The Citadel - Dover (My Dream Airsoft Site)

[LSUK]

Hey everyone!

Not sure if this has been seen before (i couldn't find any topics on it) but i recently saw that 'The Citadel' in Dover was up for sale. It's been a target of a lot of debate between Dover council and property developers, which has meant it is now up for private sale. https://search.savills.com/property-detail/45e2b354-e5c4-4cc7-858a-a493cf458cc9

I would LOVE to play here, not only is it a mix of urban, CQB, and more open combat, but there's an entire tunnel system underneath it too! ?

On the site there's also:

- Prison Buildings

- Barracks Buildings

- Dry Moat surrounding the entire site

- Plenty of Parking

I can only dream though... unless a mega-rich airsofter wants to make my dreams a reality ?

Here are some pictures:

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[Asomodai]

That is a bit nice! 

UCAP have a page on their website asking for new potential sites like this and they give you a finders fee of 500 quid if it ends up being successful.

Sadly this will be way too expensive I would imagine, but If anyone can do it it's probably them. 

 

[Shriven]

There was a similar site at Fort Amherst in Chatham... don't know if anyone still operates it, but that was good fun.

However, I can see on the listing it's already under offer.

Since CAGE/Invicta folded there's a bit of a dearth of sites in East Kent

 

[Asomodai]

There was a similar site at Fort Amherst in Chatham... don't know if anyone still operates it, but that was good fun.

However, I can see on the listing it's already under offer.

Since CAGE/Invicta folded there's a bit of a dearth of sites in East Kent

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At least we still have the Fort Borstal!

 

[LSUK]

That is a bit nice! 

UCAP have a page on their website asking for new potential sites like this and they give you a finders fee of 500 quid if it ends up being successful.

Sadly this will be way too expensive I would imagine, but If anyone can do it it's probably them. 

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Never even thought of that! I'll let them know.

Maybe they could get in touch with the council and get a permit to use it instead of just having it sitting there doing nothing. 

There was a similar site at Fort Amherst in Chatham... don't know if anyone still operates it, but that was good fun.

However, I can see on the listing it's already under offer.

Since CAGE/Invicta folded there's a bit of a dearth of sites in East Kent

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Yeah i would have loved to play at Fort Amherst. I've been there a few times for their halloween events or escape rooms. 

As much as i love my local sites, they are all woodland ones and i'd love to not have to deep clean all of my gear after each session! I've always wanted to play on a site that's got a good mix of urban and woodland but there's not many sites in Kent, that i'm aware of, that do it...  

 

[Tackle]

There was a similar site at Fort Amherst in Chatham... don't know if anyone still operates it, but that was good fun.

However, I can see on the listing it's already under offer.

Since CAGE/Invicta folded there's a bit of a dearth of sites in East Kent

Click to shrink...

Dude, welcome back, this is THE forum, I'm guessing that you've got "the bug" again lol.

Yeah, cage/Invicta had a laid back approach & access to a plethora of great sites, I'm struggling to find anywhere that even comes close.

PS. Ft Amhurst has reverted back to the conservation group that ran the lower section, & they've cleared much of the top area we used.

 

[Shriven]

Never even thought of that! I'll let them know.

Maybe they could get in touch with the council and get a permit to use it instead of just having it sitting there doing nothing. 

Yeah i would have loved to play at Fort Amherst. I've been there a few times for their halloween events or escape rooms. 

As much as i love my local sites, they are all woodland ones and i'd love to not have to deep clean all of my gear after each session! I've always wanted to play on a site that's got a good mix of urban and woodland but there's not many sites in Kent, that i'm aware of, that do it...  

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Invicta Airsoft used to have access to the Lydd ranges and holy hell there was some cool stuff down there which were like Sennybridge! Don't know why nobody else hasn't tried to get back in on that action tbh!

 

[ak2m4]

Very cool, I was born just down the road from here.  Wasn't this a Borstal at one time?

 

[Uncle Pauly]

"Scheduled Monument"... ouch! Whatever it's going to become can't involve changing the site too much then.

Probably also means that it won't be viable for the likes of us to riddle with lil' plastic BBs either.

 

[Tackle]

Invicta Airsoft used to have access to the Lydd ranges and holy hell there was some cool stuff down there which were like Sennybridge! Don't know why nobody else hasn't tried to get back in on that action tbh!

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Prob the best game I ever played was that Weekender at Rype Village, -10 & heavy snow all weekend & no moans or cheating, everybody just having a great time, not to mention the literal metric ton of quality curry supplied by the army ? Yum.

A couple of firms have tried to organise games there, 3 games I think, they were very pricey & all cancelled at short notice when the MOD called dibs ?.

 

[MandalShArK]

This would be epic. and right down the road from me.

 

[clumpyedge]

Prob the best game I ever played was that Weekender at Rype Village, -10 & heavy snow all weekend & no moans or cheating, everybody just having a great time, not to mention the literal metric ton of quality curry supplied by the army ? Yum.

A couple of firms have tried to organise games there, 3 games I think, they were very pricey & all cancelled at short notice when the MOD called dibs ?.

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Played there 2 maybe 3 years ago with legion.... After that and the base commander losing his shit because of various "admin" fuck ups I dont think anyone will get on there again for a long while ?