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Needles Old Battery
Freshwater, South East England
A Victorian fort perched above the Needles stacks, with a tunnel to a sea-view lookout.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A National Trust site on the western tip of the island with a fort, gun emplacements and a tunnel leading to a lookout over the Needles rocks and lighthouse. The Alum Bay chair lift is nearby. Windy up top, so bring a layer.
- Open
- Seasonal, check NT
- Getting there
- National Trust car park, short walk from the road end
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
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