Events
2026
September 2026
Heritage Open Day
Saturday 12th September, 11:00 am — Shoreham Fort
As part of England's largest festival of history and culture, Shoreham Fort is open to all.
Come and see Shoreham Fort come to life with military vehicles and living historians of different eras too. It really is a great event for everyone.
Groups that should be attending, but TBC:
- The Rifles Living History Society
- Royal Sussex Living History Group
- The Harvey Buffs
- Steps Back In Time
- 23rd Sussex Home Guard
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Ferring Pillbox Group
- S.T.O.R.M
- IMPS
- Old F**Ts Military Vehicles
- Army Medical Services LHG
- Portsdown Artillery Volunteers
- Steyning Downland Scheme
- CWGC
AIR RAID SHELTER EXPERIENCE open too
Hot and cold drinks, ice creams etc available from Food For Fort for bargain prices and all monies go towards the restoration of the fort and our successful education and outreach project too.
Free entry for all, but donations welcome
Tin Hut Talk - Graeme MacPherson
Thursday 17th September, 06:30 pm — Shoreham Fort
Our seventh and penultimate guest speaker for our 2026 'Tin Hut Talks' series, in the last useable WWI Nissen Hut in the country.
This month's Tin Hut Talk guest speaker is Graeme MacPherson, serving Army officer, accredited battlefield guide and Commonwealth War Graves Commission speaker, who explores the remarkable career of Percy Hobart, one of Britain's foremost armoured warfare experts. Discover how Hobart, who ultimately served as General Officer Commanding, assembled his legendary 79th Armoured Division - the famous "Hobart's Funnies", a revolutionary collection of specialist vehicles that proved pivotal during D-Day and the subsequent campaigns.
Drawing on four decades of military experience, Graeme reveals the innovation and
vision behind how these extraordinary machines were assembled under Hobart’s
command, changing the course of the Normandy invasion.
Do come and join us in welcoming Graeme to Shoreham Fort for the first time, where you will find a hot drink waiting for you which included in the price.
Doors will be open from 18:30 for a 19:00 start.
Please note this is a ticketed event and spaces are limited:
Tickets £8.00 – Book via Eventbrite
Work Day and Food For Fort open
Saturday 26th September, 11:00 am — Shoreham Fort
More hands makes light work so if you’d like to join our Fort Family and help us make a real difference to this Unique Scheduled Ancient Monument then please come along and say Hi or contact us.
We’ll be on site between 11 and 16:00
There really is a task for everyone.
Food for Fort will be open too with every penny going back into maintenance, education and preserving history.
The charity is run solely by volunteers for no personal gain so it would be great if you can join our team.
October 2026
Work Day and Food For Fort open
Saturday 10th October, 11:00 am — Shoreham Fort
More hands makes light work so if you’d like to join our Fort Family and help us make a real difference to this Unique Scheduled Ancient Monument then please come along and say Hi or contact us.
We’ll be on site between 11 and 16:00
There really is a task for everyone.
Food for Fort will be open too with every penny going back into maintenance, education and preserving history.
The charity is run solely by volunteers for no personal gain so it would be great if you can join our team.
Tin Hut Talk - Stewart Angell
Thursday 15th October, 06:30 pm — Shoreham Fort
Our final guest speaker for our 2026 'Tin Hut Talks' series, in the last useable WWI Nissen Hut in the country. We're back 18th March 2027.
This month's Tin Hut Talk guest speaker is Stewart Angell, who has been a part of Shoreham Fort's history for many years but this is the first time he has joined us for a Tin Hut Talk.
Discover the classified operations of Sussex's secret Second World War resistance force. When invasion threatened, specially trained Home Guard 'Auxiliary Units' prepared for
guerrilla warfare against German forces, ready to sabotage communications and supply lines to prevent their march on London.
Stewart is an achaeologist and spent four years uncovering their hidden hideouts and
interviewing surviving members, reveals this extraordinary story. As co-founder of Sussex Military Research and chairman of Sussex Military History Society, Stewart brings decades of research to life, exposing a little-known chapter of Britain's wartime defences that could have changed history.
Do come and join us in welcoming Stewart to Shoreham Fort, where you will find a hot drink waiting for you which included in the price.
Doors will be open from 18:30 for a 19:00 start.
Please note this is a ticketed event and spaces are limited:
Tickets £8.00 – Book via Eventbrite
Work Day and Food For Fort open
Saturday 24th October, 11:00 am — Shoreham Fort
More hands makes light work so if you’d like to join our Fort Family and help us make a real difference to this Unique Scheduled Ancient Monument then please come along and say Hi or contact us.
We’ll be on site between 11 and 16:00
There really is a task for everyone.
Food for Fort will be open too with every penny going back into maintenance, education and preserving history.
The charity is run solely by volunteers for no personal gain so it would be great if you can join our team.
November 2026
Work Day and Food For Fort open
Saturday 7th November, 11:00 am — Shoreham Fort
More hands makes light work so if you’d like to join our Fort Family and help us make a real difference to this Unique Scheduled Ancient Monument then please come along and say Hi or contact us.
We’ll be on site between 11 and 16:00
There really is a task for everyone.
Food for Fort will be open too with every penny going back into maintenance, education and preserving history.
The charity is run solely by volunteers for no personal gain so it would be great if you can join our team.
Work Day and Food For Fort open
Saturday 21st November, 11:00 am — Shoreham Fort
More hands makes light work so if you’d like to join our Fort Family and help us make a real difference to this Unique Scheduled Ancient Monument then please come along and say Hi or contact us.
We’ll be on site between 11 and 16:00
There really is a task for everyone.
Food for Fort will be open too with every penny going back into maintenance, education and preserving history.
The charity is run solely by volunteers for no personal gain so it would be great if you can join our team.
December 2026
Work Day and Food For Fort open
Saturday 5th December, 11:00 am — Shoreham Fort
More hands makes light work so if you’d like to join our Fort Family and help us make a real difference to this Unique Scheduled Ancient Monument then please come along and say Hi or contact us.
We’ll be on site between 11 and 16:00
There really is a task for everyone.
Food for Fort will be open too with every penny going back into maintenance, education and preserving history.
The charity is run solely by volunteers for no personal gain so it would be great if you can join our team.
Work Day and Food For Fort open
Saturday 19th December, 11:00 am — Shoreham Fort
More hands makes light work so if you’d like to join our Fort Family and help us make a real difference to this Unique Scheduled Ancient Monument then please come along and say Hi or contact us.
We’ll be on site between 11 and 16:00
There really is a task for everyone.
Food for Fort will be open too with every penny going back into maintenance, education and preserving history.
The charity is run solely by volunteers for no personal gain so it would be great if you can join our team.