The small towns of Freshwater and Yarmouth are nearby with local shops and churches. The Afton Down Golf Club is only two miles away. Buses linking Yarmouth, Freshwater and West Wight run at the end of Monks Lane at least every hour. There is also an open top bus between Yarmouth and Alum Bay in the summer.

One of the most delightful ways of crossing to Brambles Chine and Cliff End is by ferry from Lymington, arriving at the little harbour of Yarmouth.

From Yarmouth Pier you can take motor launch trips. Sail to Alum Bay and on to the Needles, or take a fishing trip. There are trips to Bournemouth and Swanage, Hurst Castle and Lymington Market. Perhaps the finest walk of all the picturesque walks on the Island is from Freshwater Bay over Tennyson Down, commemorating the great Poet Laureate, to Alum Bay.