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Welcome to Fort Amherst

Europe's Largest Surviving Napoleonic Fortress

 

The Fort is open every Sunday and Bank Holiday, 10.30am - 4.30pm (last admission 4pm). 

Please view our diary of events for further information.

Our " Caveyard Cafe" is open Monday to Friday 10 am to 3 pm

Take away service also available.  Telephone orders welcome.

Fort Amherst is pleased to announce its summer opening times.  Please click below for information.

Summer Season

An army of volunteers at work ... Want to know more?

Major clearance project underway

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NEXT EVENTS

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Lantern Lit Ghost Walk - Friday 3rd July

First tour departs at 8pm.

Tickets purchased on this night for our paranormal investigations we will discounted to £30.00 per head

Click here for further information

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Award Winning

Over Night Paranormal Investigation

Fort Amherst has been pronounced as the most haunted fort by London Paranormal Society during the ' Battle of the Forts 2009 '.  The first time a public investigation of this magnitude has ever been attempted.

Participating forts : Landguard Fort, Harwich Redoubt, Coalhouse Fort and Fort Amherst.

Sunday 30th August 2009

(ample free parking available)

Click here for details of our next investigation

KMFM FrightDay Night Live video footage

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We have a number of superb and protected specimens of trees in our parkland.  To best maintain these our volunteers have recently been undertaking sympathetic management of the surrounding foliage and bushes so that the specimens may be viewed and grow un-restricted once more.  This work has also enabled us to open up historically important views which would otherwise be hidden.

This is just one of the milestone projects currently being undertaken by our volunteers

 

Fort Amherst is also available for school and educational visits, weddings, private tours, special events and as a film and television location.

For further information, enquiries and bookings please call Fort Amherst Heritage Trust on

01634 847747

We look forward to being of service !

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For Weddings please call Events of Elegance on

01634 311708

or visit

Events with Elegance

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FORT AMHERST IS OPEN EVERY SUNDAY AND BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY UNTIL 6th SEPTEMBER 2009

Spur Battery ditches within the un-restored area.  Publicly viewable only on our extended tours.

In January of this year. Major clearance projects commenced.  

The projects are being undertaken entirely by Fort Amherst volunteers. 

Until the beginning of January this whole area, in the photo to the right, including the walls, was hidden from view by trees, undergrowth and ivy. 

One of the many areas you can view on our special extended tours

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Who said history is boring ?

 

  Entry to our Heritage Park is free of charge throughout the summer season with regular guided tours of the tunnels being by purchased ticket only.  We also have a number of special events planned for this year so keep checking back for further information.

Enquires line :

01634 847747 

 
 

FORT AMHERST HERITAGE TRUST

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