Lake
Parish in Isle of Wight, England
| Coordinates: | 50.652, -1.173 |
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| OS grid ref: | SZ 58 83 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 (Isle of Wight) |
Lake is a village and civil parish on the eastern coast of the Isle of Wight, tucked between Shanklin and Sandown along Sandown Bay. It has a long sandy beach backed by a promenade and the wooded cleft of Lake Chine, and sits on the route of the island’s coastal path, making it popular with walkers and family beachgoers.
Originally developed as a Victorian seaside resort, Lake still relies heavily on tourism - holiday parks, guesthouses, cafés and seasonal events sit alongside the everyday shops, schools and clubs of a settled community. The area blends holiday facilities with a mix of families and retirees and benefits from straightforward road and bus links to the island’s larger towns, giving it a relaxed but well connected character.
Postcode districts covering Lake
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 20.9 miles
- Portsmouth 12.2 miles
- Gosport 10.8 miles
- Waterlooville 16.6 miles
- Bognor Regis 24 miles
- Fareham 13.9 miles
- Eastleigh 23.5 miles
- Eastleigh Town 22.8 miles
- Havant 16.5 miles
- Totton 23.6 miles
- Totton and Eling 23.2 miles
- Chichester 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sandown Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Lake North Ward 0.2 miles
- Sandown South Ward 0.7 miles
- Lake South Ward 0.7 miles
- Alverstone Garden Village Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Sandown North Ward 1.3 miles
- Apse Heath Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Shanklin Central Ward 1.4 miles
- Shanklin Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Winford Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Yaverland Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Newchurch Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Lake
PO36 9PB, PO36 9QN, PO36 8NT, PO36 9FP, PO36 9HY, PO36 8NU, PO36 9FH, PO36 9JY, PO36 9QT … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 22.1 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 30.6 miles
- Lake Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Sandown Railway Station 0.6 miles
Hotels in Lake Ad
Schools in Lake
- Broadlea Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 1.2 miles
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 1.7 miles
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 3.9 miles
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 3.9 miles
- Ventnor Beach Beach 4.4 miles
- Bembridge Beach Beach 5 miles
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles
- Northcourt Country house 8 miles
- Osborne House Historic site 8.1 miles
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 10.4 miles
- HMS Warrior Museum 10.5 miles
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 10.7 miles