Home > Destinations > Asia > China > Hong Kong > Attraction > Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
Frommers.com Frommers.com
Most Recent Hong Kong Forum Posts
Most Recommended Articles
Most Commented Articles

Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence Frommer's Highly Recommended

175 Tung Hei Rd, Hong Kong

Frommer's ReviewMap It
Hours Fri-Wed 10am-5pm
Location Shau Kei Wan, On Hong Kong Island
Transportation MTR: Shau Kei Wan (exit B2 and then a 15-min. walk)
Phone 852/2569 1500
Web site http://hk.coastaldefence.museum
Prices Admission HK$10 adults; HK$5 students, seniors, and children. Free admission Wed

Review of Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence

Located in Lei Yue Mun Fort, one of Hong Kong's oldest and best-preserved British coastal fortresses dating from the Victorian period, this museum explores 600 years of the territory's coastal defense. Exhibits begin with the Ming and Qing dynasties, when coastal defenses guarded southern China against the invasion of Japanese pirates and Western imperialists, and continue through the Opium Wars, Hong Kong's role as a major base for the British navy, the Japanese 1941 invasion, and the handover to the People's Liberation Army. On display are naval costumes, models of war junks, weaponry, photographs, and memorabilia. The fort itself, built by the British in 1887 to defend the eastern approaches to the harbor against possible attacks by Russia or France, retains its batteries, underground magazines, protective ditch, caponiers, and torpedo station. With its strategic location on the coast, it provides a panoramic view of the eastern approach to Victoria Harbour. You'll probably spend at least 1 1/2 hours here.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


Back to Top



Destination Guide
Destination Guide Destination Guide Destination Guide
Destination Guide Destination Guide Frommer's Hong Kong, 11th Edition Destination Guide Frommer's Hong Kong, 11th Edition

Author: Beth Reiber
Pub Date: February 22, 2011

Learn More
Destination Guide Destination Guide Destination Guide Related Titles:
Bangkok & the Eastern Seasboard of Thailand: Frommers Shortcuts
Destination Guide
Central Thailand & Isan: Frommer's Shortcuts
Destination Guide
Central Vietnam, including Hue: Frommer's ShortCuts
Destination Guide
Destination Guide Destination Guide
Destination Guide Destination Guide Destination Guide
Destination Guide
Destinations
Destinations
 
 
Home > Destinations > Asia > China > Hong Kong > Attraction > Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence

Frommer's Star Ratings

Frommer's Recommended 0 stars Frommer's Recommended
Frommer's Highly Recommended 1 stars Frommer's Highly Recommended
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended 2 stars Frommer's Very Highly Recommended
Frommer's Exceptional 3 stars Frommer's Exceptional

About Our System

Frommer's ranks every hotel, restaurant, attraction, shop, and nightlife establishment it reviews for quality, value, service, amenities, and special features using a star-rating scale, an expression of the strong compare-and-contrast opinions that are a brand hallmark.

Other ratings provide stars based primarily on price and amenities; the Frommer's star rating is meant to quantify the kind of intangible, experiential elements that help travelers make informed decisions.

The "baseline" recommendation is zero stars--every hotel, restaurant, attraction, shop, and nightlife establishment that Frommer's chooses to review is recommended; otherwise, we simply wouldn't include it.

Close Window