Sandown
Parish in Isle of Wight, England
| Coordinates: | 50.659, -1.147 |
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| OS grid ref: | SZ 60 84 |
| Population: | 20,155 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 (Isle of Wight) |
Sandown sits on the east coast of the Isle of Wight, fronting the sweep of Sandown Bay and a long sandy beach with a Victorian seafront and pier. The town is backed by the chalk ridge of Culver Down, offers good views and fossil-hunting opportunities, and hosts the local fossil museum Dinosaur Isle, which reflects the area’s rich geological interest.
Built up as a 19th-century seaside resort, Sandown today relies heavily on tourism, with promenades, arcades, holiday parks and a service economy geared to visitors and an older resident population. It has rail links on the Island Line to Ryde and Shanklin, and a touch of local history too - the site of the Tudor-era Sandown Castle was once part of the island’s coastal defences, much of it now lost to erosion.
Postcode districts covering Sandown
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Portsmouth 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Gosport 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Waterlooville 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Bognor Regis 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Fareham 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Eastleigh 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Eastleigh Town 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Havant 15.5 miles25 km
- Totton 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Totton and Eling 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Chichester 20.5 miles33.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Sandown North Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Sandown South Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Yaverland Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Lake North Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Sandown Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Brading Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Lake Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Lake South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Brading & St. Helens Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Alverstone Garden Village Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Shanklin Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Shanklin Central Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Sandown
PO36 8FB, PO36 8EW, PO36 9BX, PO36 8DW, PO36 8JN, PO36 8HL, PO36 9DS, PO36 8BL, PO36 9DZ … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Bournemouth Airport 31.5 miles50.8 km
- Sandown Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Lake Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels in Sandown Ad
- Trouville Hotel
- Bayshore Hotel 3
- Bay View - Seafront, Sandown - Free Car Ferry 2
- Royal Pier
- The Altavia Hotel
- The Broadway Park Hotel
- Hotel Maria
- Regent Court - Seafront, Sandown - Free Car Ferry 2
Schools in Sandown
- The Bay C of E School All ages
Local points of interest
- Carlisle Fort (Historical) Historic site 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Brading Roman Villa Historic site 1 mile1.6 km
- Bembridge Harbour Harbour 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Eight Acre Copse Forest 3 miles4.8 km
- Bembridge Beach Beach 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Ventnor Beach Beach 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Osborne House Historic site 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Northcourt Country house 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 9.7 miles15.6 km
- HMS Warrior Museum 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 10 miles16 km