Piers · South East England
Whitegates
Whitegates is a pier in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Wootton · 5.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Whitegates is a seaside pier on the coast of South-East England — Victorian pleasure architecture on stilts, still standing. The site is within the Isle Of Wight National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Isle of Wight West parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Wootton, about 5.5 km away. Postcode area PO31.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isle Of Wight
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Whitegates, a left-curve, is situated adjacent to the 24th mile road-side marker measured from the start/finish line on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races. The area also has the historic 15th milestone on the primary A18 Mountain Road, showing the distance from Douglas, Isle of Man to the town of Ramsey. The name was derived from two former white gates at the entrance of the Claughbane Road and the nearby Claughbane Farm. The bend at Whitegates was part of the Highland Course and the Four Inch Course used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and RAC Tourist Trophy car races held in the Isle of Man between 1904 and 1922. Whitegates is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the Isle of Man TT and 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix races. The road junction at Whitegates is the staging area for the Lhergy Frissell hillclimb, part of the Manx Classic Hill Climb events.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.7538, -1.2941
- District
- Isle of Wight
- Parish
- Cowes
- Postcode
- PO31 7PQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Nearest railway station
- Wootton — 5.5 km
Sources
- osm: w30666010 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Whitegates, Isle of Man (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitegates?
- Whitegates is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO31 7PQ), in the parish of Cowes.
- Is Whitegates a protected site?
- Yes — Whitegates is part of the Isle Of Wight National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Whitegates free to visit?
- Yes, Whitegates is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whitegates?
- The nearest railway station is Wootton, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO31 7PQ.