Fort Hubberstone, Milford Haven

Name: Fort Hubberstone
Address: Milford Haven, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Milford Haven

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Fort Hubberstone, on the west side of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, is a Grade II* Listed Building which belongs to a series of forts built as part of the inner line of defence of the Haven following the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom. Together with Popton Fort on the opposite shore, it provided an interlocking field of fire, and represented the last layer of defence before reaching the Royal Naval dockyard at Pembroke Dock. Construction began in 1860 and was completed in 1863 at a cost of £55,000. It is a large battery, with eleven guns in casemates, eight in an open battery above, with another nine in an open flank battery, and a large barracks to the rear. It is a D-shaped structure, with a bomb-proof roof which protected the barracks and other buildings from mortar projectiles. On its landward side, it was protected by a deep ditch, and on the seaward side by a counter-scarp gallery. The associated casemate battery is located further down the headland and separated from the fort. ()

Built: 1860 (164 years ago)Coordinates: 51°42'30"N, 5°3'17"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Milford Haven Museum, Torch Theatre, Havens Head Retail Park, Popton Fort.

0.7 miNE
Specialty museum, Historical and heritage tours, History museum
Milford Haven Museum, Milford Haven
18 min walk • Milford Haven Museum is a maritime and heritage museum in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Opened in 1991, it has a heavy focus on the maritime history of the town, with exhibitions which explore the fishing and oil industries in the area.
0.7 miNE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
19 min walk • The Torch Theatre is a not-for-profit theatre in Milford Haven, Wales. Established in 1977, it is one of only three building-based producing theatres in the whole of Wales. The initial concept was a small community enterprise, linked with a Further Education centre in the adjacent building.
0.8 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Havens Head Retail Park, Milford Haven
20 min walk • Havens Head Retail Park is a retail park located in Milford Haven, Wales. Opened in 1998, it is situated centrally between Milford town and Hakin in Hubberston Pill, adjacent to the railway station. It occupies a previously industrial area, the site of a former Jewson branch.
1.1 miS
Forts and castles
Popton Fort, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
28 min walk • Popton Fort, a Grade II* Listed Building, is a Palmerston fort completed in 1864 as part of the inner line of defence of Milford Haven together with Fort Hubberstone on the opposite bank.
1.2 miW
Forts and castles
South Hook Fort, Milford Haven
32 min walk • South Hook Fort, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, is a Grade II*-listed building which belongs to a series of forts built as part of the inner line of defence of the Haven following the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom.
1.3 miNE
Archaeological site
Pill Priory, Milford Haven
35 min walk • Pill Priory is a Tironian house founded near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South West Wales in the late 12th century. Pill Priory was founded as a daughter house of St Dogmaels Abbey, near Cardigan, itself a priory of the Tironensian order of reformed Benedictine monks.