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Coalhouse Fort Location Page
How to get to Coalhouse Fort
The Fort is located in the Village of East Tilbury, in the County of Essex.
Lat: 51:28:06N (51.4683) Lon: 0:25:36E (0.4267)
Explorer 163 Landranger 177 Grid Ref: TQ686771
By Road:
From junction 30 on the M25 travel East (towards Southend) along the A13 to the A128 roundabout.
Take the third exit along the A1013. Follow the signs for East Tilbury.
Approx 3/4 of a mile you will turn RIGHT into BUCKINGHAM HILL ROAD follow the brown tourist signs to Coalhouse Fort and East Tilbury
Once in Buckingham Hill Road keep going and you will enter the village of LINFORD, carry on ahead at Mini Roundabout.
Over rail crossing at East Tilbury Station
passing through East Tilbury then onto East Tilbury Village
At the end of the Village you will enter the COALHOUSE FORT car park with the fort located a 75m walk.
PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY THROUGH OUR VILLAGE
By Rail:
East Tilbury Station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line from Fenchurch Street.
East Tilbury station is about two miles from the fort.
Exit Station, Turn RIGHT the fort is around a 15 to 20 minute walk
By Bus:
There is a bus service during the week (times vary) but none on Sundays.
Location maps MULTIMAP.CO.UK
Light refreshments are available in the fort during open days and the nearby Ship Inn public house serves meals.
Disabled Access: Whilst every effort has been made to assist the disabled to appreciate the history and architecture of this magnificent building, we regret that, due to its structure, a number of areas within the fort are not fully accessible for wheelchairs. The parkland around the fort has a number of pathways that are suitable for wheelchairs.