The Fort at the end of the road
Join us on a tour to discover what goes on behind closed doors.
- Booking essential
- Admission applies
At the very tip of the peninsula, St Anthony Head is a perfect place to have a walk, a place to sit and stare at the blue yonder, or to stop off for a picnic. Hidden underground, in strange looking buildings and behind locked doors are decades of military history.
On selected dates each year we invite you to come along and find out how this quiet corner of Cornwall helped to protect our shores. From the late eighteenth century up to World War Two, this headland has played its part.
Tour dates to book in 2026 (two tours each day from 11:00 – 12:30 and 13:30 – 15:00):
• Thursday 4 June • Wednesday 8 July • Sunday 2 August • Sunday 13 September (as part of the Heritage Open Days)
£5.00 per person (excluding 13 September, which is free to all) Please click to book your spaces.
Times
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 2491895 £5 per person
- Suitability
Accompanied children very welcome
- Meeting point
Meet in the National Trust car park at St Anthony Head
- What to bring and wear
Check the weather forecast and come prepared to be outside.
- Accessibility
Accessibility is limited with unavoidable steps to the lower battery building and uneven footpaths in parts.
- Other
Members park for free in the National Trust car park on site. Get here by foot from St Mawes via the foot passenger ferry and then following the coast path along to the headland. Walking also possible from nearby Bohortha and Porth along the coast path.