Travel and tourism services in Bembridge CP, Isle of Wight

Bembridge Fort
Built in the 1860s on the highest point of Bembridge Down (the Yarborough Monument had to be moved) on the orders of Lord Palmerston (Prime Minister), as part of a chain of defences designed to protect the naval docksyard at Portsmouth from Napoleon III
Bembridge Lifeboat Station - Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Bembridge Windmill - National Trust
Mill Road PO35 5SQ Bembridge
Culver Down Battery
Built in 1906 as part of a series of batteries guarding the solent from naval attack during the world wars. Two 9.2inch guns could fire as far as Spithead. It was closed in 1956 and the gun emplacements are all that remains.
Culver Down Battery
Built in 1906 as part of a series of batteries guarding the solent from naval attack during the world wars. Two 9.2inch guns could fire as far as Spithead. It was closed in 1956 and the gun emplacements are all that remains.
Culver Millenium Beacon
Culver Down Road
Beacons were part of medieval early warning systems designed to respond to French invasion. They were updated prior to the Spanish Armada & used to pass messages by flame. It was lit on 2/6/2022 as part of the celebrations for the Queen"s Platinum Jubilee
Yarborough Monument
Culver Down Road

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