Shorncliffe Trust

Shorncliffe Camp has been home to the Britsh Soldier for over 200 years. It was the birthplace of the Modern British Army under Sir John Moore in 1803 – as featured on Time Team.

Shorncliffe was the main Army camp in WW1 linking Britain to France and the Western Front and home to the Canadian Army.

It features, a Napoleonic Redoubt, Martello Tower, original WW1 training trenches, WW2 defences and Shorncliffe Military cemetery – 550 Commonwealth Soldiers, including 3 VC’s.