Castle · near Freshwater and Totland · Isle of Wight

Needles Old Battery

Needles Old Battery is an architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight. This one stands 2.6 km southwest of Freshwater and Totland. Its status is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Needles Old Battery, Rob Farrow (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

2.6 km

southwest of Freshwater and Totland

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle near Freshwater and Totland

Just outside Freshwater and Totland

Needles Old Battery is 2.6 km southwest of Freshwater and Totland. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Freshwater and Totland has 67 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

Warm months and wet ones

Aim for May to September, when Freshwater and Totland reaches 17–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°88 mm

Feb9° / 3°62 mm

Mar11° / 4°52 mm

Apr14° / 5°51 mm

May17° / 8°45 mm

Jun20° / 11°50 mm

Jul22° / 13°43 mm

Aug22° / 13°53 mm

Sep20° / 11°59 mm

Oct16° / 9°96 mm

Nov12° / 6°103 mm

Dec10° / 4°98 mm

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

About

Needles Old Battery

Care of the site is provided by the National Trust. Our list has 36 more places within 15 km; first among them is Hurst Castle, at 5.3 km.

Freshwater and Totland’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: 2.6 km southwest of Freshwater and Totland

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The places near Needles Old Battery are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 2.6 km northeast of it

Freshwater and Totland

7,523 people · 24 places to visit

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Needles Old Battery

36 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 forts and 2 museums among them.

Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle5.3 km away 2

Fort · National TrustThe Needles Batteries100 m away 3

Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle7.6 km away 4

Museum · National TrustOld Battery Museum100 m away 5

GardenFarringford House Gardens4.3 km away 6

CastleFort Victoria6.5 km away 7

MuseumDimbola Museum and Galleries4.9 km away 8

FortGolden Hill Fort5.2 km away

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

Questions about Needles Old Battery

Where is Needles Old Battery?

Needles Old Battery is 2.6 km southwest of Freshwater and Totland, Isle of Wight.

What is Needles Old Battery?

Architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK.

Who runs Needles Old Battery?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Needles Old Battery?

May to September are the warmest months in Freshwater and Totland, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Needles Old Battery a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Needles Old Battery?

Within 15 km: Hurst Castle (5.3 km), The Needles Batteries (100 m), Yarmouth Castle (7.6 km) and Old Battery Museum (100 m).

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 (9)

Needles Old Battery: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Needles Batteries: Editor5807, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Old Battery Museum: Stefan Wolmarans, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farringford House Gardens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Victoria: Ranger Steve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dimbola Museum and Galleries: Editor5807, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Golden Hill Fort: Warren Whyte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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