English Heritage sites near Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH, PORTSMOUTH
5 miles from Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
Royal Garrison Church was built in about 1212 as part of a hospital complex. Although the nave was badly damaged in a 1941 firebomb raid on Portsmouth, the chancel remains roofed and furnished.
KING JAMES'S AND LANDPORT GATES, PORTSMOUTH
6 miles from Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
Two ornamental gateways, once part of Portsmouth's defences. King James's Gate (of 1687) has been moved, but Landport Gate (1760), remains in it's original position.
OSBORNE
7 miles from Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's family home. Take a glimpse into the private life of the royal family at Osborne House and enjoy the vast estate and gardens.
FORT BROCKHURST
7 miles from Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
One of a number of forts built in the 1850s and 1860s to protect Portsmouth and its harbour against a French invasion. Largely unaltered, the parade ground, gun ramps and moated keep can be viewed.
APPULDURCOMBE HOUSE
8 miles from Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
The shell of Appuldurcombe, once the grandest house on the Isle of Wight and still an important example of English baroque Architecture stands in 'Capability' Brown-designed grounds.
CARISBROOKE CASTLE
8 miles from Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
Explore the castle at the heart of the Isle of Wight, steeped in history from the Norman Conquest to Charles I. Home to the famous Carisbrooke donkeys.
Churches in Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
St Helen
Eddington Road
St Helens
01983 568761
http://www.havenchurches.org.uk/
This church 'on the hill' has been here since 1717. It replaced the 'old church' down on St Helens Duver which was washed away by storms after the river had changed course and land claimed by the sea. The bricked up tower remains and has been used as a sea mark for centuries.
Mostly rebuilt in the 1800s the building still retains some interesting old gravestones set into the floor, some fascinating memorials and hatchments and the George I coat of arms.
A recent addition, at the far end of the extensive churchyard, is a grass path Labryrinth watched over by a solitary oak tree - a wonderful aid to prayer/reflection/or just 'slowing down'.
For more information please go to www.havenchurches.org.uk
St Catherine's chapel is located in the village itself on the edge of the village green.
St Peter
Church Street
Seaview
01983566736
http://www.havenchurches.org.uk/
Originally part of the parish of St Helens work began on constructing St Peter's in 1858 and it became the parish church for Seaview in 1907.
Much extended over the years the church now seats in excess of 200 with a side aisle and lady chapel built as a memorial to the men from Seaview who lost their lives in the First World War. The wide chancel arch is fitted with an attractive wrought iron screen.
For more information please go to www.havenchurches.org.uk
Pubs in Nettlestone and Seaview Parish
Boathouse
Springvale Road, Seaview, PO34 5AW
(01983) 810616
theboathouseiow.co.uk/
Mermaid Bar at The Wishing Well
Pondwell Hill, Pondwell, PO33 1PX
(01983) 613653
isleofwightdistillery.com
Old Fort Seaview
Eslanade, Seaview, PO34 5HB
(01983) 612363
theoldfortseaview.co.uk/
Roadside Inn
Homely village pub with pleasant atmosphere. B & B available
Seaview Hotel
High Street, Seaview, PO34 5EX
(01983) 612711
seaviewhotel.co.uk