Events

For high drama and explosive action, Fort Nelson is the place to visit! Enjoy large-scale historical battle re-enactments, exciting hands-on childrens activities and much, much more!

Daily Events

Don’t forget that in addition to the weekend and school holiday special events, we have an exciting programme of activities every single day, with gun-firings, guided tours and dramatic Historical Interpretations.

Select the date of your visit from our calendar below and see what events are on at Fort Nelson that day.


To read PDF documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you do not currently have it installed you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

Scary Horned Helmet

Search our collection

The Tudors

A weekend of Tudor themed activities.

Warm away those winter blues with exhilarating performance and roaring festivities as The Tudors come to life.

24 January

Click for more information

Did you know?

The whole truth

The phrase "Lock, stock and barrel" refers to something in its entirety, the whole thing – in the same way that a complete gun has a lock, a stock and a barrel.

Register for our newsletter

Sign up to the Royal Armouries newsletter to receive the latest news and updates from the Royal Armouries.