THIS WALK IS TAKEN FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE VENTNOR HERITAGE CENTRE. This museum and bookshop is stocked with local history publications, and a helpful band of volunteers ready to answer any questions you might have about local history. PLEASE DO VISIT THE HERITAGE CENTRE, AS IT'S FULL OF INTERESTING HISTORY ON VENTNOR.
The St. Lawrence heritage trails come in two parts. This Coastal Footpath Trail (5.4k/3.4 miles) requires suitable footwear and can be wet and slippery after rain. Reasonable fitness is required. There are some steep steps on footpath V124 at Binnel Bay and its junction with V99 is prone to erosion by a small stream. There is a permissive path (PP on the map) that joins the Old Park Hotel to Binnel Bay. This trail will take 2 hours and offers the best views of some notable St. Lawrence buildings.
There is a separate trail leaflet for the Village Trail.
These heritage trails relate some of the history of St. Lawrence through its remaining buildings. In Norman times the area was used as a hunting park and Old Park dates back to the 14th Century. The old church dates to the 12th Century and may have some earlier Saxon elements. Home Farm could be the site of the Norman manor house.
USE THE WEBSITE LINK BELOW TO OPEN THE TRAIL GUIDE PDF
