Whale Bay Fort & Park

Whale Bay Fort & Park - Bermuda

Built in the mid 1700s, Whale Bay Fort is located in Southampton Parish at the Whale Bay Park.

This fort was built around the time when many other forts and batteries were getting built along the coastline of Bermuda before the American Revolutionary War.

Whale Bay Fort and the Battery was used to protect the entrance to Hogfish Cut, a narrow channel that could have been used by the enemy to get into the land area and attack the Royal Naval Dockyard

The semi-circular fort is on a spectacular setting. It overlooks the West Whale Bay Beach and you get a sweeping view of the south coast from here.

Whale Bay Fort & Park, Bermuda

There used to be 4.5 inch caliber guns mounted on the fort that could target boats about 6 miles away in the sea and beyond the south shore. Although the original fort no longer exists, you can go around and explore the battery’s impressive walls, barracks, and underground magazine rooms which are still in place.

There is no admission fee.

Open Hours

Open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Location

The fort is located at the end of Whale Bay Road near Port Royal golf course in Southampton Bermuda and off the Pompano Beach Club.

Bus Route: #7 and 8.

For parking, use the Whale Bay Beach parking lot and climb up the hill to reach the fort.

Check out Bermuda Forts to know all about the historic forts in Bermuda

Check Southampton Bermuda for other great attractions in the parish.

Check Bermuda Sightseeing for many other great attractions in Bermuda.

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