famous road
Military Road, Isle of Wight
Thrilling clifftop road along the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight with sweeping sea views and access to dramatic landslip scenery.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Ryde
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Ryde
Ryde works well as a base: 5 minutes from Seaview, 19km from Military Road, Isle of Wight.
Ryde is in England, United Kingdom, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Seaview, about 4 km away.
Ryde is a seaside village and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census. Its growth as a seaside resort came after the villages of Upper Ryde and Lower Ryde were merged in the 19th century, as can still be seen in theRead more
town's central and seafront architecture. The resort's expansive sands are revealed at low tide. Their width means the regular ferry service to the mainland requires a long listed pier – the fourth longest in the United Kingdom, and the oldest surviving.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ryde?
Within an hour or so of Ryde: Military Road, Isle of Wight (19 km), Buckler’s Hard (20 km), National Motor Museum Beaulieu (23 km), Beaulieu (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Ryde?
The nearest famous roads are Military Road, Isle of Wight, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Ryde?
Ryde is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Seaview.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,096
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.7300, -1.1621
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Ryde
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Buckler’s Hard
A single Georgian street running down to the Beaulieu River, built as a shipbuilding village that supplied Nelson's navy.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
National Motor Museum Beaulieu
Set in the grounds of a historic abbey, it houses over 250 vehicles telling the story of motoring from 1893 to the present.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Beaulieu
A New Forest village around a 13th-century abbey and the Montagu estate, at the head of the tidal Beaulieu River.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
The Needles, Isle of Wight
Three distinctive chalk sea stacks rising from the sea off the western tip of the Isle of Wight, topped by a red-and-white striped lighthouse.
31 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Goodwood Motor Circuit
Historic circuit famous for the Revival and Festival of Speed, offering member track days on the original 1948 layout.
32 km · about 35 min drive
film location
Goodwood Motor Circuit (Ford v Ferrari and period racing)
The 1948 circuit used for period motorsport filming and the Goodwood Revival; the surrounding Sussex Downs lanes are excellent driving.
32 km · about 35 min drive
national park
New Forest National Park
Ancient royal hunting ground where wild ponies and deer roam freely through 219 square miles of heathland, woodland and coastal marshes.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Ryde
- 19 kmMilitary Road, Isle of WightThrilling clifftop road along the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight with sweeping sea views and access to dramatic landslip scenery.
- 34 kmGoodwood Festival of SpeedThe hillclimb course on the Goodwood estate driveway where Formula One cars, prewar Grand Prix machinery and rally legends run flat out past a country house each summer. The 1.16-mile course is estate road year-round.
- 34 kmRhinefield Ornamental DriveA New Forest road lined with giant redwoods and Douglas firs planted in 1859, running between Brockenhurst and the A35.
- 58 kmBallard DownThe chalk ridge above Swanage running out to Old Harry Rocks, with views over Poole Harbour and Studland Bay.
- 74 kmLeith HillThe highest point in south-east England at 294 m, its 18th-century tower taking visitors just above the 1,000-foot mark.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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