Warwick Camp ( Bermuda ) ' Warwick Camp ' was originally the rifle ranges and a training area used by units of the Bermuda Garrison based elsewhere in the colony . Today , the Camp is the home of the Bermuda Regiment . The base was located on a strip of land obtained during the mid - Nineteenth century by the War Office along the south shore of Warwick , in Bermuda . The army garrison in Bermuda was being re - organised , with the headquarters moving from St . George ' s to Prospect Camp , near Hamilton . Most of the Regular Army infantry relocated to Prospect Camp , also , leaving the St . George ' s Garrison largely in the hands of the Royal Regiment of Artillery . Prospect Camp was usefully located in the centre of the colony , and near the capital , but had no area suitable for a rifle range . In January , 1869 , F Company of the 61st Foot was moved to Warwick to work on the Military Road ( now , the South Shore Road ) , following which they constructed the rifle ranges at Warwick Camp . Two companies of the 15th Foot continued working on the road , west of Warwick Camp , and also built a new battery for the coastal artillery at Whale Bay . The Camp enclosed Warwick Long Bay and Horseshoe Bay , which , today , are Bermuda ' s two most popular public beaches , and all the land between . The rifle ranges were placed here , on the south side of the road , and between the beaches . The Camp also included an area to the north of the road where permanent buildings were erected . No barracks were built til after the Great War , however , as the Camp had no permanent establishment of its own . Use of the camp was allotted for different periods throughout the year to any , or several , of the army units comprising the military garrison . The regular troops used the Camp for riflery and for tactical training , as did the Volunteers / Territorials ( part - timers ) , who used it for annual camps . The part - time units originally had no camps of their own , their sub - units being divided amongst a number of drill halls , or attached to the regular complements of coastal artillery batteries . In addition to the military ( " army " ) units that used the Camp , the Royal Marines ( RM ) detachment guarding the Dockyard occasionally trained there , as did RM detachments from ships in the dockyard . During the Great War , the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps ( BVRC ) and the Bermuda Militia Artillery were embodied in August 1914 , and soon began planning to send contingents of volunteers to the Western Front . The first of these units was raised as a detachment by the BVRC , and embodied at Warwick Camp in December , 1914 . Many of its members had enlisted specifically for the Front . The contingent trained full - time at Warwick Camp until it was dispatched to the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in Europe , arriving on the Western Front in June , 1915 . A second contingent was sent to the Lincolns by the BVRC the following year . The Second World War . Between the two World Wars , barracks were built to the north side of the Military Road . Prior to then , units training at Warwick Camp had lived under canvas . By 1939 , the numerous coastal artillery installations in Bermuda had been reduced to one active battery , comprising the two 6 " guns of the St . David ' s Battery , now called the " Examination Battery " , on St . David ' s Head . Sensing the approach of war , and realising that the dockyard , located some miles to the north of Warwick Camp , was vulnerable to naval bombardment , it was decided to build a new battery at the highest point within Warwick Camp . This comprised two 6 " guns which had been lying disused in other Bermudian batteries . Both guns were refitted , and only one was operational when local forces were mobilised on 3 September 1939 . The other was fitted the following year . Although the guns of most naval ships at that time outranged the elderly 6 " guns of Bermuda , it was thought that the Warwick Camp battery ' s position was far enough to the south of the dockyard to prevent ships coming near enough from that direction to shell it . From that location , the guns could also repel any raiding parties that attempted to cross the reefline in small boats to land on the beaches below . The last Regular artillery units had been withdrawn before the War , and the two batteries were operated by the gunners of the BMA , with the Bermuda Volunteer Engineers providing detachments to operate the search lights and provide signals . Warwick Camp continued to be used by all units in its training role , but also housed Territorial infantry units that had been embodied for the duration of the war . After the Second World War . Following the War , the BMA and the BVRC were both reduced to skeleton command structures in 1946 . The BVE , the Bermuda Militia Infantry ( BMI ) , and the Home Guard were all disbanded . The BMA and BVRC ( renamed the " Bermuda Rifles " ) were both returned to strength in 1948 . Their reason for existence , along with that of the entire garrison , soon disappeared , however , when most of the Royal Navy ' s dockyard was closed in 1950 , leaving only a small supply base ( HMS Malabar ) . Following this , the last Regular Army unit ( a company of the Duke of Cornwall ' s Light Infantry ) was withdrawn in 1954 . The previous year , the last battery of coastal artillery ( the Examination Battery ) was removed from use , and the BMA converted to the infantry role ( although continuing to wear the Royal Artillery cap badge and uniform ) . 1953 was also the final year in which the " Imperial Defence Plan " , under which the two units had been tasked , was issued . Warwick Camp was among the lands that were slated for disposal by the War Office and the Admiralty , and which were taken over by the local government . The Bermuda Regiment . With no need to contend with other units for its use , the Bermuda Rifles closed its drill halls and collected its companies together at Warwick Camp . In 1965 , the BMA and the BVRC were amalgamated to form the Bermuda Regiment . Warwick Camp has served , since then , as the Bermuda Regiment ' s headquarters and only facility . This actually compares very favourably to the situation of most Territorial Army units in Britain , which still operate from drill halls . They rarely have barracks , or any outdoor spaces except a small carpark that doubles as a parade ground . By comparison , Warwick Camp includes extensive lightly wooded and grassy areas , and full rifle ranges ( fuller , in fact , than modern , sub - calibre rifles can make use of . The longest range used today is a 100 metre one , while the longest , which allows shooting at ranges of up to 800 yards , has long lain disused ) . There are also two 25 metre ranges - one on the south side of the road , and the other within the area enclosed by permanent buildings on the north side of the road ( the South Shore Road , formerly the Military Road , which cuts through the camp , is a public thoroughfare , and the land to the south of it now doubles as public parkland ) . In addition to the ranges for live firing , the Camp also now has a building equipped with the Firearms Training System ( FATS ) , allowing ' shooting ' year - round in simulated combat conditions . The Camp has twelve barrack rooms , capable of accommodating a full rifle company , with support staff . The buildings housing the Officers ' Mess and the Warrant Officers ' and Sergeants ' Mess both have rooms to accommodate commissioned officers and senior ranks separately from the lower ranks . The Corporal ' s Mess uses a dedicated barracks room for social activities , but junior NCOs are accommodated with their men ( although they have a separate room within each barracks ) . There are large shower blocks , a large mess hall , and a small PRI . Each of the companies has its own office , and a connected Company Quartermaster ( Sergeant ' s ) Stores ( CQMS Stores ) . The Regimental Headquarters is located in its own building , which also contains the armoury . The magazine for small arms , and other , ammunition is the actual magazine of the coastal artillery battery , the two 6 " guns of which are still rusting atop the hill . There are separate buildings for the Regimental Quartermaster ' s Stores , Internal Security Stores , and for the Training Wing . There is space for the indoor storage of the two field guns of the Bermuda Regiment ' s ceremonial Gun Troop . There is also sufficient space for parking numerous vehicles , and for the storage of the Boat Troops rigid - hulled power boats . At the rear of the Camp , there is a small guard room , and several houses which are used to accommodate the Permanent Staff Instructor s and other personnel seconded from the Regular Army , with their families . The last feature of Warwick Camp is a large parade ground , which is an important consideration , given the Bermuda Regiment ' s ceremonial commitments . The facilities available at Warwick Camp , and its use by all elements of the Bermuda Regiment , mean that each rifle company is able to carry out virtually all types of training , from section battle drills , to range work , to IS training , on any given drill night or weekend Camp .