Castle Copse

Castle Copse is a forest in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. Castle Copse is situated nearby to the town East Cowes, as well as near the locality The Shrape (Eel Grass Beds).

Places of Interest

Highlights include Osborne House and Cowes Castle.

Osborne House

Park

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Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat.

Cowes Castle

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery.

Cowes Library

Library

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cowes and Wootton Bridge.

Cowes

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Cowes is a town on the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is a lovely beach and a wonderful place to visit if you are on holiday to the Isle of Wight.

Wootton Bridge

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Wootton Bridge lies on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight, and is situated almost midway between the island’s historical capital of Newport and the Victorian gateway of Ryde.

Newport

Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.

Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight. It is in the centre of the island on the River Medina. It is the second largest town on the island, with a population of 24,000, slightly fewer than Ryde.

Castle Copse

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

50.7591° or 50° 45′ 33″ north

Longitude

-1.2848° or 1° 17′ 5″ west

Operator

Gift To Nature

Open location code

9C2WQP58+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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