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Photo of Calshot Castle, an artillery fort near Hamble-le-Rice in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.

© Phil Champion / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Calshot Castle

Open to visitorsan English Heritage site — check opening times and admission before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Calshot Castle is one of three artillery forts the Albion Guide lists in Hampshire. The surrounding countryside is part of the New Forest National Park. The nearest other artillery fort is St Andrew's Castle, 3.8 km to the north. The nearest railway station is Hamble, 5.9 km to the north.

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More places to visit near Calshot Castle

Photo of the New Forest, a National Park in England.Iconic

New Forest

You’re inside itNational Park near Lyndhurst

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.8 km SW · spans 24 counties

Photo of Cadland House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Cowes in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.

Cadland House

House & garden near Cowes

One of Capability Brown's smallest surviving landscapes, a coastal garden on the Solent.

3.3 km SW

Photo of Royal Victoria Country Park, a country park near Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, south east England.

Royal Victoria Country Park

Country park near Hamble-le-Rice

A country park in Hampshire.

5.5 km N

Photo of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Iconic

Isle of Wight

Island near Shorwell

Chalk downs ending at the Needles, Osborne and Carisbrooke Castle, dinosaur-fossil coasts and sailing at Cowes, a short ferry from the mainland

5.8 km S

Photo of Titchfield, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Titchfield

Village

Historic streets, an abbey and Shakespeare links.

6.1 km NE · Hampshire