St Boniface Down

242mM Marilyn

St Boniface Down is a Marilyn, 242m high, in the Isle Of Wight National Landscape, and also counts as a HuMP. The Marilyns are hills anywhere in Britain and Ireland with at least 150 metres of prominence, whatever their height.

Shanklin is the nearest station, 2.2 mi (about 3 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Shanklin it's about 1.5 hours to the summit, 1 in 15 on average. Lake (Isle of Wight) is next, 3.3 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot), and 8 stations are within 10 miles in all.

St Boniface Down is a chalk down near Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight, England. Its summit, 241 metres (791 ft), is the highest point on the island, with extensive views on a clear day stretching across the Island to the mainland beyond, as well as southwards over the English Channel. It is 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) north of the town. There is reputed to be a wishing well on its southern slope, which requires the wisher to climb up from the south without looking back. In 1545, a French invasion force attempted this against a force of the Isle of Wight Militia commanded by Sir John Fyssher – which allegedly included several women archers – and were routed. In 1940, the radar station was bombed by Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers, which is reconstructed in the film "The Battle of Britain". The top is surmounted by a round barrow.

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Stations within 10 miles of St Boniface Down, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.