Historic house · near Wroxall · Isle of Wight

Appuldurcombe House

Appuldurcombe House is a grade I listed English country house on the Isle of Wight. This one stands 300 m west of Wroxall. Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage.

Photo: Appuldurcombe House, Cpsterling (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

300 m

west of Wroxall

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Wroxall

Just outside Wroxall

Appuldurcombe House is 300 m west of Wroxall. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Wroxall has 10 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

The warmest afternoons in Wroxall run June to September, at 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°95 mm

Feb9° / 3°68 mm

Mar11° / 4°55 mm

Apr14° / 6°51 mm

May17° / 9°47 mm

Jun19° / 11°48 mm

Jul21° / 13°46 mm

Aug21° / 14°57 mm

Sep19° / 12°63 mm

Oct16° / 9°100 mm

Nov12° / 6°103 mm

Dec9° / 4°105 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Wroxall, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wroxall. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wroxall’s full climate →

About

Appuldurcombe House

Its story is told in 5 languages on Wikipedia. There are 74 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Carisbrooke Castle (9.6 km).

Wroxall’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 300 m west of Wroxall
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/appuldurcombe-house

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where Appuldurcombe House is

On this map, Appuldurcombe House is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Appuldurcombe House

By population, Sandown leads the 8 with 11,652. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 300 m east of it

Wroxall

1,708 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Ventnor

5,566 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Godshill

1,038 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Whitwell

660 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Appuldurcombe House is	People	Places to visit
Wroxall	300 m east of it	1,708	15
Ventnor	1.8 km southeast of it	5,566	18
Godshill	1.9 km northwest of it	1,038	15
Whitwell	2.7 km southwest of it	660	12
Shanklin	2.7 km northeast of it	9,112	28
Winford	4.2 km northeast of it	1,082	28
Niton	4.3 km southwest of it	1,199	8
Sandown	4.3 km northeast of it	11,652	32

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km you can add 2 theme parks, 2 museums and a castle.

Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle9.6 km away 2

Theme parkBlackgang Chine Theme Park6.4 km away 3

Wildlife parkAmazon World4.4 km away 4

GardenVentnor Botanic Garden3.1 km away 5

MuseumIsle of Wight Steam Railway9.9 km away 6

MuseumDinosaur Isle7.9 km away 7

Historic houseRylstone Manor4.2 km away 8Theme parkTheme parkRobin Hill7.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Appuldurcombe House

Where is Appuldurcombe House?

Appuldurcombe House is 300 m west of Wroxall, Isle of Wight.

What is Appuldurcombe House?

Grade I listed English country house on the Isle of Wight, England, UK.

Who runs Appuldurcombe House?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Appuldurcombe House?

June to September are the warmest months in Wroxall, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Appuldurcombe House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Appuldurcombe House?

Within 15 km: Carisbrooke Castle (9.6 km), Blackgang Chine Theme Park (6.4 km), Amazon World (4.4 km) and Ventnor Botanic Garden (3.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Appuldurcombe House: Cpsterling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackgang Chine Theme Park: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amazon World: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ventnor Botanic Garden: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaur Isle: Editor5807, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rylstone Manor: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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