Bodger Baz Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I was lucky enough to get an unofficial tour of Fort Southwick today where the pounds collection has a new unusual type of display along with the giant toy railway. the fort is being used as a park and ride for the NHS at the moment and the car park has been decorated with the vehicle collection, cool :-D I spent most of my childhood playing in the fields around the fort and lived within a stones throw in the sticks near Southwick. It was amazing to see the tunnels, original and ww2 (boy they are deep!) having spent years looking at the shaft entrances in the fields on the farm my dad worked on. I love the matchstick men painted on the steps, exactly how we felt!!! Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 and more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Silly question, where is it? Now thats the sort of car park I'd like to see out of the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 Portsdown Hill, south of Southwick (of D-Day fame), North of Portsmouth :-) for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Southwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Um looking for a trip out soon , got a few days off. Have they a web site of opening times etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 not open to the public at the moment, unless your working for NHS!. Fort Nelson is very similar and just down the road, http://www.fareham.gov.uk/town/activities/places/fortnelson.asp We are going to see if they will let a few enthusiast have a poke and nose day, will let you know. Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Ta very much :-D Looks like a trip to Deepcut then, but I want to try and trace the 101s history anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 not open to the public at the moment, unless your working for NHS!. Fort Nelson is very similar and just down the road, http://www.fareham.gov.uk/town/activities/places/fortnelson.asp We are going to see if they will let a few enthusiast have a poke and nose day, will let you know. Baz Hey Baz,.......I DO work for the NHS. :-D how do I get a look see, PM me, if its a delicate situation. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Need a coat carrier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Need a coat carrier? :rofl: never, (well, ;-)) wear one,......still in shorts. :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 Hey Baz,.......I DO work for the NHS. :-D how do I get a look see, PM me, if its a delicate situation. ;-) nothing delicate, its the park and ride car park for QA hospital in Cosham! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I trust and hope there are plans afoot to give those vehicles a proper and secure home some short time in the future lest mother nature or Vandals reduce them to simple piles of rust and what once was rubber . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 I trust and hope there are plans afoot to give those vehicles a proper and secure home some short time in the future lest mother nature or Vandals reduce them to simple piles of rust and what once was rubber . I hope so too, there are more vehicles to join the fleet, including a chieftan and an Abbot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Hey Baz,.......I DO work for the NHS. :-D how do I get a look see, PM me, if its a delicate situation. ;-) nothing delicate, its the park and ride car park for QA hospital in Cosham! :-D Cheers Mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny666 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 shame they are just stood there like that, i need some more room and some more money to get a new toy now the LR is nearly finished lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 always fancied a look inside fort Southwick but as it is not possible I would recomend fort Nelson as a local alternative excellent collection of artillery as well as the fort itself Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter53 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 10/14/2007 at 3:45 PM, Bodger Baz said: I was lucky enough to get an unofficial tour of Fort Southwick today where the pounds collection has a new unusual type of display along with the giant toy railway. the fort is being used as a park and ride for the NHS at the moment and the car park has been decorated with the vehicle collection, cool 😄 I spent most of my childhood playing in the fields around the fort and lived within a stones throw in the sticks near Southwick. It was amazing to see the tunnels, original and ww2 (boy they are deep!) having spent years looking at the shaft entrances in the fields on the farm my dad worked on. I love the matchstick men painted on the steps, exactly how we felt!!! Baz Hello Baz. It's been a while but do you have a contact for Emma Pounds at the Fort Southwick Company Ltd? Kind regards. Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 22 hours ago, Peter53 said: Hello Baz. It's been a while but do you have a contact for Emma Pounds at the Fort Southwick Company Ltd? Kind regards. Peter. It might be worth noting that he last visited this site in 2012 .... Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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