Tommy Atkins’ Accommodation
Evelyn Woods Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2LG
“Tommy Atkins” was the nickname given to British soldiers and became popular in the nineteenth century. Aldershot was the first permanent training camp to be built in Britain, and it quickly became the largest and most important garrison in the country. The thousands of soldiers based here initially lived in wooden huts, then in Victorian brick barracks. These were superseded by concrete buildings in the 1960s, which have in turn been replaced by modern accommodation in the twenty-first century. Learn how the soldiers lived in the old Aldershot Camp with a guided walk around the Aldershot Military Museum, through buildings which were home to many “Tommies” from the Victorian age to the mid-twentieth century.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 1100 & 1400
- Sunday 14 September:
- 1100 & 1400
Location & directions
Evelyn Woods Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2LG
- Directions:
- The Aldershot Military Museum is at the northern end of Queen's Avenue, on the junction with Evelyn Wood's Road. The route 1 bus stops close to the Museum at Hammersley Road.
- Contact on day:
- Paul Vickers
- Telephone number:
- +447811848412
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 30
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
