Recommended Towns & Villages near Cowes

Lepe (28 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction NW)

This is mostly a small country park amongst trees with beautiful views across the Solent towards the Isle of Wight...

Newport (21 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction S)

County Town, being sited on the River Medina, about 5 miles from the sea. Despite its name, the town became the 'New Port' and was given its charter by Richard de Revers, Lord of the Island, as early as 1180...

Carisbrooke (23 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction S)

Carisbrooke sits close to Newport on the lovely Isle of Wight...

Exbury (15 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NW)

Standing close to the saltmarshes and creeks along the Beaulieu River, in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Exbury must be one of the most captivating villages for miles around...

Newtown (10 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SW)

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...

Ryde (41 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (6.4 miles, 10.4 km, direction E)

One of the Island's most popular resorts and is situated on the north-east coast. The town is the first port of call from the mainland on the south-east side...

Calbourne (28 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SW)

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...

Beaulieu (146 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NW)

This lovely village is set in the lush greenery of the New Forest where a pretty village street leads to the banks of the Beaulieu River at the point at which it opens up as an estuary...

Netley (39 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

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Fareham (50 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hampshire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)

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Shorwell (6 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction S)

The pretty village of Shorwell, with its three handsome Manor Houses, lies cradled in a wooded valley beneath the bare downs...

Seaview (1 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction E)

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South Baddesley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction W)

This is a small picturesque hamlet at the edge of the New Forest National Park overlooking the Solent towards the Isle-of-Wight...

Godshill (91 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)

This is a gorgeous little spot which makes an ideal 'away from the crowds' location in which to sample peaceful Island life...

Portsmouth (324 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction E)

When Henry V issued the order that effectively founded the British Navy in 1415, little could he have envisaged how the sterling deeds of centuries would add lustre to the little.....

St Helens (5 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SE)

Idyllic resort village with attractive houses set around a large village green which in the summer months is well used by the local cricket team...

Yarmouth (27 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SW)

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...

Southsea (83 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction E)

History records that this is the place where Henry VIII's flag ship "Mary Rose" sank in front of the mighty castle built by the king as one of a chain of defensive fortresses to.....

Sandown (44 Pictures)

in the county of Isle of Wight (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE)

Sandown was developed as a resort town during the Victorian era, many fine properties remain from these heady romantic times during which some quite famous people descended upon the town...

Pilley (7 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

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...

Recommended attractions near Cowes

Osborne House (73 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction SE)

It is often said, in spite of the fact Queen Victoria spent much of her time at Balmoral in the Scottish highlands, that Osborne.....

Exbury Gardens (64 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NW)

This is a spectacular garden hidden in pleasant countryside overlooking the Beaulieu River in the New Forest. The.....

Quarr Abbey (4 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction SE)

The ruins of Quarr Abbey can be found close to the entrance of Wooten Creek, a pretty waterway used by small fishing boats and.....

Carisbrooke Castle & Museum (28 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction S)

The castle is where the Roundheads kept King Charles I a prisoner from 1647 until shortly before his execution on 30 January.....

Royal Victoria Country Park (23 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction N)

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Titchfield Abbey (9 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NE)

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Flamingo Park (4 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SE)

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Beaulieu Abbey (11 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NW)

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Beaulieu Palace House (73 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NW)

Palace House and the old abbey ruins can be found a short distance away from the National Motor Museum, just one of Beaulieu's.....

Beaulieu National Motor Museum (53 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW)

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Netley Abbey (30 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

Netley Abbey Ruins , Hampshire..

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (50 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction E)

One of the favourite attractions to visit in Southern England is Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard, home to some of the most famous.....

Portsmouth Cathedral (4 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)

Portsmouth cathedral developed out of what was once the local parish church of St.Thomas of Canterbury. It became a cathedral in.....

HMS Victory (49 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)

This is the ship that could rightly claim to be the pride of Britain's Naval forces. She is Nelson's flagship, H.M.S. Victory,.....

Brading Roman Villa (13 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SE)

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Southsea Castle (8 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction E)

This is one of the fortresses built around the English coast on the orders of King Henry VIII to protect the country against.....

D-Day Museum (3 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction E)

No where is the courage of Britain's fighting men and women more evocatively displayed than in the D-Day Museum at Southsea. .....

Yarmouth Castle (5 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SW)

This was the last great castle built as part of Henry VIII's fortifications against invasion of Britain by the French. .....

Portchester Castle (54 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NE)

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Fort Nelson (33 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NE)

Fort Nelson is situated on, and in, Portsdown Hill which overlooks
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