Fort Nelson (Royal Armouries)
Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham, PO17 6AN
Parking
Paid parking on siteFort Nelson car park (outside the Visitor Centre)
The venue's own · Right outside
Paid on arrival for non-members (amount not published); free for Royal Armouries members
Includes Blue Badge spaces; slopes and uneven ground.
Car park directly outside the Visitor Centre with allocated Blue Badge spaces; step free but sloping and uneven. Non-members pay on arrival (Royal Armouries members free); tariff not published on the pages checked.
Getting here
On Portsdown Hill Road above Portchester and Fareham. Nearest station is Portchester (about 1.5 km away as the crow flies, but a steep climb up Portsdown Hill - taxi advisable). Nearest regular buses run along the A27 at Portchester (3, X3-X5, 603, 609, SD4, SD5).
Getting in
Venue hire gives exclusive use of all event spaces for the day: Officers' Mess, Ante Room (45 theatre, 50 informal, 20 board), Point of the Redan (80 theatre, 100 informal, 26 board, 60 cabaret) and Palmerston Suite (breakout/refreshments). Arrive at the Visitor Centre. Museum open 10:00-17:00 (Tuesday-Sunday in term time).
Finding your way
Food & drink
Museum café on site; event catering by the Royal Armouries or third-party caterers.
What's on offer
What's on here
Nothing scheduled at Fort Nelson (Royal Armouries) yet.
About Fort Nelson (Royal Armouries)
A restored Victorian fort on Portsdown Hill above Portchester, home to the Royal Armouries' artillery collection, hired out for corporate meetings, conferences and away days with exclusive use of four period event spaces for the day. The Point of the Redan seats 80 theatre-style (100 informal, 26 boardroom), the Ante Room 45 with views to the Solent, with the Officers' Mess for welcome drinks and the Palmerston Suite for breakouts. Catering options and ample on-site parking.
- Contact
- [email protected]01329 233734
These visitor details were gathered from public sources (Royal Armouries Fort Nelson venue-hire page and venue map PDF, accessibility and visit pages; Photon/OSM; Nominatim; bustimes.org) on 16 October 2026 and haven't been confirmed by the venue yet. Parking charges, time limits and access can change, so check with Fort Nelson (Royal Armouries) before you travel. This is general information, not advice.