Staddon Fort, Plymouth

Name: Staddon Fort
Address: Plymouth, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Plymouth

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Staddon Fort is a 19th-century fort, built as a result of the Royal Commission on National Defence of 1859. Part of an extensive scheme known as Palmerston Forts, after the prime minister who championed the scheme, it was built to defend the landward approaches to the east of Plymouth, as an element of the plan for the defence of the Royal Naval Dockyard at Devonport. ()

Coordinates: 50°20'47"N, 4°6'49"W

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Plymstock RadfordPlymouth United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Royal Chapel of St Katherine-upon-the-Hoe, Fort Bovisand, Langdon Court, Radford Cave.

1.6 miNW
Church
Royal Chapel of St Katherine-upon-the-Hoe, Bere Ferrers
41 min walk • The Royal Chapel of St Katherine-upon-the-Hoe is the garrison church within the precincts of the Royal Citadel in Plymouth. The original church on the site was licensed for services by the Bishop of Exeter, Thomas de Brantingham, in 1371.
0.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Bovisand, Plymouth
23 min walk • Fort Bovisand is a fort in Devon, England near the beach of Bovisand. It was built as a result of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom which reported in 1860. It is located on the mainland to defend the entrance of Plymouth Sound, at the narrows opposite the east end of Plymouth Breakwater.
1.7 miSE
Manor house
Langdon Court, Plymouth
44 min walk • Langdon Court is a former manor house, in Wembury, South Devon, England. It consists of a single courtyard mansion from 1693 and a walled formal garden. The house is a Grade II* listed building, and the garden is Grade II listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
1 miNE
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Radford Cave, Bere Ferrers
26 min walk • Radford Cave, in Hexton Wood, near Hooe, Plymouth, Devon is a small phreatic cave of some ecological interest. It has been known to speleologists and others for many years and a plan was published in 1953.
1.2 miNW
Ship
Cattewater Wreck, Bere Ferrers
32 min walk • Cattewater Wreck is a wooden three-masted, skeleton-built vessel, one of many ships that have wrecked in Cattewater, Plymouth Sound, England. This wreck is close to the entrance of Sutton Harbour, its name is still unknown but it is believed to be from the 16th Century. It is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
0.9 miSW
Beach
Bovisand, Plymouth
23 min walk • Bovisand is a natural coastline on the east side of Plymouth Sound in Devon, England. Despite the steep cliff paths and rocky surrounding, Bovisand features two beaches, a holiday park, privately owned bungalows and a diving centre at Fort Bovisand.
~1960 ftW
Neighbourhood
Plymouth Sound, Plymouth
10 min walk • Plymouth Sound, Shores and Cliffs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest around the Plymouth Sound, a large area of water where the River Plym and Tamar meet.
1.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Cattewater, Plymouth
32 min walk • The city of Plymouth, Devon, England is bounded by Dartmoor to the north, the Hamoaze to the west, the open expanse of water called Plymouth Sound to the south and the river Plym to the east.

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Which popular attractions are close to Staddon Fort?

Nearby attractions include Plymouth Sound, Plymouth (10 min walk), Fort Bovisand, Plymouth (23 min walk), Bovisand, Plymouth (23 min walk).