Historic houses · South East England
Woodlands Vale
Woodlands Vale — house in Seaview, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ryde St John's Road · 1.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Woodlands Vale is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. It covers approximately 29 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Seaview, Isle of Wight, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.7217°, -1.1331°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isle Of Wight
- Ramsar wetland: Solent & Southampton Water
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woodlands Vale is a Victorian era house in Seaview on the Isle of Wight. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
The Woodlands Vale estate was first developed by Charles Coach in the 1820s. In 1869 the property was bought by Augustus Gough-Calthorpe (1829-1910). His father had previously engaged Samuel Sanders Teulon to build the Calthorpe's main country house, Elvetham Hall in Hampshire and Gough-Calthorpe engaged Teulon to redesign the existing house at Woodlands Vale as a seaside retreat. Building went on for the next forty years, firstly under Teulon and subsequently under the direction of Stephen Salter, and outlasted the sixth Lord Caltorpe, being continued by his younger brother, Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 7th Baron Calthorpe, following his succession in 1910. During the 20th century the house…
Architecture
The original house at Woodland Vale was a large stone building of two storeys.}} The gardens have a number of features typical of the Victorian era in which it was created, including a pet cemetery and a Japanese garden. The garden is designated at Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.7217, -1.1331
- District
- Isle of Wight
- Parish
- Nettlestone and Seaview
- Postcode
- PO33 1PR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Established
- 1870
- Nearest railway station
- Ryde St John's Road — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17555849 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woodlands Vale (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Seaview , Grassy Field - geograph.org.uk - 2885469.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodlands Vale?
- Woodlands Vale is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO33 1PR), in the parish of Nettlestone and Seaview.
- When was Woodlands Vale built?
- Built or established in 1870.
- Who owns Woodlands Vale?
- Woodlands Vale is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Woodlands Vale a listed building?
- Woodlands Vale is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Woodlands Vale a protected site?
- Yes — Woodlands Vale is part of the Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Isle Of Wight National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Woodlands Vale?
- The nearest railway station is Ryde St John's Road, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO33 1PR.