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Spitbank Fort
Newest Review: ... meal is available by prior arrangement. Friday and Saturday nights are party nights on Spitbank Fort. The boat leaves Gosport Pontoon only at 8 pm and the return boat leaves the Fort at Midnight. The price is £20 per head and is inclusive of a 2-course supper and disco. Bar prices are reasonable and about the same as a normal pub. If you just want to visit the Fort and not eat Afternoon ... more  ... visits are available on Wednesdays and Sundays. Boats depart from the Historic Dockyard and Gunwharf Quays at 2.45 pm. But you are advised to check these details when booking. The afternoon trips cost £6.95 for adults and £5 for children. Per...more |
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Spitbank Fort: Take Mother in Law and put her down in the middle of the Sol ... (834 words)
by Pearl Davison - written on 24.07.01 (Very useful, 1256 readings)
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If you look out across the Solent from Portsmouth you will see a series of circular forts. You might think that doesn't sound so unusual but you'll think again if I tell you that they are built in the middle of the sea. These forts are part of a chain of coastal defences built to put a stop to any ideas Napolean may have had about invading Victorian Britain. He didn't. The Forts have been known ever since as 'Palmerston's Follies'. One of which is Spitbank Fort an unusual tourist attraction and function venue all rolled in to one. Situated a mile out to sea you reach Spitbank Fort by boat from the ...
Palmerston's Folly (623 words)
by caro - written on 09.09.00 (Very useful, 319 readings)
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Spitbank Fort is one of four Victorian sea forts in Portsmouth harbour, known as ‘Palmerston’s Follies’. They were originally planned to protect Portsmouth naval base against French invasion. However, by the time of their completion it was apparent that France was not only not going to attack, but had never planned to do so. Hence the 'folly' nickname. Work had begun in 1861 but the plans changed several times; work was also delayed while the government debated the relative merits of such forts as compared to armoured ships. As a result, construction the fort was not finished until 1878. Of the four sea forts, Spitbank is ...
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