Sandown

Sandown is a seaside resort town and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. The neighbouring resort of Shanklin and the settlement of Lake are sited just to the south of the town.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sandown railway station and Brading railway station.

Sandown railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.

Sandown railway station is a railway station serving Sandown on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located on the Island Line from Ryde to Shanklin.

Brading railway station

Railway station

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brading railway station is a Grade II listed railway station serving Brading on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located on the Island Line from Ryde to Shanklin. Owing to its secluded countryside location, it is one of the quietest stations on the island.

Dinosaur Isle

Museum

Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.

Dinosaur Isle is a purpose-built dinosaur museum located in Sandown on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The museum was designed by Isle of Wight architect Rainey Petrie Johns in the shape of a giant pterosaur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandown and Shanklin and Bembridge.

Sandown and Shanklin

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Sandown and Shanklin are seaside towns on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight.

Bembridge

Photo: fionamcallisterphotography, CC BY 2.0.

Bembridge is a village and civil parish located on the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight. It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom, leading to the implausible claim by some residents that Bembridge is the largest village in England.

Sandown

Type: Locality
Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.6613° or 50° 39′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.142° or 1° 8′ 31″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

9C2WMV65+F6

GeoNames ID

7295275

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