Crownhill Fort
Best-preserved Victorian Palmerston fort in Plymouth, owned by the Landmark Trust, open on selected days with museums, tours and artillery displays.
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Over het museum
Crownhill Fort was designed by Captain Edmund Du Cane as one of the Palmerston forts, a chain of defences built in the 1860s to protect the Devonport dockyard against a French land attack. It was the largest of the forts guarding Plymouth from the north-east. Building began in 1863; the contractor went bankrupt after a strike and the Royal Engineers completed the work in 1866. The fort cost about 76,000 pounds.
By the time it was ready, improvements in artillery had already made this type of fortification out of date, but the fort stayed in military use for more than a century. It served as headquarters of the Plymouth garrison and was used by a number of infantry regiments. In the First World War it was a recruiting, transport and demobilisation centre, and in the Second World War anti-aircraft guns were installed. A gun operations room was added in the 1950s, and from the 1960s until 1983 the fort was home to 59 Independent Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers, which sent troops and equipment to the Falklands War.
The Landmark Trust bought the fort in 1986 and restored it. Today it houses small businesses, museums and exhibitions, a holiday apartment and visitor facilities, and some period guns have been returned to the ramparts. The fort is open to the public on selected days of the year, with guided tours and cannon firing, and groups can book visits at other times.
Hoogtepunten
- Largest of the Victorian Palmerston forts around Plymouth
- Museums and exhibitions inside the fort
- Period artillery pieces and cannon-firing displays
- Guided tours and guest talks on open days
- Evening walks and bat walks
- Beheerder
- The Landmark Trust
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | £ 5 |
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| Kinderen & jongeren | £ 3 |
| Groepen | –Group visits start from 120 pounds and include up to three hours with a dedicated guide and a cannon firing at the end. |
| Group visit with guide and cannon firing (from) | £ 120Booked by appointment, up to three hours |
Admission prices on public open days; special events such as evening walks are charged separately. Car parking costs 2.50 pounds per vehicle on open days.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Many areas of the fort are fairly accessible for visitors with limited mobility. Access guides are available on the AccessAble and Euan's Guide websites, and the fort office can answer specific questions.
Kinderen & gezin
| Bezoekduur | ca. 2 uur |
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- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
Children's activities are listed among the visitor facilities, and children pay a reduced price on open days.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Buses stop about 300 metres from the fort and run roughly every 5 minutes.
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
Car parking on open days costs 2.50 pounds per vehicle and is first come, first served.
By car, take the A38 to Manadon Junction and head north, or come south from Tavistock on the A386; the fort is signposted from both routes.
Route plannenService & horeca
On-site toilets and visitor facilities are listed.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | The Landmark Trust suggests allowing at least two hours. Open days include guided walking tours, guest speakers and artillery displays. School and group tours can be booked at other times. |
