Fort Widley, Portsmouth

Name: Fort Widley
Address: Fort Widley Portsdown Hill Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3LS, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 23 9232 4553

#40 among attractions in Portsmouth

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Fort Widley is one of the forts built on top of Portsdown Hill between 1860 and 1868 on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom. It was designed, along with the other Palmerston Forts atop Portsdown, to protect Portsmouth from attack from the rear. ()

Built: 1860 (164 years ago)Elevation: 328 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°51'16"N, 1°4'6"W

Address

Fort Widley Portsdown Hill RoadCoshamPortsmouth PO6 3LS United Kingdom

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+44 23 9232 4553

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Fort Widley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wymering Manor, Paulsgrove, Cosham, Highbury College.

0.7 miSW
Reportedly haunted, Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Wymering Manor, Portsmouth
19 min walk • Wymering Manor is a Grade II* listed building, which is the oldest in the city of Portsmouth, England, and was the manor house of Wymering, a settlement mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Paulsgrove, Portsmouth
29 min walk • Paulsgrove is an area of northern Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Initially a small independent hamlet for many centuries, it was admitted to the city limits in 1920 and grew rapidly after the end of the Second World War.
0.6 miS
Neighbourhood
Cosham, Portsmouth
16 min walk • Cosham is a northern suburb of Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off Portsea Island. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 along with Drayton and Wymering and Bocheland, Frodington and Copenore on the island.
1.2 miS
Universities and schools
Highbury College, Portsmouth
32 min walk • Highbury College is a general further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It provides vocational and academic education and training, from first-step courses to university level foundation degrees, A-Levels, specialised services for business and education in the community.