Fort Brockhurst, Portsmouth

Name: Fort Brockhurst
Address: Gunners Way, Portsmouth, PO12 4DS, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 23 9258 1059

#37 among attractions in Portsmouth

Museum, Military museum, History museum, Military base

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Facts and practical information

Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is now an English Heritage property. ()

Built: 1858 (166 years ago)Coordinates: 50°48'53"N, 1°9'17"W

Address

Gunners WayPortsmouth PO12 4DS United Kingdom

Contact

+44 23 9258 1059

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, Little Woodham, West of the River Alver, The Wild Grounds.

1.3 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, Portsmouth
35 min walk • Explosion! is the Museum of Naval Firepower situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It now forms part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. The museum includes a wide variety of exhibits ranging from the 18th century to the present day.
1.3 miSW
Museum
Little Woodham, Portsmouth
34 min walk • Little Woodham, also known as "The Living History Village of Little Woodham" or "The Seventeenth Century Village", is a living museum dedicated to recreating life in a rural village in the mid-17th century. It is situated in ancient woodland in Rowner, on the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire.
1.5 miSW
Park
West of the River Alver, Portsmouth
38 min walk • West of the River Alver is an 11.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Gosport in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Gosport Borough Council.
1.2 miSW
Park
The Wild Grounds, Portsmouth
32 min walk • The Wild Grounds is a 28.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gosport in Hampshire. It is also a Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Gosport Borough Council.
1.4 miNE
Island
Pewit Island, Portsmouth
35 min walk • Pewit Island is a small island located in the north western section of Portsmouth Harbour. Historically it appears to have been connected to the mainland via a manmade shingle causeway, parts of which still exist.
0.6 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Elson, Portsmouth
16 min walk • Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. It was located on land immediately to the south of Elson Creek, to which it was connected by a sluice.
0.6 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Rowner, Portsmouth
16 min walk • Fort Rowner is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. Built circa 1858 as part of the outer defence line for Gosport along with Fort Brockhurst and Fort Elson to the North East and Fort Grange and Fort Gomer to the South West.
1.2 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Grange, Portsmouth
30 min walk • Fort Grange is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. After Gomer and Elson forts had been approved in 1852, further consideration led to a decision to fill the gap between them by three more forts, and Grange is the most southerly of the three.