Ghost hunt at Fort Purbrook 20.00-04.00

Fort Purbrook was built at the same time as the rest of the Forts around Portsmouth and finished in 1870. It was one of the last to be completed and as such has more modern Victorian defence elements to it.

Like many other Forts it has its myths and mysteries and local legends, but the Fort was of course mainly used by the military until the 1960’s.

It saw action in both World Wars, being used as a home guard training site, military equipment and vehicle depo, pre-Europe bound solider station and Navy/RAF radar training facility.

It was then left to the local council in the mid 1960’s. 

There followed neglect and vandalism due to it being empty.

In the early 1980’s local councillor, Peter Ashley took it on as a place for young children to enjoy some sporting activities outside of the city.

The rebuilding process began through the involvement of the Youth Training Scheme (YTS) and then opened its doors to the Archery and Judo clubs. 

Over the next 36 years the Peter Ashley Activity Centres would take shape and now we have an engagement count of more than seventy thousand people a year. 

The Peter Ashley Activity Centre Trust’s mission is

“to provide meaningful and challenging opportunities in a unique environment”. 

The Fort was once built to defend the community and now it stands to serve the community!