The Fort at Crownhill is the best preserved of Lord Palmerston’s Ring of Fire which surrounded Plymouth in Victorian times, protecting the Royal Dockyard at Devonport from French attack and bombardment. Crownhill represented the cutting edge of fortress design during that period. However, Crownhill’s guns were never put to the ultimate test, for advances in artillery soon overtook it, and fortresses became obsolete. Unlike many of the mid Victorian forts in Plymouth and elsewhere, Crownhill was retained by the army for over a century, and therefore has not suffered any irreversible alterations.

The Landmark Trust acquired Crownhill Fort in 1987, and sympathetically restored it to its original state before opening the gates to the public. The role The Fort plays today is an important one to many people in Plymouth – we offer a full wedding package, school tours, group visits, open days, and much of our space is let to small businesses as offices or storage.

For school tours and general enquiries please contact The Fort office on 01752 793754.

For wedding enquiries if your wedding is before the end of December 2009 please contact Quality Fayre on 01752 338877. For Wedding enquiries for dates from January 2010 onwards, please contact The Fort office on 01752 793754.

The Fort is open to the public during normal working hours by prior arrangement only. Please call The Fort office on 01752 793754 to make an appointment.

Address: Crownhill Fort, Crownhill Fort Road, Plymouth, PL6 5BX
Tel: 01752 793754
Fax: 01752 770065
E-mail: info@crownhillfort.co.uk