Shepherds Trail walking route

  • Start location: Whitcombe Cross, Carisbrooke
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Walking distance: 7 miles
  • Walk duration: 3 hours
  • Viewing & rest stops on route
  • Family friendly walk

Take time out to visit imposing Carisbrooke Castle, where Charles I was imprisoned before his execution, before beginning this seven mile walk to the Isle of Wight’s southwest coast. It takes you up and down the Island’s chalky hills, affording lovely views over the countryside, and close to historic manor houses. If you have time for a diversion, leave the trail and visit Shorwell, with its 12th century church and thatched cottages.

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