Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth

Name: Fort Cumberland
Address: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

#51 among attractions in Portsmouth

Forts and castles, Georgian architecture

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Facts and practical information

Fort Cumberland is a pentagonal artillery fortification erected to guard the entrance to Langstone Harbour, east of the Dockyard of Portsmouth on the south coast of England. It was sited to protect the Royal Navy Dockyard, by preventing enemy forces from landing in Langstone Harbour and attacking from the landward side. Fort Cumberland is widely recognised as the finest example of a bastion trace fort in England. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II* listed building ()

Built: 1785 (239 years ago)Coordinates: 50°47'20"N, 1°1'57"W

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Eastney and CraneswaterPortsmouth United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Royal Marines Museum, Eastney Beam Engine House, Milton Locks, The Kench.

0.9 miW
Museum, Military museum, Reportedly haunted
Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth
23 min walk • The Royal Marines Museum is a museum on the history of the Royal Marines from their beginnings in 1664 through to the present day.
0.6 miW
Museum
Eastney Beam Engine House, Portsmouth
15 min walk • Eastney Beam Engine House is a Grade II -listed Victorian engine house in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Dating from 1887, it contains two 150 hp James Watt & Co. beam engines. The pumps were built as part of a plan to improve Portsmouth's sewage system.
0.5 miNW
Park
Milton Locks, Portsmouth
13 min walk • Milton Locks is a 1-hectare nature reserve in Milton in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. This site on Portsea Island has grassland, a wood and a beach. There are saltmarsh plants such as sea purslane, sea aster and common saltmarsh-grass.
0.6 miNE
Park
The Kench, Portsmouth
16 min walk • The Kench, Hayling Island is a 6-hectare Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.
0.9 miSW
Beach
Eastney, Portsmouth
22 min walk • Eastney is a district in the south-east corner of Portsmouth, England, on Portsea Island. Its electoral ward is called Eastney and Craneswater. At the 2011 Census the population of this ward was 13,591.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fort Cumberland?

Nearby attractions include Milton Locks, Portsmouth (13 min walk), Eastney Beam Engine House, Portsmouth (15 min walk), The Kench, Portsmouth (16 min walk), Eastney, Portsmouth (22 min walk).

Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth

Facts and practical information

Portsmouth plan & book

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

Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth

Eastney Beam Engine House, Portsmouth

Milton Locks, Portsmouth

The Kench, Portsmouth

Eastney, Portsmouth

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fort Cumberland?