St Helens Fort, Brading Marshes RSPB reserve

Name: St Helens Fort
Address: Brading Marshes RSPB reserve, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Brading Marshes RSPB reserve

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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St Helens Fort is a sea fort in the Solent close to the Isle of Wight, one of the Palmerston Forts near Portsmouth. It was built as a result of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom of 1859, in order to protect the St Helens anchorage. ()

Built: 1867 (157 years ago)Coordinates: 50°42'18"N, 1°5'2"W

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Brading Marshes RSPB reserve United Kingdom

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St Helens Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nodes Point Battery, Holy Trinity Church, Priory Woods, Seaview Chain Pier.

0.7 miW
Forts and castles
Nodes Point Battery, Isle of Wight
19 min walk • Nodes Point Battery is a battery located at Nodes Point on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion.
1.1 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge
28 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
0.8 miW
Park
Priory Woods, Isle of Wight
21 min walk • Priory Woods is a 2.94 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the town of Bembridge, Isle of Wight, notified in 1998. It is a National Trust property and is served by a public footpath.
1.3 miNW
Piers and boardwalks
Seaview Chain Pier, Seaview
34 min walk • Seaview Chain Pier was built in 1881 near Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The pier was designed by Frank Caws. Construction was from September 1879. The pier was opened in 1881 with finishing work completed in 1882. It was 1,000 foot long and had a width of 15 foot.
1.1 miSW
50°41'37"N • 1°5'60"W
Bembridge Harbour, Brading Marshes RSPB reserve
27 min walk • Bridge
1 miSW
50°41'30"N • 1°5'40"W
BMS Bembridge Motor Services, Bembridge
26 min walk • Bridge