Fort Brockhurst (English Heritage)

Gunners Way
Elson
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 4DS
England

Website

Telephone

02392 581059

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
An exterior view of Fort Brockhurst
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Fort Brockhurst is one of five forts known as the Gosport Advanced Lines, built to defend Portsmouth Harbour from a flanking attack by the French.

Venue Type:

Castle or defences

 Opening hours

Open to public on second Saturday of every month March - October, between 11:00am - 15:00pm. Free admission. Open for pre-booked guided tours and handling sessions. Please call site for details

 Admission charges

Free admission

Discounts

  • English Heritage
 General services and facilities
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Picnic area
 Disability access
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities

Gunners Way
Elson
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 4DS
England

Website

Telephone

02392 581059

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Holds archaeological, architectural and historical objects from English Heritage sites in the south of England.

Collection details

Archaeology, Architecture, Archives, Social History, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • Portchester Castle
  • Northington Grange
  • Royal Garrison Church
  • Bishop's Waltham Palace
  • Sheerness Dockyard
  • Pevensey Castle
  • Wolvesey Palace

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Gunners Way
Elson
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 4DS
England

Website

Telephone

02392 581059

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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 Face to face resources

Get Switched on to Lighting Discovery Visit

Discover how our ancestors learnt to create their own light. Handle a variety of intriguing objects relating to artificial light from the Romans to the present day, learn how they work and share your discoveries.
The Alphabet Trail is a free half hour optional extra to all Discovery Visits available at Fort Brockhurst. It takes place around the grounds of the fort where there is plenty of outdoor space. Why not bring a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
Duration: 1 1/2 hours
Key Stage: 1, 2, History

How to obtain

Call 01483 252013 to book a 1½ hour session, held twice daily on Wednesdays during term time. Price £60 per group of up to 30 pupils until April 2009, £75 per group after April 2009. Visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19469 for more information.

Hands on Victoriana Discovery Visit

Experience life in a Victorian Military School. Investigate fascinating artefacts of the Victorian peroid by handling and discussing objects from Fort Brockhurst's extensive collection.
The Alphabet Trail is a free half hour optional extra to all Discovery Visits available at Fort Brockhurst. It takes place around the grounds of the fort where there is plenty of outdoor space. Why not bring a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
Duration: 1 1/2 hours
Key Stage: 1, 2, History

How to obtain

Call 01483 252013 to book a 1½ hour session, held twice daily on Wednesdays during term time. Price £60 per group of up to 30 pupils until April 2009, £75 per group after April 2009. Visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19469 for more information.

Gunners Way
Elson
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 4DS
England

Website

Telephone

02392 581059

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Related teaching activities

Key stage 3 English, short project

En2 Reading

The English novelist Jane Austen wrote Mansfield Park in 1814, just 35 years before Fort Brockhurst was built. In the book the main character Fanny is sent back to Portsmouth in disgrace after she refuses to marry the man her uncle has selected for her. Read the sections of the novel which describe Portsmouth. Note down similarities you see between the Fort and its local area, and the Portsmouth described in the novel.

Key stage 2 geography, 1-2 lessons

Geographical enquiry and skills

Draw a plan of the area of Fort Brockhurst, indicating the interventions that may need to be made in the future to protect the building.

Key stage 2 maths, 1 lessons

Ma3 Shape, space and measure

What measurements can be taken of Fort Brockhurst and what tools would you use to collect mathematical information on the site?

Key stage 3 geography, 1-2 lessons

1.1 Place

Compare the structure of Fort Brockhurst with defensible structures that are built today.

Key stage 3 history, 1-2 lessons

1.1 Chronological understanding

Research the history of Fort Brockhurst and create a storyboard to show the way the fort was used in the past.