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Fort Blockhouse

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Fort Blockhouse is an artillery fort in Hampshire. It is one of three artillery forts the Albion Guide charts in the county. The nearest railway station, Portsmouth Harbour, is under a kilometre away. Southsea Castle and Fort Brockhurst are among the castles within 4 km.

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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.

0.4 km E · spans 24 counties

Photo of Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth, a ruined church in Hampshire, south east England.

Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth

Ruined church near Portsmouth

Chapel of the Domus Dei, a hospital founded around 1212 in Old Portsmouth and later the garrison's church, its nave roofless since bombing in 1941.

0.7 km E

Photo of King James's and Landport Gates, a landmark near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.

King James's and Landport Gates

Landmark near Portsmouth

Pair of ornate gates from Portsmouth's mostly vanished town ramparts: the 1687 King James's Gate, since moved, and Landport Gate of 1760, still in place.

1.4 km NE

Photo of Fort Brockhurst, an artillery fort near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.

Fort Brockhurst

Artillery fort near Portsmouth

Fort of around 1860 in Gosport, one of a ring guarding Portsmouth against French invasion, with a round keep set within its own moat.

4 km NW

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

Isle of Wight

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

5.3 km S

Photo of Hayling Island, an island in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hayling Island

Island near Chidham

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6.2 km E