IN PERSON
Guided Walk
Meet outside St Marys Parish Church Hall, Green Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2ET
Explore Gosport’s rich heritage with a walk from St Marys Church, Alverstoke, passing by the Regency Crescent Gardens to Victorian Fort Gilkicker. Learn about the civilian battery men who manned the Fort and its history…
Learn about St Mary’s Church, discover the role of the regency gem Crescent Gardens, before passing the Institute of Naval Medicine on the way to Fort Gilkicker.
Learn the significance of Sites of Special Scientific Interest along the way, including typical flora and fauna of the beach and the lagoons.
Fort Gilkicker is ‘Palmerston’ fort built in 1860’s to defend Portsmouth area from a possible French invasion. Who lived here? What was life as a civilian battery man? How did they use the fort to cook in and live?
This historic fortification is currently being redeveloped into luxury apartments.
(Ann will be dressed as a Battery man)
Please arrive 10 minutes before start to meet your Guide.
Duration Approx. 90 minutes
Event Times
- Sunday 14 September 1000
- Sunday 21 September 1000
Booking Details
- Pre-booking requirement: Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions: Please book online via the booking website, if you experience any difficulties with the booking system, please contact us.
- Booking email: Â bookings@gosportheritage.co.uk
- Booking website: Â https://www.gosportheritage.co.uk/booking-2025/
- Booking opens:Â 23 Aug 2025 09:30 AM
- Booking closes:Â 12 Sep 2025 05:00 PM
Access
Unfortunately, due to uneven ground on the beach around Fort Gilkicker, this event is not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. No parking is allowed within the Parish Centre grounds, please. On-road parking only. Toilets, including accessible ones, are available within St Mary’s Church (opposite the Parish Centre) and also along the Stokes Bay route.
Organised by
Ann Sandall
Directions
Meet outside church hall opposite the Church
St Mary’s Church Parish Hall is immediately opposite the main entry to St Mary’s Church. Your walk will return to this spot. On-road parking only, as Parish Centre parking is prioritised for functions at the Church on both days.