Name: Fort Marlborough
Address: Jl. Benteng, Kebun Keling, Tlk. Segara, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu 38119, Indonesia, ID

Fort Marlborough is a point of interest, located at Jl. Benteng, Kebun Keling, Tlk. Segara, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu 38119, Indonesia

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Jl. Benteng, Kebun Keling, Tlk. Segara, Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu 38119

Added by Jopie, at 08 July 2016

Monday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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Anonymous

28 April 2018

Fort Marlborough is Bengkulu's heritage, strong place, much stories, and much more. Let's visit this place, you just pay 5k to enter this building 😊
Anonymous

07 April 2018

Pros:
+ historical site
+ well preserved
+ pretty clean
+ nice ocean view

Cons:
- not much to do here, 30 min and we are already done, adding a museum section might help
Anonymous

02 April 2018

Love to be here, must visit it if you go to Bengkulu. We can sea the sea from here. A good place for taking photos and easy to accessed.
Anonymous

31 March 2018

Great place to visit while you’re in Bengkulu. This Fort Marlborough is a historical place, you only have to pay for 3k rupiahs. If there’s a local guide, it would make your visit more memorable.
Anonymous

19 March 2018

One of must visited place in Bengkulu.. There are Bengkulu history in here.. We can enjoy this place with our team, family or by self..
Anonymous

17 March 2018

Well preserved however lacks in presentation of the history of the place.the story telling can be more engaging otherwise you wont spend too long here.No guides to tell you something interesting.Pro not really crowded and nice picture opportunities.
Anonymous

15 December 2017

If what you expected is some kind of historical study tour, then you'll get it here. This fort is a proof of how british colonials had ever ruled over this country. You'll get many explanations about the history, right from where it happened hundreds of years ago. What I like is the view from the top of the fort. It is beautiful.
Anonymous

13 December 2017

Fort Marlborough (Indonesian Benteng Marlborough, also known as Malabero) is an English fort located in Bengkulu City, Sumatra. It was built between 1713-1719 by the East India Company under the leadership of Governor Joseph Collett as a defensive fort for the British East India Company's Residency there. It was one of the strongest British forts in the eastern region, second only to Fort St. George in Madras, India.
Anonymous

01 December 2017

Ideal visit time is on the afternoon you can still explore all parts of the fort and wait there to capture the perfect photos during sunset.
Anonymous

24 October 2017

The largest British fort in south east asia.
Anonymous

01 October 2017

One of historical buildings of Dutch colonial era in Bengkulu. Seems not well maintained, we can easily find tons of cig butts here.

Actually its good site but need technology and modernized touch to help people know the history of this port
Anonymous

23 September 2017

Great historical place, however its pretty hot in here.
Anonymous

02 September 2017

Nice view.. you can see the Tapak beach from the top of building
Anonymous

22 August 2017

The building is old but they were looking after it so well. The little park is neat and the view is gorgeous. There was also few of room who held the history.
Anonymous

03 August 2017

One of historical place about Bengkulu which is have a good view and good place for photograph
Anonymous

06 July 2017

Greate place..my second hometown
Anonymous

29 June 2017

Historical place to remind us about The struggle of our ancestorsbut Still not well managed about cleanliness and amenities. 👍
Anonymous

20 May 2017

A nice place to visit, as you get to see the remnants of the British colonisation of Bencoolen.
Anonymous

07 February 2017

historical place if you wants to come and enjoying the view better come in the afternoon
Anonymous

29 January 2017

Find its history then you'll know why this place deserves 5 stars.
Anonymous

25 December 2016

Salah satu benteng dengan design terbaik
Anonymous

25 December 2016

Clean, cheap, and very well-maintaned building and yard. Wide sea side view on top. Not too crowded in holiday yet still lively. Don't expect museum-like environment, it is noisy and no historical explanation.
Anonymous

11 December 2016

Loved this place! It has a great history and this fort is well maintained. We went down to the underground cell and it gave me goosebumps. Some part were closed for public. You could also see the beautiful ocean from the top.
Anonymous

18 November 2016

Poor museum. Need more maintenance.
Anonymous

10 November 2016

A historical heritage of the British colonization in Bengkulu (1714-1741)
Anonymous

02 September 2016

Set on a hill overlooking the Indian Ocean, the fort Marlborough is a wonderful and interesting introduction for visitors to the city. With its massive walls, the fort Marlborough still stands strong and mighty as a reminder of the British occupation (1714 – 1824) in Bengkulu. The fort houses several British old engravings, old pictures, some 18th century British EIC and Dutch VOC cannons, and also a cell where the Dutch incarcerated Soekarno (later became Indonesia's first president) during his internal exile. I would rate this fort as an impressive and well-maintained piece of history, a historical attraction you shouldn't miss.

A visit to the fort Marlborough not only allows visitors to enjoy other enchanting tourist spots in the vicinity, such as the old port Tapak Paderi, the Thomas Parr monument, the old buildings of Chinatown, and the British resident's building, but also it offers great sunset sea views.

The fort Marlborough is open daily from 8 am – 6 pm, domestic visitor admission is Rp. 5,000 (about US$ 0.38) per person. As a major historical attraction which draws tourists to Bengkulu, the fort is really popular and easy to reach. From the hotel area of Panjang beach, visitors can take a yellow angkot (public city transport) for Rp 4,000 per person, or it takes about a 20-minute walk to the fort.
Anonymous

17 August 2016

U cand find the missing history of Indinesia here
Anonymous

15 July 2016

Historical site. Good for family.