Freshwater
Freshwater is a locality in Isle of Wight, South East England, England. Freshwater is situated nearby to the hamlet Afton, as well as near the village Easton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yarmouth Castle and Dimbola Museum and Galleries.
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.
Dimbola Museum and Galleries
Museum
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Dimbola was the home and workplace of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, where she lived from 1860 to 1875 on the Isle of Wight It is now a museum and galleries dedicated to her life and work which also showcases contemporary exhibitions of photographers from around the world.
Freshwater Redoubt
Castle
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Freshwater Redoubt, also known as Fort Redoubt, is an old Palmerston fort built in Freshwater Bay on the western end of the Isle of Wight. Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yarmouth and Freshwater.
Yarmouth
Photo: Ian Stannard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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
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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.
Freshwater
- Type: Locality
- Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6794° or 50° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.4997° or 1° 29′ 59″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C2WMGH2+Q4GeoNames ID
7295277
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Highlights include Freshwater Bay Golf Course and Freshwater Bay.
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