Special Sunday Gun Firings at Fort Nelson

Fort Nelson is one of the few places where you can experience live black-powder firings of historic artillery pieces. On selected Sundays throughout the year there are special firings, featuring authentic gun drills by uniformed detachments from Portsdown Artillery Volunteers. Sunday 11 June 2017: 7-inch Armstrong Rifled Breech Loading Gun. Uniformed detachments from the Portsdown Artillery Volunteers will demonstrate the drills and fire the 110 –pounder rifled breech-loading gun from the ramparts of the Victorian Fort at 11:30 am, 2 pm and 3 pm. The detachments will be available after the firings to talk about the guns and their history. Fort Nelson is a historic monument, rescued from dereliction and carefully restored. It commands spectacular views over Portsmouth Harbour to the south and the picturesque Meon Valley to the north. The Royal Armouries museum was opened in 1984 for the first time, and today is one of the largest artillery museums in the UK.

Suitable for
Any age

Admission
Museum admission and parking is free.

Website
https://royalarmouries.org/events/overview/sunday-gun-firings-2017

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000095?id=EVENT573273