Fort · Shoreham-by-Sea · West Sussex

Shoreham Fort

Shoreham Fort is part of what Shoreham-by-Sea has to see. Its neighbours on our list number 7 within 5 km. It counts as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Shoreham Fort, Peter Jeffery (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Shoreham-by-Sea

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Fort in Shoreham-by-Sea

Inside Shoreham-by-Sea

Shoreham Fort is inside Shoreham-by-Sea’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Shoreham-by-Sea has 54 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

The warmest afternoons in Shoreham-by-Sea run May to September, at 17–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°87 mm

Feb9° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 8°50 mm

Jun20° / 11°53 mm

Jul22° / 13°57 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep20° / 11°64 mm

Oct16° / 8°96 mm

Nov12° / 5°100 mm

Dec9° / 3°102 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Shoreham-by-Sea, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Shoreham-by-Sea. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Shoreham-by-Sea’s full climate →

About

Shoreham Fort

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. A drive of 7.9 km reaches Royal Pavilion.

Shoreham-by-Sea’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Shoreham-by-Sea
Official site: shorehamfort.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Shoreham Fort

The numbers show what else is near Shoreham Fort, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near Shoreham Fort

Brighton and Hove, with 277,096 people, is the largest of the 4. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Shoreham-by-Sea

23,659 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 200 m northeast of it

Southwick

12,242 people · 29 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km east of it

Brighton and Hove

277,096 people · 54 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km west of it

Lancing and Sompting

27,924 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Shoreham Fort is	People	Places to visit
Shoreham-by-Sea	It’s in town	23,659	16
Southwick	200 m northeast of it	12,242	29
Brighton and Hove	2.3 km east of it	277,096	54
Lancing and Sompting	2.6 km west of it	27,924	12

Make a day of it

Pair Shoreham Fort with these

Choose from 60 places within 15 km, such as 2 museums, a historic house and a theme park.

Historic houseRoyal Pavilion7.9 km away 2

Theme parkBrighton Pier8 km away 3

MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery7.9 km away · 200K visitors a year 4

Castle · English HeritageBramber Castle7.8 km away 5

PierWest Pier7 km away 6

AttractionBrighton i3607 km away 7

MuseumBrighton Toy and Model Museum7.7 km away 8

Heritage railwayVolk's Electric Railway8.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Shoreham Fort

Where is Shoreham Fort?

Shoreham Fort is in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Shoreham Fort?

Fort in West Sussex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Shoreham Fort?

May to September are the warmest months in Shoreham-by-Sea, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Shoreham Fort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Shoreham Fort?

Within 15 km: Royal Pavilion (7.9 km), Brighton Pier (8 km), Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (7.9 km) and Bramber Castle (7.8 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)

Shoreham Fort: Peter Jeffery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bramber Castle: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
West Pier: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton i360: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Toy and Model Museum: Eric Baird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Volk's Electric Railway: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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