Shalfleet, Newbridge, Winkle Street and Calbourne

A Family Walk on the Isle of Wight to a Lovely Village and a Fascinating Mill

The Isle of Wight is like a garden with richly varied landscapes enclosed within a small area. This walk, which follows a stream through the heart of the western part of the island, explores a gentle watery area of low rolling hills and mill streams decorated with wild flowers. It visits one of the island's prettiest villages and a mill that now has something for the whole family. You begin in Shalfleet, a cluster of stone cottages around The New Inn and the 11th-century St Michael's Church.

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Start Point

New Inn, Shalfleet

Grid Ref: SZ 41408 89276

Total Distance

6.9 miles (11.1 km)

Total Climbing

157 metres

Estimated Time

3 hours

Difficulty Grade

Easy

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Following the stream (the Caul Bourne) south through oak copses past Newbridge Mill, the route continues to Calbourne via Winkle Street, a picturesque row of tiled and thatched cottages in honey-colored local stone alongside a flowing stream.

The walk passes the working 17th-century Calbourne Water Mill and Rural Museum (featuring overshot wheels, peafowl, and a steam engine) before returning via Newbridge and Shalfleet.

Acknowledgment: Text derived from the Out and Out Series; Discovering the Countryside on Foot. Pictures courtesy of Wikipedia.

Shalfleet, Newbridge, Winkle Street and Calbourne

Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000)

The Walk Report

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