Brading
Built-up area in Isle of Wight, England
| Coordinates: | 50.676, -1.142 |
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| OS grid ref: | SZ 60 86 |
| Population: | 1,800 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 (Isle of Wight) |
Brading is a small historic town on the east of the Isle of Wight, set just inland from the old tidal channel of Brading Haven and beneath the grassy ridge of Brading Down. Once an active little seaport until the haven silted up, it now sits close to the resort towns of Sandown and Ryde, with a mix of farmland, nature reserve and commuter/visitor trade shaping its landscape.
The town is best known for the Brading Roman Villa, an archaeological site and museum with impressive mosaics, and a compact historic centre with an ancient parish church and community events. The local economy leans on tourism, agriculture and local services, and the social life feels typically close‑knit for a small island town, with volunteer groups, fetes and seasonal visitors adding to its character.
Postcode districts covering Brading
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Portsmouth 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Gosport 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Waterlooville 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Bognor Regis 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Fareham 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Eastleigh 22.4 miles36 km
- Eastleigh Town 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Havant 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Totton 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Totton and Eling 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Chichester 19.6 miles31.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Brading & St. Helens Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Yaverland Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Sandown North Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Sandown South Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- St. Helens Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Lake North Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sandown Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Hillway Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Lake Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Alverstone Garden Village Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Bembridge Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Nettlestone & Seaview Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Brading
PO36 0DS, PO36 0DH, PO36 0DN, PO36 0BP, PO36 0AR, PO36 0PL, PO36 0DW, PO36 0AP, PO36 0AE … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 21.1 miles34 km
- Bournemouth Airport 31.5 miles50.7 km
- Brading Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Sandown Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
Hotels near Brading Ad
- Haven Hall 5 3 miles4.8 km
- Hambledon Hotel 3.5 miles5.7 km
- St Helens Coastal Resort 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Birdham at Bembridge 4 2.6 miles4.3 km
- The Fig Tree Shanklin 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Seaview Hotel 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Eastmount Hall Hotel 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Rylstone Manor 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Luccombe Manor Country House Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Trouville Hotel 1.6 miles2.6 km
Schools in Brading
- Brading C of E Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bembridge Beach Beach 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Ventnor Beach Beach 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Osborne House Historic site 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 8.5 miles13.7 km
- HMS Warrior Museum 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 8.7 miles14.1 km
- HMS Victory Museum 8.8 miles14.2 km