Shanklin

Route Directions

Leave Shanklin Railway Station entrance and turn right down steps to road, turn right and almost immediately cross road in front of Lidl’s store. Turn right and follow Bridleway SS18 to Nineham, past holiday caravans and straight ahead on Bridleway SS18 to Scotchells. At T-junction turn right to gate.

Q1. At gate what is number of the last caravan on the left?

Leave holiday camp through five bar gate and continue ahead on bridleway. At cross tracks go ahead on Byway SS17 Scotchells Bridge. Continue on byway through wooden gate, ignoring footpath to right signposted Languard. Past large blue warehouse on right and through five bar gate to road. Cross main road, turn left and continue up road. At the airport turn right on Scotchells Brook Lane. Cross end of runway and when road turns right keep ahead on Footpath NC23 Borthwood, with caravans on left. As path becomes enclosed and at white house turn left on Footpath NC19 to Apse Heath.

Q2. What is the name of the white house?

Continue ahead with hedge on right. At entrance to wood by wooden footbridge turn left across field towards footpath junction, ignoring Footpath NC20 to left and Footpath NC21 to right. Ahead following edge of field with hedge on left around to right, ignoring track ahead, continuing with hedge then fence on left through wooden gate by house. Bear left across entrance to house and lorry yard and immediately right following yellow arrows on narrow enclosed path to road.

Cross road onto Footpath NC37 America Wood. Downhill on path through woods, cross main track to stile and along edge of field with hedge on left. As field sweeps around to right continue straight ahead, down steps and cross two streams with wooden bridges, bear left over stile into Woodland Trust land. 20m ahead to metal gate on left, do not go through but bear right uphill through woods crossing wooden bridge. Immediately after bridge bear left on path then at building bear right. 40m turn left following blue arrow on main path ignoring all side paths to steps to main road.

Q3. Name of the house on right on white sign?

Cross main road onto Footpath NC39 St Martins Down and Old Railway Track, after 50m at 6 bar metal gate and cross tracks, ahead to stile ignoring path to left and right, ahead with hedge on left and barbed wire fence on right. Cross stile, up steps and over stile to cliff face, climbing the 122!! steps. Over stile and immediately turn left with hedge on left along left hand side of field continuing on Footpath SS10 Shanklin. Over two stiles and downhill past Shanklin Estate Holm Copse information board. Cross stile continuing on path through middle of field, over stile and diagonally across field heading for fence to cross stile and over stone steps into churchyard.

Q4. Which war is commemorated on the stone embedded in the left side of the church?

Through churchyard and lychgate, turn left along main road with recreation ground on left. Just before Crab PH turn right, ahead to cross ford and at top of hill turn left past park on left. Ahead through bollard to steps down steeply to seafront. Turn left along esplanade and at end turn left up Hope Road to traffic lights. Cross road straight on up Atherley Road. At junction at end turn right back to Railway Station.