Known as the Solent forts, the circular granite islands were ... been renovated into lavish nautical hotels, Mansion Global first reported. Now, after 12 years under the same ownership, the ...

All built at the same time, Spitbank and No Man's Forts are now popular luxury hotels, while Horse Sands is yet to be renovated. Collectively known as the Solent Forts, the nautical landmarks can ...

Seen from the air, the four late-Victorian Solent Forts are studded like concrete ... have been bought from the Crown and transformed into luxury hotels over the last few years by UK lodging ...

No Man's Fort, situated in the Solent about 1.5 miles (2.2km ... Soldiers were once stationed at No Man's Fort, but it will now house hotel guests The fort was sold by the Ministry of Defence ...

One of the UK's most unique hotels was one that floated in the middle of the sea and had a former life as a WW2 fort. Guests ...

No Man's Land Fort is part of a chain of four sea forts in the Solent, recommended by the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom in 1860, designed to protect Portsmouth dockyard from ...

This nine-bedroom boutique hotel within a historic fort just off the coast of Portsmouth could be yours for a cool £5 million. Stunning shots show the dock at Spitbank Fort as boats anchor to ...

From helping Britain defend itself against French warships to a luxury hotel charging guests £700 per night - this incredible ...

The owners of Spitbank Fort have applied for an extension of planning permission to use the building as a home, saying the cost of running it as a hotel is no longer viable. From gorgeous Georgian ...

The 22-bedroom hotel is part of The Solent Forts, a trio of once-armed forts built 150 years ago in the late 1800s between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight to defend the country against French ...

The two forts, which are sat prominently in the Solent, will be going up for auction ... Previously run as a hotel, it features 23 spacious en-suite bedrooms, crew quarters and a variety of ...

Construction work on the Solent forts began in 1865 under former prime minister Lord Palmerston. By the time they had all been completed in 1880, the invasion threat had passed. The hotels on No ...