Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Ventnor, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ventnor map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Isle of Wight or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Ventnor and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Ventnor |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.594997 |
| Longitude | -1.205899 |
| Place Type | Town |
Ventnor clings to the raw, crumbling undercliff of the Isle of Wight, where the terrain pitches sharply toward the grey, churning English Channel. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-west of Shanklin (from Shanklin: bearing 207°T, OS grid SZ 563 775), and is situated south-south-east of Wroxall village. Victorian entrepreneurs once transformed this rugged slope into a fashionable health retreat, banking on the mild climate to draw those seeking the restorative salt-air. The economy shifted long ago from agrarian struggle to a seasonal rhythm of visitors, leaving the stone buildings to weather the persistent, salty lash of the tides. Ventnor Park offers a verdant, sheltered refuge where the wind loses its bite, allowing exotic flora to thrive in the island’s peculiar warmth. Below the steep streets, The Cascades tumble toward the shoreline, a persistent reminder of the water that constantly reshapes the coastline. The writer Anthony Minghella found his early inspiration here, breathing in the same bracing atmosphere that still defines the local character. Today, the quiet pride of the place persists in the maintenance of its public gardens, where the light hits the foliage with a peculiar, golden clarity that seems to hold the afternoon still.
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Explore Ventnor, Isle of Wight, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.594997, -1.205899. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |