In light of the recent landslide at Bonchurch and other minor changes, we’ve now launched a new coastal path diversion map for the south east of the Isle of Wight to help our guests navigate around the closed sections whilst still enjoying this scenic coastal route.
We’ve covered the full length of the route from Yaverland in the north to Ventnor in the south, travelling through Lake, Shanklin, Luccombe, Bonchurch and Ventnor. We added on both revetment and cliff paths where available in order to provide greater options.
For the main affected area, the route from Bonchurch to Ventnor, Leeson Road has now reopened to both traffic and pedestrians, so the current diversion is via Leeson Road and Bonchurch Shute. This route will remain open during the summer but close again at 10pm on 8th September 2024 to allow boreholes to be drilled as part of long term plans to reopen the road permanently.
When Leeson Road is closed, you will need to use Ventnor Downs to get around the closure and there are several routes available for this. We will refresh these and return them to the map in September to reflect the extent of the closure, as it may differ to the last closure in place previously.
Please note that the fields in Luccombe and are grazed by cows, so do follow the advice from National Trail when around livestock.
We’ll keep updating the map and this page as and when changes are made throughout the year.