Bembridge Fort

The entrance to Bembridge Fort, Isle of Wight

A Victorian fort gradually being restored

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Bembridge Fort

Our work

Volunteers at Bembridge Fort

Bringing the fort back to life 

We love bringing the fort to life for visitors and we often have visitors who remember it from its heyday as a factory and those who share their memories of its part in the Second World War.

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Part of Bembridge Fort with views across the downs, Isle of Wight

Volunteer at Bembridge Fort 

We need volunteers to guide visitors around the fort. If you have a gift for telling stories and a love of the past, then why not consider volunteering with us? In return you'll be part of a great team caring for the places you love.

Two visitors to Bembridge Fort walking up over a grassy embankment

Why I volunteer at Bembridge Fort 

Volunteer tour guide Richard Hardy explains why showing visitors around Bembridge Fort is such a rewarding experience.

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Things to see and do

Two people walking down a tunnel in Bembridge Fort on the Isle of Wight

Take a tour of Bembridge Fort 

Let our volunteers bring this fort to life on one of our guided tours. Built in 1860s and going through a restoration programme, tours offer you a rare chance to see inside this historic building.

View from Freshwater Bay of Tennyson Down, Isle of Wight

More about visiting the Isle of Wight 

Whether its walking, cycling, family fun, wildlife or history that interests you, you can find it all on the Isle of Wight.

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History

A green dome which is part of an Allan Williams turret from Bembridge Fort on the Isle of Wight

The history of Bembridge Fort 

Built at a considerable cost for a non-existent invasion, but called into action in both World Wars, and then left abandoned, Bembridge Fort has had a varied past.

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Places to stay

Looking out of open doors to the garden of Mottistone Manor Farmhouse, Isle of Wight

Stay for longer 

Watch boats sail past from your bed, explore meadows and woodlands on your doorstep, or relax with a with a good read. Book a holiday in one of our cottages and find somewhere new to explore.

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Get involved

People sitting on the chalk cliffs at Tennyson Down, Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight Association 

Find out more about how you can join the Isle of Wight Association, and support the work of the National Trust.

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