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 miles33.7 km
- Portsmouth 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Gosport 10.8 miles17.5 km
- Waterlooville 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Bognor Regis 24 miles38.6 km
- Fareham 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Eastleigh 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Eastleigh Town 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Havant 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Totton 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Totton and Eling 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Chichester 21.7 miles35 km
Neighbouring places
- Sandown Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Lake North Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Sandown South Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Lake South Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Alverstone Garden Village Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Sandown North Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Apse Heath Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Shanklin Central Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Shanklin Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Winford Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Yaverland Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Newchurch Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Lake
PO37 7BS, PO36 9EX, PO37 7EY, PO36 9QW, PO36 9EE, PO36 9QF, PO36 9LD, PO36 9LZ, PO36 9JH … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Bournemouth Airport 30.6 miles49.3 km
- Lake Railway Station 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Sandown Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
Hotels near Lake Ad
- Haven Hall 5 1 mile1.7 km
- Hambledon Hotel 1.5 miles2.5 km
- The Fig Tree Shanklin 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Eastmount Hall Hotel 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Rylstone Manor 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Luccombe Manor Country House Hotel 3 1.9 miles3 km
- Luccombe Hall Hotel 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Trouville Hotel 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Keats Green Hotel 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Mayfair Hotel 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
Schools in Lake
- Broadlea Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Ventnor Beach Beach 4.4 miles7 km
- Bembridge Beach Beach 5 miles8 km
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles9 km
- Northcourt Country house 8 miles12.9 km
- Osborne House Historic site 8.1 miles13 km
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 10.4 miles16.7 km
- HMS Warrior Museum 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 10.7 miles17.2 km