Lulworth Camp

Lulworth Camp
Purbeck Hills, Dorset
Gate guardians at the entrance to Lulworth Camp
Site information
Type	Barracks
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Location
Lulworth Camp Location within Dorset
Coordinates	50°38′00″N2°14′00″W / 50.63333°N 2.23333°W / 50.63333; -2.23333
Site history
Built	1918
Built for	War Office
In use	1918-Present

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]

History

The camp was established in 1918 and has been in continuous use since then. ^[2] Bovington and Lulworth have been the main British training areas for tanks and armoured warfare since their introduction. The camp is currently home to the Armoured Fighting Vehicle Schools Regiment (AFVSR) Gunnery School. ^[3]

On 8 February 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the base as part of a state visit. ^[4] Along with British prime minister Rishi Sunak, he met Ukrainian troops who were being trained to use Challenger 2 tanks, part of Operation Interflex. ^[5]

References

1. Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map series
2. "West Lulworth" . Retrieved 11 January 2015.
3. "LULWORTH Army Camp, ENGLAND" (PDF). www.usanato.army.mil. US Army NATO. October 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
4. "President Zelensky and Rishi Sunak to visit troops in Dorset later today". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
5. Cartlidge, Sarah (9 February 2023). "Why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went to Lulworth Camp". www.bournemouthecho.co.uk. Newsquest Media Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2025.