Events at Fort Amherst
Tunnel Tours
VE Day Extended Tunnel Tour
VE Day Extended Tunnel Tour
Daily
Come and discover how the tunnels were used during Napoleonic times for shelter, storage and defence. Also, discover the strategic role that the tunnels of Fort Amherst played during World War II as a base of operations.
VE Day Extended Tunnel Tour
VE Day Extended Tunnel Tour
VE Day Extended Tunnel Tour
Daily
New for 2025 we will be introducing our World War Two tour, exploring areas of the Fort that have rarely been open to the public. Discovering the Fort's importance in protecting Medway during WW2.
Spirit Investigation
VE Day Extended Tunnel Tour
Spirit Investigation
14th June 2025
Experienced guides will help you investigate the paranormal potential at Fort Amherst – with plenty of spooky stories of the unexplained happenings here.
Midsummer Nightmare
Divorced, Beheaded, Died
Spirit Investigation
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15th June 2025
Midnight Circle Theatre present "Midsummer NightMare". Enter into a dream of magic, mischief, and a touch of darkness as we take you on a Gothic journey through Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Spare a Fort for Bees
Divorced, Beheaded, Died
Divorced, Beheaded, Died
22nd June 2025
Join us for a unique experience meeting the Fort Amherst bees.
The experience lasts approximately 3 hours and includes a lunch in the Cannon Cafe.
Divorced, Beheaded, Died
Divorced, Beheaded, Died
Divorced, Beheaded, Died
18th & 19th July 2025
Join us for an audience with Henry VIII along with a Hog Roast Supper and ale or wine (included in the ticket price).
Summer Proms
Bee Happy Adventure
Bee Happy Adventure
Sundays from July - August
Every Sunday from 20th July - 31st August, FREE live music from 2pm. Bring a picnic or new for 2025 and reserve your table and we can bring your picnic to you!
Bee Happy Adventure
Bee Happy Adventure
Bee Happy Adventure
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21st July - 31st August 2025
Help us find the 7 bees which have hidden around the Fort and win a prize. As you find the bees, you can scan their QR Codes and you will learn all about the bees and their important jobs within the hive.
Twelfth Night
Bee Happy Adventure
Spare a Fort for Bees
25th July 2025
A play by William Shakespeare performed by Changeling Theatre
If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction..
Spare a Fort for Bees
Spare a Fort for Bees
Spare a Fort for Bees
2nd August 2025
Join us for a unique experience meeting the Fort Amherst bees.
Discover the importance of bees, then don your beekeeper suit and get close up and meet them whilst they are hard at work.
Spirit Investigation
Spare a Fort for Bees
Spare a Fort for Bees
2nd August 2025
Experienced guides will help you investigate the paranormal potential at Fort Amherst – with plenty of spooky stories of the unexplained happenings here.
Spare a Fort for Bees
Spare a Fort for Bees
Spare a Fort for Bees
17th August 2025
Join us for a unique experience meeting the Fort Amherst bees.
The experience lasts approximately 3 hours and includes a lunch in the Cannon Cafe.