Fort Victoria Country Park
United Kingdom /
England /
Freshwater-Totland /
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/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Freshwater-Totland
World / United Kingdom / England
place with historical importance, country park
In the 1850s Lord Palmerston had Forts Albert and Victoria built over the Solent near Yarmouth - both now lie in a park with a visitor centre and nature trail. A marine aquarium, a planetarium, a café, the Underwater Archaeology Centre (Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology), a model railroad layout display and ranger base from where, in the summer months, educational visits are operated by the countryside rangers are here. The Fort provides easy access to the beach, (although swimming is not advised in the sometimes fast-flowing channel) and excellent views of the Solent, Hurst Castle, and passing shipping.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Victoria_(Isle_of_Wight)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°42'12"N 1°31'26"W
- Yarmouth Parish 1.4 km
- Brownsea Island 33 km
- Upton Country Park 35 km
- The Iolanthe (Wreck) 51 km
- Bindon Hill 52 km
- The Arfon (Wreck) 52 km
- Melcombe Regis 67 km
- The Pomeranian (Wreck) 84 km
- The Salsette (Wreck) 88 km
- The LST 507 (Wreck) 90 km
- Freshwater Parish 3.1 km
- Shalfleet Parish 5.6 km
- Brighstone Parish 10 km
- Calbourne Parish 10 km
- Brighstone Forest 10 km
- Brightstone Bay 12 km
- Isle of Wight 14 km
- The Solent 16 km
- Poole Bay 23 km
- Dorset 57 km