Altcar Training Camp
| Altcar Training Camp | |
|---|---|
| Hightown, Merseyside | |
 Altcar Training Camp | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Location | |
  Altcar Training Camp Location within Merseyside | |
| Coordinates | 53°31′43″N 3°03′33″W / 53.52859°N 03.05912°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1860 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1860-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Major (Retired) Carl Gardner[1] |
| Occupants | North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association |
Altcar Training Camp is located in Hightown, Merseyside, England. The 620-acre (250 ha) estate is composed of beaches, marshland, fields and small woods. The range is run by the North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association.[2]
History
William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton first made the site available for the Grand Lancashire Rifle Contest on 29 October 1860.[3] He donated the land to the Volunteer Forces two years later.[3] A railway station was established near the site in 1862 but closed in 1921. The site, which had been known as Altcar Rifle Range, was renamed Altcar Training Camp in 1970.[3] In February 2016 a pavilion was burnt to the ground in a controlled fire to make way for new facilities.[4]
Gallery
Altcar Rifle Range- Altcar camp 1981
- Little Altcar; the Club Huts
- Alt Pumping Station
- Entrance to "Training Area 6"
- Phragmites
- Range Control
- Range danger flag at Alt Estuary
References
- ^ "An end of an era. Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Black latterly commandant Altcar Training Camp". North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Altcar Training Camp". North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Altcar Rifle Range". 20 August 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Altcar Training Camp". Formby Bubble. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
