Fort Amherst was built in 1756 to defend Chatham naval dockyard and the River Medway against the threat of French invasion New parts of a fort built to protect northern Kent during the Napoleonic ...

A spectacularly scary 10-day long attraction has opened for business. Fort Amherst's Halloween Horrors are ready and waiting to frighten even the toughest visitors this spooky season. KentOnline ...

More than 100 veterans enjoyed the Jingle Bell Rock concert at a Kent fort, providing a boost for those facing Christmas alone.

Fort Amherst, in Chatham, has been given the money by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The money will be spent on improving the network of underground tunnels beneath the fort. The maritime fort was built ...

AMHERST — Ask Fort River Elementary School fifth grader Quinlan Klass about the petition to increase the state’s minimum wage that he and his classmates are circulating Saturday at the Jones ...

Supported by Fort Amherst Heritage Trust, the scheme will demolish Chatham’s Riverside One building which sits on top of the historic Barrier Ditch. It will also create a new entrance to the John ...

HISTORIC Fort Amherst will again echo to the shrieks of the traditional Hallowe'en horrors between Friday and Tuesday, October 31. Fort Amherst in Dock Road, Chatham, is organising a range of ...

The tunnels were originally used in the 1790s. The cannons were initially brought in 1785. Fort Amherst’s original defences spanned over 3 km in length, of which over 2km still exist.

The Fort Amherst site, comprising an extensive network of tunnels, gun placements, and hidden defences, is in uniquely complete condition and is the world’s largest surviving fortress from the ...

More buildings have been restored at Fort Amherst in Chatham and will eventually be added to new tours of the fortifications, a spokesman said.