Reviews of Fort Amherst (Tourist Attraction)

Jamie Mackay

Really cool

yu chen

Easy short walk from the parking area. Excellent place to look at icebergs during spring to early summer. You can also get close to the light house and outer gun battery which was used during the war.

Chris Kiff

Nice views, off the beaten path but not hard to get to from downtown. Most of the areas were closed off due to covid but not sure why as they are just outdoor pathways.

dipblems

Perfect place for a photoshoot and chill with close friends.

Deejayvtranzphotography

What a glorious view from here! Overlooked lookout of the city!

Alan Linton

Some nice ruins around the lighthouse. A neat little lighthouse and the trail that starts nearby leads up the steep hill to a perfect pool of water

Kev Froment

(Translated) $ 2 donation for animals is great :) (Original) 2$ de Donation pour les Animaux c'est Génial :)

Elle Hood

Beautiful views of signal hill and cape spear

Tim Yarn

Beautiful scenery, but no parking on site. Parking IS available about 500 meters before the entrance. Great spot for photos and if you're lucky a whale or maybe even an ice berg.

Han

One of those hidden not so hidden spots in St.. John's.. beautiful views of the ocean and city.

Gabriel “Gabe” Hahn

Gorgeous lighthouse, could get some repairs done to make it a tad cleaner.

Tania Castilhos

Understated place. Simple, beautiful and small.

Chris White

Beautiful view

Natasha Somerton

Whether you're here for the tourism of the fort Amherst lighthouse or the hike of the trail, you will not be disappointed. You can start here (Southside road entrance), and continue onto the ECT; hit up some swimming holes along the way, pick some berries (depending on the season); and see both Cabot Tower and Cape Spear in one of the most beautiful perspectives! Make your way right on through freshwater, cape spear, Maddox cove, petty harbor..etc....

Stef Budai

Beautiful vista, hike up the East Coast Trail for great views, just down the street.

John ostrom

Great place

Kerri Claire

Cute lil lighthouse with picnic table by the ocean. The old cannons are worth a visit but be careful as it is very worn down.

Yi Jiang

Great view for Narrows and Signal Hill.

Brian Carey

Iconic place to see in Newfoundland too bad it's in a condition of disrepair. Often in spring it's a great place to view icebergs!

Ajay Sankar

Incredible view! Good place to spend time.

Darryl Molloy

Incredibly beautiful and peaceful. A must see if you visit St. John's

A Fire

Great trails/views!!!

Alexander Love

It's just like any normal lighthouse, nothing s0ecial about it!

Being Bliss School of Metaphysics Sri Sanatra

Fantastic

Anders Nilsson

It wasn't much to see. I would recommend Signal Hill instead where you can see the Cabot Tower and get a better view of both Fort Amherst and St. John´s.

ken Duss

Have you visit! End of discussion!

Tyler Temple

Neat spot

David T. Harnett

Across the narrows from Signal Hill, it's an old naval gun battery and lighthouse. Beware of the foghorn!

Henning Gieseke

A great Place sometimes with floating icebergs

bodha jac

(Translated) the East Coast Trail is a splendid trail, maintained by volunteers, the landscapes are fantastic, you just have to be lucky to have good weather. (Original) l'East Coast Trail est un sentier splendide, entretenu par des bénévoles, les paysages y sont fantastiques, il faut juste avoir la chance d'avoir du beau temps.

Chaulk

Beautiful

Phil Rendell

Beautiful view when the weather cooperates, also some neat ruins from WWII. This location is right along the entrance to the harbour as well and is a great location to watch ships enter and leave.

Lúcia Helena Xavier

Great shot!

Stacey Stanley

It was kinda a bust but alright

Reta

If you've never been here, definitely stop by and take a look. Unfortunately you cannot get down to the cannons any more because it has been fenced off for safety. It's a quick little 30-60 minute trip close to downtown that doesn't cost anything. **Note**You have to park about a 10 minute walk away. If you have mobility issues, it will take a bit longer. Also, there are steep cliffs. If you have toddlers, do not let them wander. The views are spectacular. Also very close to the beginning of several hiking trails on the East Coast Trail system.

Sherwin Flight

Very scenic location

bob griffin

Very nice

Smallie Biggs

Favorite spot in the city, the ruins are ruins and that means they're in disrepair. Slowly deteriorating into rebar and dust maybe asbestos lol I don't know. But it would be less cool if it had touristy signs everywhere with a gift shop. Inside the fence you can see the old tracks that the batteries swiveled on. But the fence is barely ever replaced now so you can just get inside the structures below with ease and very little caution. Ive never heard of anyone being kicked out let alone ticketed and haven't seen a no trespassing sign.

bhawick prajapati

Wonderful place on the coast.

Tonya Mosher

Beautiful place. Fun to explore.

Nick Passakas

Great view of the ocean with a lovely little lighthouse and shop. Very close to the East Coast Trail.

meghan corcoran

Beautiful scenery. Walk to light house can be a bit tricky for those with limited mobility. You can see Signal Hill and Cape spare from the light house. Great place to take pictures.

Dana Decker

It was so beautiful.

Wayne Guzzwell

Nice walk with breathtaking ocean views.

Bill Ping

Great little walk to a fantastic view

K & T Hoskins (StarWars81)

You can see from Signal Hill. So cool. We have never hiked down into it but it looks amazing from afar.

Richard McGrath

Beautiful

Dom San

Great view but no supporting amenities at all

Trevor

Amazing place for a hike. Parking is available 500m down the road, and things are currently closed for COVID, so it’s hard to access the main area of the lighthouse with the bunker.

Connor McBrine-Ellis

Really cool fort located opposite Signal Hill, with great views of those cliffs! Definitely in disrepair however it's great fun to explore. I didn't tell you this, but you can easily hop the fence and go into the ruins yourself. Most of the time the fence is broken anyway so go ahead and check it out. Salt is caked onto the sides of most of the buildings, and lots of people graffiti them.

Andrew Lawlin

Pretty neat place! Great to watch the ships come in without having to do the hike from signal hill. My only thing is there isn’t much to do, it feels very closed off and just gated. All the WW2 stuff you can’t even get close too unless you go though the broken gate which I saw some you get people doing. But it’s fairly nice none the less

Luis Fonseca

View the Battery and St-Johns Bay area. Use the parking lot and walk.

Charlene Kenny

Beautiful place with incredible views of the ocean and Signal Hill. There's also a swimming hole off the East Coast Trail (Deadman's Path) which is very nice.

Steph Whitten

Beautiful views ????????

Jason McKellar

It's only worth it if you go through the fence

Brandon Robinson

Great view of the old ruins and of Signal Hill.

Scott Quilty

Beautiful

Lindsay Rous

Nice views of the battery.

Theodoric (Theo-Logica)

Well worth a night-time visit when in st John's so as to see the signal hill from another vantage (the signal 'hill' looks like a black abyss with the illuminated structure hovering above). You can visit in 5 minutes and it's kinda neat.

Wanda Hammond

A sliver of beauty minutes from downtown.

Ibrahim Dairi fallaha

Very good place

Chris S

Beautiful view.

Mark Salvarinas

Fun hike and great photo spot!

Tony Kocurko

Even after 30 years of living here in St. John's, I never tire of the views of Signal Hill from nearby Fort Amherst and the surrounding area, at any time of year and in any weather. As one roadside interpretation plaque on the Bonavista Peninsula put it, hope for bad weather, because the coast line becomes that much more dramatic. It's a pity, though, that there is no longer a tea room next to Fort Amherst as there used to be.

Dismal Plague

Love dis place...spectacular view ..quiet and relaxed

Brian Shepherd

Great View, nice place to go for a walk

Miroslav Senko

Beautiful place to visit

Your Honda “Your Honda Meg” Meg

Beautiful lookout, exceptional historic experience.

Kif Kif

Incredible views

Edward Baldwin

Lovely and quiet, great to experience being close to the ocean and how sorry that can be. Highly recommended to visit, there is about a 10 minute walk from the nearest parking area.

Kevin Damen

I like this light house, I generally like all lighthouses, Personally its it's something to do with the historically tragic nature of a light house, the men of relied on them and those that were failed by it. but this one is special, built on top of a old abondend military complex, it likely has a profound history that should be told. Unfortunately the military complex is fenced off completely. I would have been happy to pay a few dollars to tour the site, such a wasted opportunity

Sam H

Good

Robert Douglas

Awesome place !

Ivan Zendel

Interesting view

Jessy Hua

Located on the other side of the Harbour opening opposing Cape Spear. A nice little walk down this road leads to some pretty nice views. Though, I'll admit there's quite the plethora of garbage down in the actual fort ???? C'mon people..

Carmen T

Drive up as far as you can until it says this is the last opportunity you can park then walk up towards the lighthouse. The walk up is somewhat of a hike but it honestly doesn't take too long and it is uphill but it will be worth it. On the way up, you will already have great views and can see Cabot tower on the other side. Once you are at the lighthouse, walk around and enjoy the scenery.

Dave Edmunds

A definite historical landmark to check out when in the area!

HMT

Great Landmark, for those interested you can rent the small cottages next door.

Laurie Stone

Great place to visit view is fantastic and is free to see so please be mindful people do reside along the path to the Lighthouse so obey signage and please don't litter. KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL FOR EVERYONE TO SEE

Paul Brown

What a great place to start a hike on the east coast trail or to watch boats coming and going into St. John’s harbour. You can also spot whales and icebergs in season. Watch and listen to the noon day canon as it fires atop Signal Hill or look out across the Atlantic towards Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America. Definitely worth the visit if you are in St. John’s.

robert penney

It could use some repairs to the fence andremovsl of grafitti. Some kind of tour allowing you to see the bunkers would be great as well

Sascha Guenther

Definitely worth going but try to either rent a bike or car share. There isn't much to see on the way when hiking. Limited parking once you get close to it.

Pranjal Patra

Great spot for watching whales!

Diane Thul

Beautiful

Kaine MacPherson

One of my favourite spots to go for a nice walk and looking for whales! The ruins of the fort are awesome to explore!

Kaveh M

A great place to be. Watch your steps though as the stairs are not in perfect condition

Imam Hossain

Great view of North Atlantic!

Joyanto Ali

Great view...

nitheyananthan nishanthan

Starting place for most of the east coast trail

Dee O'Byrne

It's a little walk to get to the fort. You have to park in a little section and walk through the residential zone. The lighthouse is locked up and there is a fence around the fort but there are big holes in the fence everyone goes through to go into the fort. Cool graffiti to check out. Just please respect the fort and everyone else who would like to see it and take your garage with you and not destroy anything!!

Frank Mcdonald

So senic

Gael Dumontet

It's a very pretty spot, good for pictures, but there's not much else to do. There are trekking trails close by however, with beautiful vistas, but they (ideally) require separate planning.

L Kay

Nice place. Would have been nice to have an museum or more info on site. But nice little walk up a hill to get to the lighthouse

Barry Buckle

Stunning view

Andrew Fenton

I just love NFLD and this area just added to the experience - Woot Woot

tna90210

Beautiful place to look at the natural beauty of St. John's

Debbie Fleming

Amazing scenery, nice hike not too strenuous,, beautiful swimming area. What more could you ask?

DAVE NUGENT

Wicked spot

Angela Smyth

Very nice

Michael Slayton

Awesome

Gino Qualizza

Amazing !!!

Hector Riviere

Awesome views!

jim lindsay

Awesome

David Taylor

Great scenic area of St.John's Harbor

Dragan Drasko

Amazing! The edge of Canada...

joe chu

Good view point around.

Donald Feltham

A lot of history here

Alex F

Needs better signage and a bathroom.

Harshavardhana Suresh

Beautiful

PATRICK HARRIS

Beautiful!!!

H Fitz

Beautiful scenery.

Daniel Lee

Beautiful view

Craig Brown

Scenery is beautiful

Wendy Tucker

Beautiful views!!

Ken C

Iconic place and like other areas in NFLD, the scenery is worth the trip. It's neat to see some of the old stations, but there really isn't too much to do. It's not as grand as Signal Hill, but is still worth checking out if you're there in the area. Always wear a little extra as the ocean winds do make it a little cooler than when more inland.

308lrc

Great views

David Ivany

Beautiful old historical fort. Great views of the narrows, signal hill and St. John's.

G Aquino

Nice view of the mouth of the harbor, downtown St. John's, and the small villages clinging to the rugged and rocky hills northeast of the city. Visited on a sunny summer day in the late afternoon.

Roy Douglas

Fabulous! Very clean.

Sarah S

Amazing place to explore!

Dave Dunn

Beautiful scenery

Arlene Walker

Everytime you stop...another breathtaking view...amazing and a must...can't wait to visit again

Reggie Hynes

Love the open air and structure of the lighthouse!

Ron Carmichael

Great