Lumps Fort
Lumps Fort is a fortification in Southsea, City of Portsmouth. It counts as a scheduled monument. A short trip away is HMS Victory, 3.7 km off, the first of 95 within 15 km.
Fort near Portsmouth
Just outside Portsmouth
Lumps Fort is 100 m south of Portsmouth. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Portsmouth has 490 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Afternoons in Portsmouth reach 18–23°C from May to September.
Lumps Fort
Fortification in Southsea, City of Portsmouth, England, UK.
100 m south of Portsmouth.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 100 m south of Portsmouth
The map
The map centres on Lumps Fort, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Lumps Fort
By population, Portsmouth leads the 3 with 223,324. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Lumps Fort is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 100 m north of it | 223,324 | 64 |
| Gosport | 3.2 km northwest of it | 70,120 | 57 |
| South Hayling | 4.4 km east of it | 15,305 | 10 |
Combine it with these
Also close at hand are 2 historic ships, 2 castles and a museum, among 95 within 15 km.
Historic shipHMS Victory3.7 km away2
MuseumMary Rose3.4 km away3
Historic shipHMS Warrior3.5 km away4
AttractionSpinnaker Tower3.3 km away5
CastleSouthsea Castle1.5 km away6
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House15 km away7
CathedralPortsmouth Cathedral2.7 km away8
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle7.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Lumps Fort
Where is Lumps Fort?
Lumps Fort is 100 m south of Portsmouth, Hampshire.
What is Lumps Fort?
Fortification in Southsea, City of Portsmouth, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Lumps Fort?
May to September are the warmest months in Portsmouth, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lumps Fort a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Lumps Fort?
Within 15 km: HMS Victory (3.7 km), Mary Rose (3.4 km), HMS Warrior (3.5 km) and Spinnaker Tower (3.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Lumps Fort: RAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Victory: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southsea Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portsmouth Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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