33-acre secure compound
A single, walled training estate with contiguous ground — large enough for simultaneous serials, vehicle movement, and perimeter activity without leaving the fortress.
The Citadel · Dover, Kent
Kent Citadel Training Estate
A 33-acre secure training estate in Dover for professional search, detection, tactical, emergency response and scenario-based exercises.
Set within the historic Citadel on Dover Western Heights, the estate provides controlled access to roads, yards, custodial buildings, perimeter routes, revetments and fortress infrastructure.
- 33-acre secure compound
- Napoleonic fortress
- Dover Western Heights
Who it's for
Who uses the estate
We support public and private sector training clients, including government departments, specialist search users, security training providers, dog units and operational teams.
Government and public-sector training teams
Border, customs and port-security users
Police, prison and custody training teams
Search and detection dog units
Private security and specialist training providers
Fire, rescue and emergency response teams
Close protection and executive security training
Probation and community justice training teams
Cadet and youth organisations by prior agreement
What you can run
Training applications
- Search and detection exercises
- Dog-unit training
- Vehicle, building and perimeter search
- Custody, escort and cell-block scenarios
- Tactical movement and building clearance
- Access-control and checkpoint exercises
- Multi-agency incident response
- Confined-space and casualty extraction scenarios
On site
Training environments available on site
The estate includes a range of real-world environments suitable for controlled professional training, including a former prison, segregation unit, cells, custodial corridors, officers' mess, internal roads, secure yards, perimeter routes, gates, revetments and large exterior areas.
The compound
Estate features
Secure infrastructure across the full 33-acre compound.
Internal road network
Full asphalt road system throughout the compound, linking buildings, yards, and revetment — for vehicle patrol, escort routes, and coordinated movement between training areas.
Secure perimeter
Fencing, gates, and layered boundaries within the moated enclosure — for fence-line patrol, breach response, and perimeter-security training in a controlled environment.
Revetment
Substantial built earthworks run through the estate — offering natural cover, elevated positions, and realistic terrain for training exercises across the 33-acre site.
Two world wars
In the First World War the Citadel housed the Buffs (East Kent Regiment), training reinforcement drafts for the front. A coastal artillery battery and anti-aircraft gun defended Dover through both conflicts.
Napoleonic fortress
A Napoleonic-era bastion fortress in Dover — complete with moat, controlled bridge access, and historic walls enclosing the full training compound.
Important
Before you enquire
Controlled access and site requirements
The estate is available by prior agreement only. All use is subject to suitability, availability, insurance, RAMS and site controls. Access is limited to agreed zones and supervised where required. Activities involving firearms, drones, pyrotechnics, smoke, dogs, vehicles or specialist equipment must be approved in advance.
Professional use
The estate is already supporting controlled professional training use for public and private sector clients, including government-related and specialist operational users. Further details can be discussed directly where appropriate.
On site
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Get in touch
Contact or arrange a recce
Discuss availability, suitability and site requirements for your training programme. We can arrange a recce where appropriate.