The Needles Headland and Tennyson Down

Beautiful open downland with sheer chalk cliffs and dramatic sea views

Don't miss

•     Discover the last 150 years of the headland's military history at the Needles Old Batteryand New Battery
•     Exhilarating walks along the cliff tops, over chalk downs and heath
•     Visit Tennyson's Monument, erected in 1897 in memory of Alfred Lord Tennyson
•     Take in the spectacular rock pinnacles after which the headland was named
•     Look out for butterflies, cliff-dwelling birds and tiny downland flowers