The Needles, Chalk stacks formation in Isle of Wight, England.
Three vertical chalk pillars rise 30 meters from the English Channel waters at the western tip of the Isle of Wight.
The formation received its name from a fourth needle-shaped pillar called Lot's Wife, which fell into the sea during a storm in 1764.
The chalk stacks and lighthouse serve as a symbol of the Isle of Wight, appearing on regional merchandise and attracting photographers throughout the year.
Visitors can observe the formation from viewing platforms at the Needles Landmark Attraction or take boat trips from Alum Bay for water-level perspectives.
The chalk layers forming these stacks stand vertically due to intense geological folding processes during the Alpine mountain formation period.
Website: http://theneedles.co.uk
GPS coordinates: 50.66270,-1.58933
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:33
Needles Lighthouse
173 m
Farringford House
4.7 km
The Needles Battery
382 m
Colwell Bay
4 km
Freshwater Redoubt
5.4 km
Dimbola Lodge
5.4 km
Hatherwood Battery
1.9 km
St. Agnes' Church, Freshwater
5.2 km
Warden Point Battery
4.5 km
Christ Church, Totland
3.7 km
Headon Warren and West High Down SSSI
1.9 km
Totland Pier
3.9 km
Dimbola Museum And Galleries
5.3 km
Hurst Castle Garrison Theatre
5.5 km
Scenic viewpoint
1.6 km
Totland Bay War Memorial
3.8 km
Lower Needles Point Battery
455 m
Tennyson's Beacon
3.4 km
Briary Lodge
4.4 km
New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles
816 m
Old Needles Battery
441 m
Roman Catholic Church of Saviour, and the brick entrance walls
3.7 km
New Needles Battery
789 m
Hurst Castle and lighthouse
5.6 km
Bowl barrow on West High Down, 150m north of Roe's Hall
1.6 km
Alum Bay Beach
1.6 km
Milestone, West High Down, below Newport Road from Freshwater to Calbourne
2.2 km
Milestone, Freshwater
5.1 kmReviews
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