Lulworth Camp is a British Army base that is home to the Armoured Fighting Vehicle Gunnery School and runs the Lulworth Ranges on the southern coast of Dorset, England. It is part of Bovington Garrison and is located on the Purbeck Ridge between the villages of East and West Lulworth. The camp lies immediately southeast of the road junction between the B 3070 and B 3071 and about a mile northeast of Lulworth Cove.[1]

Lulworth Camp
Purbeck Hills, Dorset
Gate guardians at the entrance to Lulworth Camp
Lulworth Camp is located in Dorset
Lulworth Camp
Lulworth Camp
Location within Dorset
Coordinates50°38′00″N 2°14′00″W / 50.63333°N 2.23333°W / 50.63333; -2.23333
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1918
Built forWar Office
In use1918-Present

History

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The camp was established in 1918 and has been in continuous use since then.[2]

On 8 February 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the base as part of a state visit.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map series
  2. ^ "West Lulworth". Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ "President Zelensky and Rishi Sunak to visit troops in Dorset later today". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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