Saturday 06 June, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Fort Southwick
Ticket Price: £35
Fort Southwick was the home of UGHQ, the Underground Headquarters, in a vast network of tunnels 100 feet beneath Portsdown Hill.
Here 700 WRENS and Naval officers received and transmitted signals which shaped and informed the Supreme Commanders in nearby Southwick House.
Tracking the most enormous Armada in history as it crossed the English Channel to launch the greatest seaborne invasion, beginning the Liberation of Europe from the grip of the Nazis.
Further Information
Fort Southwick Tunnel Experience Ticket include:
General entry ticket
Acccess to Gold Car Park
Transport to and from Fort Southwick via period shuttle bus
Entry to Fort Southwick and immersive tour of the tunnels.
Special immersive underground experience lasting 45 minutes
Return trip to village event.
Strictly limited to 60 people per tour
The tour will last approx 1 hour and 45 minutes including transport and tunnels.
Choose from departures; 9:45am, 11:00am, 12:15pm, 13:30pm and 14:45pm
Entry to Fort Southwick to ticket holders only, riding in shuttle bus.
No direct entry via main gate to the Fort. Shuttle bus will return visitors to the bus stop.
The location: Fort Southwick
Address: James Callaghan Dr, Portsmouth, Fareham PO17 6AR
What 3 words: sweat.economies.fall
Parking:
Accessibility: Lots of steps to get into the tunnels
