Part of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Tennyson Down offers you gentle hikes with endlessly wonderful views. You’ll find this downland area in the far west, …

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Location: Totland, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Tennyson Down & The Needles loop from Freshwater

13.6km

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2. Tennyson's Monument & the Needles viewpoint loop from High Down — Isle of Wight

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3. View of The Needles – Tennyson Monument loop from Totland

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03:21

300m

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mi1994

April 30, 2019

At the highest point for miles around, atop the Down that bears his name, is a monument to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, former Poet Laureate and Island resident.

JakobusPilger

June 22, 2024

With Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, (or Alfred Lord Tennyson), to whom this monument is dedicated, we go back in time to the middle of the 19th century, because the poet, who was already a prominent figure at that time, lived from 1809 to 1892. I had to research the term “Poet Laureate” mentioned by mi1994, and of course Wikipedia also knows something about it: “In the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate is the office of a court poet whose job it is to write poems for official occasions and national events.” Tennyson was awarded this honorary office by Queen Victoria in 1850 and raised to the peerage in the same year.

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Włóczykij- Snufkin

March 2, 2021

Beautiful place with spectacular views.

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Location: Totland, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Tennyson Monument

1. Tennyson Down & The Needles loop from Freshwater

2. Tennyson's Monument & the Needles viewpoint loop from High Down — Isle of Wight

3. View of The Needles – Tennyson Monument loop from Totland

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