Public Toilets: 35 Safe – 32 At Risk: See Which

We’re making our way through the considerable amounts of information the Isle of Wight council has just released in one go this afternoon about the consultations over possible closure of a large number of council services.

Public Toilets: 35 Safe - 32 At Risk: See WhichYou may have seen the press release from Isle of Wight council about Public Toilets: Possible Closures Consultation Launched. Here are the details.

There are 32 public toilets on the ‘at risk’ list, with some areas being harder hit than others.

The hardest hit area is Ventnor and Bonchurch with a total of eight toilets with question marks over them. Bembridge is a close second with five on the list.

Summary of those at risk
Ventnor – 6
Bembridge – 5
Bonchurch – 2
Sandown – 2
Lake – 2
Brading – 2

Those staying open
Shanklin and Ryde come out the highest with five on the to keep list, followed by Sandown and Cowes on four. Newport has three.

Shanklin – 5
Ryde – 5
Sandown – 4
Cowes – 4
Newport – 3
Ventnor – 3
Freshwater – 2

Full details


At risk
1 Bembridge Harold Lewis Centre Disabled only
2 Bembridge High Street
3 Bembridge Land End
4 Bembridge Steyne Road
5 Bembridge The Point
6 Binstead Recreation Ground
7 Bonchurch Shore Road
8 Bonchurch Village Rd
9 Brading Car Park
10 Brading West St
11 Brighstone Car Park
12 Carisbrooke Car Park
13 Compton Bay
14 Cowes Park Road Recreation Ground
15 E Cowes Osborne Road
16 Godshill Car Park
17 Lake New Road
18 Lake Skew Bridge
19 Niton Church Street
20 Sandown Battery Gardens
21 Sandown St John’s Rd
22 Shanklin Chine Bluff
23 St Helens The Green
24 Ventnor Botanic Gardens
25 Ventnor Market Street
26 Ventnor Marlborough Rd
27 Ventnor Smugglers Haven
28 Ventnor Steephill Cove
29 Ventnor Wheelers Bay
30 Wootton Brannon Way
31 Wroxall Grove Rd
32 Yarmouth The Common



To keep
1 Colwell Bay
2 Cowes Medina Road
3 Cowes Mornington Road
4 Cowes The Cut
5 Cowes The Parade
6 E Cowes Albany Rd
7 Freshwater Gate Lane
8 Freshwater Moa Place
9 Gurnard Shore Cowes
10 Lake Slipway
11 Nettlestone Seagrove Bay
12 Newport PO Lane
13 Newport Seaclose Park
14 Newport South Street
15 Ryde Appley Park
16 Ryde Eastern Esplanade
17 Ryde Puckpool Park
18 Ryde St John’s Rd
19 Ryde Western Esplanade
20 Sandown Devonia
21 Sandown Eastern Gardens
22 Sandown Pier Street
23 Sandown Sandham Ground
24 Shanklin Eastern Esplanade Gardens
25 Shanklin Falcon Cross
26 Shanklin Rylstone Gardens
27 Shanklin Spa Car Park
28 Shanklin Tower Cottage
29 St Helens The Duver
30 Totland Beach
31 Ventnor Bath Road
32 Ventnor Easter Esplanade
33 Ventnor Park
34 Yarmouth Bridge Road
35 Yaverland

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