Freshwater Golf Club

Freshwater Golf Club is a golf course in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England. Freshwater Golf Club is situated nearby to Old ROC Post, as well as near Mermaid Rock.

Type: Golf course
Also known as: “Freshwater Bay Golf Club”
Address: Afton Down, Freshwater Bay, PO40 9TZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dimbola Museum and Galleries and Freshwater Redoubt.

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. Dimbola Museum and Galleries is situated 1¼ miles west of Freshwater Golf Club.

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. Freshwater Redoubt is situated 1 mile west of Freshwater Golf Club.

St Agnes’ Church, Freshwater

Church

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Agnes' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in Freshwater, Isle of Wight. St Agnes’ Church, Freshwater is situated 1¼ miles west of Freshwater Golf Club.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afton and Freshwater Bay.

Afton

Hamlet

Afton is a hamlet just outside Freshwater on the west side of the Isle of Wight. It features a local hill known as Afton Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. Freshwater Bay Golf Course is located on Afton Down.