Bouldnor

Bouldnor
Port La Salle, Bouldnor
Bouldnor is located in Isle of Wight
Bouldnor
Bouldnor
Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid referenceSZ3789
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYarmouth
Postcode districtPO41
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceIsle of Wight
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°42′26″N 1°28′43″W / 50.7073°N 01.4786°W / 50.7073; -01.4786
View west from the edge of Bouldnor Copse, above Bouldnor Cliff. In the distance is Yarmouth with its pier, and in the very far distance, Hurst Castle.

Bouldnor is a hamlet near Yarmouth on the west coast of the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is the location of Bouldnor Battery, a gun battery emplacement.

Bouldnor is located on the A3054 road, and public transport is provided by buses on Southern Vectis route 7.

A soapbox derby was held in Bouldnor in 2005. It was a big success, so the event was repeated in 2006, though moved to Newport and renamed the Isle of Wight Soapbox Derby Challenge.[1]

  1. ^ "May Date for Island's Soapbox Derby" Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, Isle of Wight County Press, Tuesday, April 18, 2006