Parish Church of St Lawrence, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Open Daily. Free Admission.

Details

Accessibility

Small amount of on-road parking outside the church is available.

There are a number of stone steps to access the front door of the road.

Further step to access the front door.

Brief description

Parish Church of St Lawrence, on Undercliff Drive, is linked to the small 12th Century Old St Lawrence Church, which is located on Seven Sisters Road.

Address

Undercliff Road, St Lawrence, Isle of Wight PO38 1TX

Email

via the website

Phone

01983 853338

Website

www.achurchnearyou.com/church/16788

Directions

From Newport, leave the town via the A3054 northwards signposted for Ryde, and then immediately fork right onto Staplers Road following the brown signage for Robin Hill Theme Park.  At the large roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Long Lane, again following the signs for the Theme Park. Remain on this road until you reach a mini roundabout, where turn right onto Downend Road and continue until Junction with A3056, where turn left towards Arreton.  At the Branstone Cross junction turn right onto Princelett Shute and then at the T junction turn right towards Ventnor and at mini roundabout carry straight on joining the B3327. Follow this all the way towards Ventnor. As you drop down the hill towards the town, and see the sea, turn right on a sharp left hand bend onto Gill's Cliff Road, signposted for Freshwater. Follow this road down the hill and just after a set of traffic lights take a sharp right hand turn towards St Lawrence. At the bottom of the hill turn right at the T junction towards Ventnor Botanic Garden. Remain on this road until you enter the village of St Lawrence, where the church appears on the left hand side.

From East Cowes Ferry, second exit at roundabout onto Well Road, A3021. Follow this road out of East Cowes and just after the entrance to Osborne House turn left at the roundabout onto Whippingham Road, which continues to be the A3021, signposted for Newport. Reman on this road until the roundabout with the junction of the A3054 where you take the first exit towards Ryde. After a short distance take a turning on the right, which is signposted for the Robin Hill Adventure Park through brown signage, onto Park Road.  At the mini roundabout carry straight on onto Briddlesford Road following the brown signage for the Theme Park. Remain on this road until you reach another mini roundabout, where you carry straight over and continue until Junction with A3056, where turn left towards Arreton.  At the Branstone Cross junction turn right onto Princelett Shute and then at the T junction turn right towards Ventnor and at mini roundabout carry straight on joining the B3327. Follow this all the way towards Ventnor. As you drop down the hill towards the town, and see the sea, turn right on a sharp left hand bend onto Gill's Cliff Road, signposted for Freshwater. Follow this road down the hill and just after a set of traffic lights take a sharp right hand turn towards St Lawrence. At the bottom of the hill turn right at the T junction towards Ventnor Botanic Garden. Remain on this road until you enter the village of St Lawrence, where the church appears on the left hand side.

From Fishbourne Ferry leave terminal on B3731 until junction with A3054 where turn right towards East Cowes. Remain on this road until you reach the village of Wootton Bridge where you turn left at the traffic lights by the Public House onto Station Road, signposted for Sandown. At the mini roundabout turn left onto Briddlesford Road, following the brown signage for the Theme Park. Remain on this road until you reach another mini roundabout where you carry straight over and continue until the Junction of A3056, where turn left towards Arreton.  At the Branstone Cross junction turn right onto Princelett Shute and then at the T junction turn right towards Ventnor and at mini roundabout carry straight on joining the B3327. Follow this all the way towards Ventnor. As you drop down the hill towards the town, and see the sea, turn right on a sharp left hand bend onto Gill's Cliff Road, signposted for Freshwater. Follow this road down the hill and just after a set of traffic lights take a sharp right hand turn towards St Lawrence. At the bottom of the hill turn right at the T junction towards Ventnor Botanic Garden. Remain on this road until you enter the village of St Lawrence, where the church appears on the left hand side.

OS SZ537765

Opening Times

Daily.

Services Sunday 11.00

Transport

None

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Amenities

Full amenities are available in Ventnor.