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1. Conference & Event Facilities
The Royal Armouries also provides corporate and conference facilities at Fort Nelson and Leeds.
2. Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson sits atop Portsdown Hill, with amazing views of the Solent and the Meon Valley. Today it stands as a monument to the skills and ingenuity of Victorian engineering and architecture and home to the Royal Armouries.
3. Events at RA Fort Nelson
The Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson is the place to visit for high drama and explosive action! see the big guns and hear them fired.
4. Palmerston Forts Society
The Palmerston Forts Society has its headquarters at Fort Nelson and meets monthly.
5. Museum History
The Royal Armouries is Britain’s oldest museum, and one of the oldest museums in the world.
6. Fort Nelson History
The history of Fort Nelson, from its origin as one of Palmertson’s Forts to the present day as the home of the Royal Armouries national artillery collection.
7. Events
For high drama and explosive action, Fort Nelson is the place to visit! Enjoy large-scale historical battle re-enactments, exciting hands-on children’s activities and much, much more!
8. History of the Collection
A history of the Royal Armouries and its collection from its founding in the Tower of London to the present day.
9. Foundation and Key Stage 1
At the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson you can explore Language and Literacy through Play. Suitable for foundation and key stage 1.
10. What is Artillery?
This gallery gives visitors an introduction to the history of artillery.
11. Key Stage 2
Key stage 2 sessions available at the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson.
12. The Romans
What the Romans Did for Us is an excellent insight to the Invasion of Britain. Our colourful and vibrant recreated conflicts between the Britons and the Romans spark great enthusiasm for the subject – and you can dress up as Romans, too!
13. The Tudors
Study the Tudors at the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson.
14. The Victorians
What better place to study the Victorians then at the Royal Armouries in our Victorian Fort, Fort Nelson.
15. World War Two
Our World War II programme focuses on Portsmouth during the Blitz, the role of Fort Nelson and the “bigger picture”.
16. Key Stage 3
Key stage 3 sessions available at the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson.
17. The English Civil Wars
Meet a Man at Arms, a Barber-Surgeon and an Officer of Horse! (with a real horse). There is nothing quite like the English Civil Wars extravaganza at Fort Nelson.
18. World War One
Examine real World War I artefacts, dress as soldiers (sorry, no trench-foot allowed), tour the Fort that was used as a transition camp before “Our Boys” went to France, and compete in fast-paced gun drill.
19. World War Two
Explore what really happened to Portsmouth during the Blitz. Find out what role your Great-grandparent’s had in this heroic time and experience the fire-power of a World War II gun.
20. Key Stage 4 History
Key stage 4 history sessions available at the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson.
21. Gifted and Talented Groups
Fort Nelson lends itself to a wide variety of studies suited to Gifted and Talented pupils. These fun and exciting days are crammed full of teamwork, challenges and stimulation, that ends in the group building and firing their own Medieval trebuchet.
22. AS and A Level
The Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson offers a number of sessions aimed at AS and A level students.
23. Leisure and Tourism
The Royal Armouries makes an excellent case study for exploring the setting up and operation of a major attraction. Students can investigate the Museum’s location, accessibility, marketing and customer services.
24. Design and Technology
Our collection is a unique resource for students of design and technology. Using the collection to design and create war machines such as a trebuchet, challenges students with real problems which a study of our collection can help them to solve.
25. Forge
Part of this gallery represents a blacksmiths forge. Many of the earliest guns were made of wrought iron using traditional blacksmithing skills.
26. Foundry
This gallery is an atmospheric rather than exact recreation of two areas of the Royal Bronze Foundry at Woolwich during the late 18th century.
27. Fortifications
Fort Nelson is a historic monument, restored to how it would have been in the 1890’s.
28. Main Gate to Barrack Rooms
An overview of the areas of Fort Nelson open to visitors: from the Main Gate to the Barrack Rooms.
29. Officers' Mess
The Officers’ Mess displays at Fort Nelson.
30. Tunnels, Main Magazine, North Caponier
The tunnels, main magazine and north caponier are open to visitors at Fort Nelson.
31. North Mortar Battery
The North Mortar Battery is fitted with the correct armament of 13 inch cast-iron mortars which are fired on occasion by the Portsdown Artillery Volunteers.
32. Ordnance Society
The Ordnance Society was intended to promote, encourage and coordinate the study of all aspects of the history of ordnance and artillery.
3 Events
1. Nelson's Birthday Salute
Event celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Horatio Nelson.
2. Trafalgar Day Salute
Celebrating the 203rd anniversary of Nelson’s victory.
3. Trafalgar Day Salute
Gunfirings and presentations to commemorate the 203rd anniversary today of Admiral Nelson’s great victory.
Free entry to fort and event.