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CASTLES & DEFENCESSPACE / SOLAR SYSTEMVICTORIANSWORLD WAR IWORLD WAR IICome and visit this diametric attraction - on one hand a Victorian coastal defence fort, and on the other a secret rocket testing site perched high above the Needles rocks!
Find out how artillerymen lived and worked in this remote and windy place; discover how it played a vital role in Britain's defence history and in the 'race for space'...
Needles Old Battery And New Battery (NT) is great for all ages, but perhaps a little overwhelming for the very youngest visitors
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