The Spanish Armada, The Civil War, The building of Portland Harbour, Contraband Control, Medieval embarkation and D-Day Panoramas including U.S. Forces embarkation. On display are massive 12.5 inch and 6 inch coastal guns, 3.7 inch and 40mm anti-aircraft guns, cannons, rifles, side arms, military vehicles and searchlights. Air Raid Wardens, The Fire Brigade, St John Ambulance and the Red Cross, The WVS, the Land Army and the Home Guard, and the Royal Observer Corps. Ships and craft associated with the area. The development of the torpedo at Weymouth.
Parties are welcome throughout the year.
Special rates are available. Discover the 2000 year history of this site from the Romans to World War Two. Pre visit tickets for teachers available. There are facilities for the disabled and over two thirds of the Fort is readily accessible. Later adapted for modern guns, it remained in active service until 1956 when coastal Defence was abandoned.