Varvassi
Varvassi is a chalet in Isle of Wight, South East England, England. Varvassi is situated nearby to New Needles Battery, as well as near the ruins Rocket Testing Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Needles Battery and High Down Rocket Test Site.
New Needles Battery
Photo: Wolmars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Needles Battery is situated 480 feet west of Varvassi.
High Down Rocket Test Site
Ruins
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High Down Rocket Test Site is a former Rocket Testing facility on High Down near The Needles. The remains of the High Down Test Site are a rare example of a 1950s British rocket test facility, built at a time when the country was amongst a handful of nations at the forefront of rocket and missile technology. High Down Rocket Test Site is situated 620 feet southwest of Varvassi.
Needles Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, near sea level. Needles Lighthouse is situated 3,700 feet west of Varvassi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.
Alum Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs.
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 2 miles northeast of Varvassi.
Colwell Bay
Village
Varvassi
- Type: Chalet
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.66219° or 50° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.57596° or 1° 34′ 34″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C2WMC6F+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11070097221OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=chalet
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