FORT NELSON TATTOO
Saturday 8 September 2012 at Fort Nelson in the Parade
- Starts at: 2:30pm Saturday 8 September 2012
- Finishes at: 4:30pm Saturday 8 September 2012
- Suitable for: Everyone
- Event type: Show
The museum will be closed to non-Tattoo visitors throughout the day. Cafe 1871 will be open for business as normal. Royal Armouries apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.
Saturday 8 September
Matinee with Fly-past 2.30pm
Gala Evening with Fireworks Finale 7.30pm
Each performance will last approximately 2 hours
The Fort Nelson Tattoo will feature a unique mix of military and civilian bands and display teams set within the historic setting of the Fort as well as exciting firings of ‘big guns’ and a historic fly-past.
The show will include music from the British Youth Corps of Drums, HMS Sultan Volunteer Band and the Rose & Thistle Pipe Band. The tattoo will also include an English Civil War display by The Sealed Knot and a Second World War display. 
We are also rolling out the ‘big guns’, including the famous Fort Nelson ‘Big Guns’ which will be fired as part of the tattoo and a fly-past of a C-47 Dakota by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The C-47 Dakota was the aircraft famously used during the D-Day landings and the airborne assault on Arnhem in 1944. (fly-past features in matinee show only).
So come along and enjoy marching bands, a historic fly-past, fireworks and more than a little pomp and circumstance!
TICKETS
Tickets can now only be bought at Fort Nelson
| Seating Area | Matinee | Evening |
| Grandstand Adult | £18 | £20 |
| Grandstand Conc. | £16 | £18 |
| Picnic Area Adult | £13 | £15 |
| Picnic Area Conc. | £11 | £13 |
| Picnic Area Family | £46 | £54 |
Concessions: Children under 16, 60+, disabled, serving members of HM Armed Forces
Family ticket: 2 adults + up to 3 concessions
Picnic area (unreserved) – please bring your own chairs. May be restricted viewing. No BBQs, glass or dogs (guide dogs welcome)
Disabled facilities will be available at the front of the unreserved seating area
Tickets are sold subject to Terms & Conditions.
BOOKING
Tickets can now only be bought at Fort Nelson
THE SHOW
- The Band of The Parachute Regiment
- Rose and Thistle Pipe Band
- HMS Sultan Volunteer Band
- British Youth Corps of Drums
- Colonel Robert Hammond’s Regiment of Foote (Sealed Knot)
- Solent Overlord Executive Military Collectors Club
- Screaming Eagles Living History Group
- C-47 Dakota from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Matinee Performance
- Firework Finale (Evening Performance Only)
CHARITIES
The Fort Nelson Tattoo is proud to support the following charities:
- ABF The Soldiers’ Charity
- Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity
- RAF Benevolent Fund
Related documents
- Fort Nelson Tattoo Booking Form (117.88kb .pdf)
- Fort Nelson Tattoo Terms and Conditions (39.65kb .pdf)
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