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    • Plan Your Visit
    • Events
      • What's On
      • Valentines Ghost Tour
      • Bee Happy Adventure
      • Spare a Fort for Bees
      • Ghost Tours
      • Spirit Investigations
      • Fantasy Festival
      • Divorced Beheaded Died
      • 4 Paws at the Fort
    • Cafe
    • History
    • Community
    • Venue Hire
    • FAQs
  • Home
  • Plan Your Visit
  • Events
    • What's On
    • Valentines Ghost Tour
    • Bee Happy Adventure
    • Spare a Fort for Bees
    • Ghost Tours
    • Spirit Investigations
    • Fantasy Festival
    • Divorced Beheaded Died
    • 4 Paws at the Fort
  • Cafe
  • History
  • Community
  • Venue Hire
  • FAQs

Discover Fort Amherst

Discover Fort Amherst Discover Fort Amherst Discover Fort Amherst

Commanding the heights for 250 years

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Tunnel Tours Over Christmas

Please note that the Tunnel Tours are unavailable until Monday 6th January 2025.  The site and Cannon Café remain open for you to explore.

Christmas Opening Hours

Britain's Biggest & Best Napoleonic Fort

Take pride in local history; explore a maze of underground defensive tunnels; enjoy spectacular views; step back in time to imagine the life of a Napoleonic soldier; and discover Fort Amherst’s strategic role in defending Medway in both World War I and World War II. 

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6 Brilliant Reasons to Visit Fort Amherst

Free to Visit Site

Free to Visit Site

Cannons on Lower Cornwallis at Fort Amherst

Fort Amherst grounds are open throughout the year and are completely FREE!

Dog Friendly

Free to Visit Site

Dogs sitting on a cannon. Dog friendly space

We welcome your four legged best friends throughout our grounds.

Cannons

Daily Tunnel Tours

Cannons on Upper Cornwallis overlooking Chatham at Fort Amherst

A vast amount of cannons to explore, reflecting on Medway's history.

Daily Tunnel Tours

Daily Tunnel Tours

Tunnels at Fort Amherst

Daily tunnel tours running throughout the year (additional charges apply)

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Family Friendly Events

Historical Re-enactment

Family friendly events at Fort Amherst in the Amphitheatre

Family friendly from craft fairs to music events, see our What's On for details.

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Historical Re-enactment

Historical Re-enactment

Napoleonic Soldier firing a gun at Fort Amherst, Chatham

Historical re-enactments regularly running, to relive history.

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ME4 4UB, Chatham, Medway, England, United Kingdom

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08:00 – 16:00

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