames ID
7291356
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