Albert Bear's Christmas Adventure

Due to the high number of telephone and email enquiries we are receiving, we kindly request that you do not email or call us with special requests for tickets or to manage bookings as we have no additional ticket allocation to facilitate these requests.

All available tickets can be accessed via the booking link below.

See information on managing your booking below including amendments, cancellations and adding more tickets.
 

To enable more people to make a planned visit to enjoy Albert Bear's Christmas Adventure we have made some more tickets available for all dates from Tuesday 2 December to Sunday 4 January.

Please be aware that once this final allocation of tickets is booked no more will be issued. We have worked hard and invested on site to ensure that more people can visit, however there is no way for us to add any more capacity after this batch of tickets is gone.

Families First
We would love for local families to be able to bring their children for a very special visit to Fort Nelson over the festive period, and we respectfully request that these tickets for Albert Bear's Christmas Adventure are not booked by adult visitors primarily wishing to see the For Your Tomorrow - The People's Tribute by Standing with Giants installation. We made 1,000s more tickets available last week and will have welcomed over 80,000 people to see the installation by the time it leaves the Fort at the end of January.

Please book a ticket for everyone in your party over the age of 3. Orders cannot be added to once processed.

Please only book if you are definitely planning to visit. Demand for tickets is very high and we would appreciate your help in reducing the number of no-shows.

We are advising visitors not to travel to Fort Nelson without a pre-booked ticket during the period we have Standing with Giants onsite.

Visitor capacity, based on cancellations and no-shows, will be assessed daily in the afternoon. Any available tickets will be released on site on a first-come-first served basis after this time.

Available tickets based on cancellations are not guaranteed. 

Having a pre-booked ticket is the only way to guarantee entry to Fort Nelson.

Cancellation
If you cannot attend please do cancel your tickets by clicking on Manage Tickets at the bottom of your confirmation email and following the process. When tickets are cancelled they go back into live availability for others to book.

Under Charity Law donations cannot be cancelled/refunded. Please contact our Development team for more information if required.

Change the date
You can transfer your tickets to another date if there is availability. Please see your booking confirmation email and follow the Manage Tickets link.

Adding more tickets
Tickets cannot be added to an existing order. You will need to make a new booking for the same date and arrival time, if there is availability.

Enquiries
Due to the high number of telephone and email enquiries we are receiving, we kindly request that you do not email or call us with special requests for tickets or to manage bookings as we have no additional ticket allocation to facilitate these requests.

All available tickets can be accessed via the booking link below.

Please check your tickets for your booked time slot e.g. 10am - 11am. If you arrive outside of the time indicated, you may need to wait for admission.

Fort Nelson opens at 10am and closes at 4pm. Please take this into account if you have booked the 2pm - 3pm arrival time slot. Last admission is 3.30pm.

Closed Mondays during term time (Tuesday 2 - Friday 19 December)

Open daily during school holidays (Saturday 20 December - Sunday 4 January)

Fort Nelson will be closed on 24, 25 and 26 December 2025. We will be open on New Year's Day.

For groups over 10 please email fnenquiries@armouries.org.uk

Please do not use this address for ticketing enquiries. We are unable to facilitate requests for tickets or to manage bookings. Please see Managing your booking above.

Fort Nelson is a scheduled ancient monument with different surfaces and levels. There are steps of varying widths and heights, changing surfaces including paving stones, gravel, and grass. Some areas are therefore not accessible to wheelchair users or those with access needs.

Accessible toilet facilities are available in the visitor centre and Voice of the Guns gallery.

Parking costs £3 per vehicle – payable at reception.

Blue Badge spaces: There are a limited number of spaces offered on a first-come-first-served basis. If you have access requirements staff will be on hand in the car park to assist.

To protect the collection, pet animals are not allowed to visit Fort Nelson.

Assistance dogs are welcome at Fort Nelson, including in the museum galleries, visitor centre, café and outdoor areas, and we can provide water from our café.