Hi, recently moved to Portsmouth looking for some urbex mates. Newish to the game have done 5 or 6 solo trips
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Date of Visit: Jan 2021
Fort Gilkicker update
Our original intentions were to go to fort Gilkicker. This is a 19th century coastal defence battery in Gosport that has already been well covered on here.
The fort is very easy to get to but unfortunately there is a reasonably robust perimeter fence and a manned security position at the front gate (we went sunday morning) there were loads of runners and dog walkers. Braver urbexers who don't mind security would find access fairly straight forward but on this occasion we didn't fancy it. I have attached an image of the fence .
Fortunately there is a consolation prize just a couple of miles up the coast in the form of Browndown battery.
Browndown battery
Browdown battery is a small coastal defence emplacement originally built in the 1840s. It was manned in varying capacities until 1905 and sits next to the old browndown camp which is now some kind of airsoft site. The battery itself is not the worlds greatest urbex site but it's decent enough if you are close or are on your way to gilkicker.
There are 2 gun positions a lookout tower and a few small rooms to go in.
Location
3 miles west of Gosport near browndown training camp. The site is on a popular public beach. There is a very convenient pay and display car park a few hundred metres east of the site.
Access
Pretty easy, no security, watch out for rusty barbed wire. There is a newer complex attached that seems to be in use but nobody was there at the weekend.
Aerial pictures (google earth)
The google earth is fairly representative, note the military trucks/cammo net aren't there.
Our pictures
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Date of Visit: Jan 2021
Fort Gilkicker update
Our original intentions were to go to fort Gilkicker. This is a 19th century coastal defence battery in Gosport that has already been well covered on here.
The fort is very easy to get to but unfortunately there is a reasonably robust perimeter fence and a manned security position at the front gate (we went sunday morning) there were loads of runners and dog walkers. Braver urbexers who don't mind security would find access fairly straight forward but on this occasion we didn't fancy it. I have attached an image of the fence .
Fortunately there is a consolation prize just a couple of miles up the coast in the form of Browndown battery.
Browndown battery
Browdown battery is a small coastal defence emplacement originally built in the 1840s. It was manned in varying capacities until 1905 and sits next to the old browndown camp which is now some kind of airsoft site. The battery itself is not the worlds greatest urbex site but it's decent enough if you are close or are on your way to gilkicker.
There are 2 gun positions a lookout tower and a few small rooms to go in.
Location
3 miles west of Gosport near browndown training camp. The site is on a popular public beach. There is a very convenient pay and display car park a few hundred metres east of the site.
Access
Pretty easy, no security, watch out for rusty barbed wire. There is a newer complex attached that seems to be in use but nobody was there at the weekend.
Aerial pictures (google earth)
The google earth is fairly representative, note the military trucks/cammo net aren't there.
Our pictures
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