and it was equipped with torpedo tubes mounted on the pier. After the war it was used as a National Service training station. Its military use came to an end in 1962. What remains today is a fragment of the fort. The rear barracks blocks were demolished in 1969 to provide material for sea defences and Isle of Wight Council purchased what remained of the fort soon afterwards. The fort is now a Grade II Listed Building. Fort Victoria Country Park Today the fort is part of Fort Victoria Country Park which occupies 20 hectares of woodland and shore on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight. The fort houses a number of attractions including a Reptilarium, Visitor Centre and a model railway. The derelict pier can still be seen. References Publications External links Fort Victoria website Isle of Wight Council Countryside Service, including Fort Victoria pages Island Planetarium Archaeology Discovery Centre & Museum Victorian Forts data sheet Fort Victoria Model Railway Victoria Country parks on the Isle of Wight Tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight Victoria Victoria Grade II listed buildings on the Isle of Wight Grade II listed forts