Western Heights Open Weekend 2025


  • When
  • Area Dover

When

Where

Drop Redoubt Road
Dover
CT17 9DZ

What3words location

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Admission

Admission fees applicable

Useful info

  • Available: Dog-friendly
  • Available: Family-friendly
  • Available: Car parking
  • Available: Public transport nearby

Contact

Every year the Western Heights Preservation Society (“WHPS”) host an open weekend where the Drop Redoubt Fort & Grand Shaft are open to the public. These are an ideal opportunity for visitors to explore the fort at their leisure and experience life as it may have been in Napoleonic times with re-enactments, period costumes, replica cannons and displays.

First admission 1000, last admission 1600 fort closes 1700 (No booking required)