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The
new
Tavern
Fort
is
park
of
an
area
of
Gravesend
that
includes
the
Milton
Chantry
chapel,
Riverside
Leisure
Area
and
Gravesend
Promenade.
The
fort
and
leisure
area
are
open
during
daylight
hours
and
for
special
events.
Milton
Chantry
is
only
open
though
certain
hours
of
the
day
and
run
by
English
Heritage,
in
conjunction
with
Gravesham
Council.
Access
to
the
fort
is
free
apart
from
when
special
events
are
held
in
the
park.
The
fort
contains
a
number
of
guns
and
cannon,
used
during
it's
history
as
a
fort,
as
well
as
magazines
used
to
store
armaments,
some
of
which
can
be
see
on
display
in
the
fort.
Open
on
weekends
is
the
ammunition
stores,
with
an
array
of
displays
relating
to
the
New
Tavern
Fort's
use
as
a
gun
emplacement,
protecting
the
River
Thames.
In
addition,
there
are
also
displays
covering
WW2,
on
the
home
front
in
Gravesend,
with
various
types
of
air
raid
shelters
and
civilian
life
during
WW2
.
Admission
to
the
ammunition
stores
is
£1
per
person,
and
there
is
an
information
sheet
as
to
the
purpose
of
which
each
room
was
used
for,
or
the
various
displays.
On
the
promenade
area,
there
is
an
open
air
gym
free
to
use
by
the
Gravesend
Rowing
Club.
On
my
visit,
there
was
also
a
fun
fair
on
the
promenade
and
the
New
Tavern
Fort
have
been
used
for
a
recent
Gravesend
Pride
day.