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Cottage near Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Taken from an open top bus.

About Freshwater

The Isle of Wight has somehow managed to retain much of the charm of the 1930's and the pretty resort of Freshwater found at the Island's western end is no exception. It has a mixture of stately Victorian properties built to accommodate the rich Victorian tourists of the times, and picturesque thatched cottages hidden in leafy lanes.

Apart from its lovely coastline, Freshwater offers idyllic walking across beautiful chalk downs covered with a multitude of flora and fauna. Tennyson Down is named for the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson who lived at nearby Farringford House for nearly 40 years and the poet is believed to have walked the down almost every day, drinking deep of the regions crisp, clear air. The down rises to 480 feet above the sea and offers superb view of Portland Bill and the Solent.

Today, Freshwater, with its delightful small bay continues to maintain the status of a village whilst offers holiday makers everything you would expect of a small town. It has plenty of shops, a golf course, a sports centre and indoor swimming pool. Farringford House is now converted to provide comfortable hotel accommodation and Dimbola Lodge, once the home of pioneer Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, is now a photographic museum. Close to Freshwater is the Island's only thatched church, built on land donated by the Tennyson family early in the 20th century.

Visitors will find an excellent choice of accommodation and plenty of pubs and restaurants.


Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Freshwater

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Exbury Gardens(9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction NE)Pictures
Beaulieu Palace House(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction N)Pictures
Beaulieu National Motor Museum(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction N)Pictures
Hengistbury Head(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)Pictures
Beaulieu Abbey(10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction N)Pictures
Stone Point Country Park(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)Pictures
Christchurch Castle(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction W)Pictures

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Recommended towns near Freshwater

Totland, in the county of Isle of Wight (0.7 miles, 1.2 km)
Picturesque resort with a sea wall extending over one mile. Attractive sand and shingle beach that is particularly safe for children.
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Freshwater Bay, in the county of Isle of Wight (0.8 miles, 1.3 km)
Undulating countryside surrounds this beautiful place - it is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty and as such attracts walkers and bird watchers as well as being a Mecca for surfers and yachtsmen.
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Yarmouth, in the county of Isle of Wight (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction NE)
A lovely old town with a pleasant deepwater harbour. Yarmouth, with its 'olde worlde' charm is definitely one of the jewels of this enchanting island resort.
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Keyhaven, in the county of Hampshire (3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction NW)
The village is lovely and peaceful with moorings for boats along the quayside and unrivalled views across to the Isle of Wight and Hurst Castle.
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Milford on Sea, in the county of Hampshire (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction NW)
The advent of the railways brought the Victorians flocking the enjoy the delights of Milford beach, which is mostly sand and shingle and from which, safe bathing can be enjoyed.
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Lymington, in the county of Hampshire (5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)
A lovely Georgian port town on the Solent and at the edge of The New Forest, Hampshire. Lymington is a popular sailing resort...
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Calbourne, in the county of Isle of Wight (5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction E)
Calbourne is a lovely old place that has long been a natural haunt of artists from all over England who are drawn by the unspoiled and picturesque beauty spot.
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Newtown, in the county of Isle of Wight (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction E)
The village lies at the head of the picturesque Newtown estuary and is surrounded almost entirely by a Nature Reserve owned by the National Trust.
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South Baddesley, in the county of Hampshire (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)
This is a small picturesque hamlet at the edge of the New Forest National Park overlooking the Solent towards the Isle-of-Wight.
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Boldre, in the county of Hampshire (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)
This is a beautiful village situated a short distance from the edge of the New Forest National Park and the shoreline of Lymington, in the Solent.
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Pilley, in the county of Hampshire (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)
The attractive village of Pilley lies in a landscape famous for its scenic beauty, it encompasses a vast variety of valley's, hills, downs and the glorious New Forest National Park.
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Shorwell, in the county of Isle of Wight (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction E)
The pretty village of Shorwell, with its three handsome Manor Houses, lies cradled in a wooded valley beneath the bare downs.
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New Milton, in the county of Hampshire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW)
New Milton is a small sea-side town, with a variety of shops ranging from the charismatic old-fashioned department store Bradbeers, to modern shops such as New Look and Woolworths.
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Carisbrooke, in the county of Isle of Wight (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction E)
Carisbrooke sits close to Newport on the lovely Isle of Wight.
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Highcliffe, in the county of Dorset (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NW)
Highcliffe village is surrounded by sweeping beaches backed by gorse-clad low cliffs from which the visitor can enjoy superb vista's of rolling frothy waves tumbling into Christchurch Bay.
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Nearby travel help

Lymington Pier Station(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N)
Lymington Town Station(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction N)
Bournemouth Airport(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NW)
M27 Junction 1(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction N)
M27 Junction 8(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)
Southampton Airport(20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction N)
Freshwater to London(83.5 miles, 134.3 km, direction NE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Freshwater

Hotel NameApproximate distance from Freshwater center
George Hotel(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction NE)
South Lawn Hotel(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NW)
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)
Chewton Glen Hotel(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NW)
The White House(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)
Master Builder's House Hotel(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction NE)
Watersplash Hotel(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)
Careys Manor Hotel(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)
Waterford Lodge(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)
The Montagu Arms(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction N)
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