This walk
was devised by Sylvia Cummins, who sadly died suddenly in 2022. She loved the
Isle of Wight and organised a trip there at least once per year, including this
walk from Chale to Ventnor.
This
GPX-only walk (i.e., no written directions) explores the South of the Isle of
White
Starting at
Chale Church with a (optional) climb up to the St Catherine’s Oratory, the
route then descends to the coast path near Blackgang Chine. The Coast path is inland at this point but
gives views down to the sea and St Catherine’s Lighthouse with an opportunity
to swim at a deserted beach, Rocken End, which can be difficult to access
following rain. You then climb back up
to civilisation and lunch at the Buddle Smugglers Inn near Niton.
After lunch
the route climbs up to the Coast path which runs at high level above the
Landslip then descends through St Laurence to the Sugar Loaf Hill and a more
normal cliff top coast path. This leads
to the hamlet of Steephill Cove where you can get tea and ice cream. The route into Ventnor takes you pass the
Spyglass Inn and several seaside cafes as well as the part sand part gravel
beach. There are several restaurants in
Ventnor and regular busses back to Shanklin and Ryde.
Conditions
on coastal walks are particularly liable to change and you might need to divert
off your intended route. A GPS device is recommended.
toughness: 6
out of 10
Length: 8.5
miles
Travel: Bus Number 6 departs Ventnor Boots at
10.05 (direction Newport ). Arrives Chale Church at 10.41. (This is a 2 hourly service).
For those starting from Shanklin (Bus no. 3
leaves Shanklin Bus station Stand D, at 9.33 and gets to Ventnor Boots by 9.53). An earlier bus No. 3 leaves Bus Station at
9.03 and arrives Ventnor 9.23.
This is a
map led walk, and the GPX and KML files can be found here along with outline of
the walk, swimming spots, sites, picnic places, pubs etc:
https://www.walkingclub.org.uk/walk/chale-to-ventnor/
t=swc.405
2 comments:
A few if us have booked lunch at the Buddle Inn for 1.30.
#N=26 plus 2 joining later. #W=very_strong_winds fortunately from behind. Great views from the Peperpot Oratory towards Freshwater with a raging sea. We walked cautiously along the cliff path where its close to the edge and down to the beach, no swimmers this year. The waves were impressive and some got their feet wet when a big one came in and all the way up the beach. The Buggel Inn accommodated us well and we met some of Sylvia's family. It stayed fine but still windy in the afternoon and some of us got to Steephill Cove in time for an ice cream. It was good to see such a strong turnout for this enjoyable walk.
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