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Portsmouth Group

We are the Portsmouth Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

A mostly coastal walk from Sandown to Ryde via Culver Cliff, Bembridge windmill, St Helen's Duver and Seaview

Sunday, 22 March 2026
Meeting time:
9:00 am
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
20.1km / 12.5mi
Ascent:
239m / 784ft
Type:
linear

Ferry 0915 from Portsmouth

Train Ryde Pier Head 1003, Ryde Esplanade 1006 arrives Sandown 1023 

Sections of path may be muddy.  A section of the IOW Coastal path at Bembridge Forelands has been affected by erosion and hence a footpath closure, so a route via Bembridge windmill is likely. 

There will be morning and lunch stops, so please bring food and drink for the day. Lunch stop at Bembridge where there are pubs, cafes and shops. Other pubs and cafes are passed later.  

The route crosses Southern Vectis route 8 on several occasions, so it would be possible to return to Ryde earlier by bus if required.

All details to be confirmed later, so please check immediately before walk.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport

Meeting point

Grid reference:
SU 62889 00047
Nearest postcode:
PO1 3TA
what3words:
golf.actor.hills
Meeting time:
9:00 am

Wightlink terminal

Starting point

Grid reference:
SZ 59303 84477
Nearest postcode:
PO36 9FE
what3words:
triangles.open.gains
Start time:
10:30 am

Walk starts at Sandown railway station at 1030

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SZ 59401 92942
Nearest postcode:
PO33 2HE
what3words:
moral.nature.payer
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking