Wroxall

Route Directions

From Railway Station turn right down steps and cross main road onto Footpath Wroxall 3 Miles, parallel with drive entering Lower Hyde Holiday Park, continuing on track which was the old railway line. After 1000m, and at second bridge.

Q1. What is the number on the right hand pillar of the bridge?

Continue straight on for 3000m to Wroxall on track ignoring all side tracks left and right, past rear of bungalows and to right of warehouses. At T-junction with road turn right and at main road turn to church on left and The Worsley pub on right.

Q2. What is name of the church?

After passing church turn left up Station Road, after 50m turn left uphill past Wroxall Community Centre and Primary School on right, then past Berry Mead on right and Yarborough Road on left. Continue uphill past cemetery on right and immediately after Castle Lane on left, bear right on Footpath V30 Shanklin. Cross two stiles and follow Footpath V33 Shanklin and Downs, uphill through field ignoring stile and path going down on left. Up field keeping on left and straight ahead past memorial to Cooks Castle on left, through wooded area and into field. Keep on left side of field with hedge on left, Footpath V44 Worsley Trail. At end of field bear right and uphill turning left over stile into next field keeping on left side of field with hedge on left. Over stile, Footpath SS10 AP Shanklin, ignoring path to right, continue straight on ignoring stile on left with path going downhill, keeping to left of field with fenced hedgerow on left. Over stile, Footpath SS10 Shanklin, over next stile and then descend downhill past Shanklin Estate Holm Copse board. Cross stile continue on path through middle of field, cross another stile and head diagonally across field heading for fence to cross a further stile in distance. Over stile and stone steps into churchyard.

Q3. Immediately right of wooden seat how old was Betty Scovell?

Continue ahead through churchyard keeping to the right of church to lychgate. Turn left along main road past recreation ground on left, after The Crab PH turn right into Chine Avenue. After 100m bear right into Tower Cottage Gardens, straight ahead and at end of gardens turn left down steps and up Eastcliffe Promenade onto cliff path. Past Osborne Road and along promenade past lift, cross Hope Road into Delphi Road and ascend past Channel View Hotel on left. Keep ahead on cliff path and immediately after Hideway Cafe turn left on footpath crossing Northcliff Gardens and into St Boniface Cliff Road. Ahead to cross main road and up Clarence Road turning left into Wilton Park Road and right up Atherley Road to Station.