Bowcombe Wood

Bowcombe Wood is a forest in Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Bowcombe Wood is situated near the locality Bowcombe Down, as well as near the hamlet Apesdown.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Carisbrooke Castle and Garstons Down.

Carisbrooke Castle

Photo: Charles D P Miller, CC BY 2.0.

Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located above, and to the south of, Carisbrooke village centre, on the Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial.

Garstons Down

Peak

Garston's Down is an area of downland on the Isle of Wight, rising to an altitude of 151 m. It is located in the centre of the island, south of Carisbrooke and west of Gatcombe, and is one of the best remaining inland examples of unimproved chalk downland.

St Mary’s Church, Carisbrooke

Church

Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.

St Mary's Church, Carisbrooke is a parish church in the Church of England located in Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight. A service is held every Sunday morning at 8:00 and 9:30.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carisbrooke and Parkhurst.

Carisbrooke

Village

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Carisbrooke is a village on the south-western outskirts of Newport, in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England. It is best known as the site of Carisbrooke Castle.

Parkhurst

Suburb

Parkhurst is a neighbourhood northwest of the town of Newport, Isle of Wight. It has few amenities, but a large residential population. It is notable for housing H.M.P.

Gatcombe

Village

Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gatcombe is a village in the civil parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located about two and a half miles south of Newport, in the centre of the island.

Bowcombe Wood

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

50.6784° or 50° 40′ 42″ north

Longitude

-1.3459° or 1° 20′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C2WMMH3+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 5235214

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bowcombe Down and Bowcombe.

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Highlights: Monkham and Bowcombe Down.

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