Sandown Bay from Yaverland Photo courtesy of IOWCAM

Where Bembridge meets the sea to the south, the small church and 17th century manor house of Yaverland are next to each other and in the 13th century an island and a causeway was b uilt by the lord of the manor to connect it to Yarbridge.

The church was a private chapel for the manor and was built around 1150. The house has tall wide gables and an impressive frontage which is said to be one of the finest on the island with a carving on the door that is said to be its main feature.

It is said that no church in Hampshire surpasses the chancel arch with its pillars covered in a design and a small stoup from the 15th century had it bowl broken  during the Victorian restoration era, and at the same time  a large Celtic urn was preserved and it is said tht it is around 2,000 years old and can be seen sitting on what was once a carved roof bracket.