Fort Serapong
- Last Updated : 12 August 2021
⛰️ Mount Serapong is the highest point of Sentosa Island. The hill also houses the remnants of Fort Serapong.
At-A-Glance
Main Highlights
💡Did you know?
Built between the 1870s & 1890s, Fort Serapong, together with Fort Siloso, Fort Connaught & Imbiah Battery, are the four major batteries on Pulau Blakang Mati, now better known as Sentosa. (An artillery battery is a platform from which guns are fired.)
These four coastal batteries formed the British army’s southern coastal defence on Sentosa, meant to deter pirates and foreign invaders from entering Singapore. However, they stood unused when World War II broke out in SG in 1942, as a seaborne attack from the south never came.
The guns were later turned around to repel Japanese troops from the north. Once there was no more use for the guns, they were destroyed by the British to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.
𝗡𝗼𝘄 – Fort Serapong remains in ruins and abandoned state till this day.
⚠️ Structures are unstable. Explore at your own risk! Email nature@sentosa.com.sg for guided tours.
🔎 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿
- Some decrepit buildings on the left as you head up Serapong Hill
- Followed by buildings that have been refurbished as storerooms. Built in 1936, these were originally barracks and dining hall for the fort.
- End of the tarred road leads to the Sentosa Service Reservoir, a small protected water catchment area managed by the PUB.
- On the left up the slope, a dirt path will lead you to the most impressive part of the fort – the casemate buildings. (Casemate – a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired.)
- Panoramic view of the city at the top 🌇
👟👕Hiking shoes & attire
🎒 Mosquito repellant, water & snacks
🚻 No washrooms
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📍 54 Lakeshore View, Singapore 098441
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?
🚖 Board the white Sentosa Cove shuttle bus at HarbourFront Bus Interchange. Alight at Sentosa Cove Village drop-off point. The shuttle service is open to the public at $2 per ride, available daily from 6.30am to 10.30pm at 30-minutes intervals during peak hours.
🚗 If driving, you can park at Sentosa Cove Village carpark
From Sentosa Cove Village, walk back up along Allanbrooke road till a road opening to the right (Woolwich Road), where you'll see the massive Sentosa Satellite Earth station complex (see next pic)
⭐ in picture - Serapong Hill (Destination)
Woolwich Road
Turn right into Woolwich Road. You'll see the massive Sentosa Satellite Earth station complex
~10m in, head up Serapong Hill Road on the right.
The tarred road will lead you up to the Serapong artillery battery area.
You will soon reach some decrepit buildings on the left.
The grounds and structures are unstable. Do keep a safe distance. Explore at your own risk!
Broken flight of stairs
Graffiti
Moving on, you will see some buildings that have been refurbished as storerooms.
SDC Serapong Stores
uilt in 1936, these buildings were originally barracks and dining hall for the fort.
A peek inside
Built in 1936
End of the tarred road leads to the Sentosa Service Reservoir, a small protected water catchment area managed by the PUB.
On the left up the slope, a dirt path will lead you to the most impressive part of the fort - the casemate buildings.
Soon you will reach the casemate buildings.
How magnificent!
A peek inside
Continue on the path and you will find more casemate structures on the right.
At the top
Enjoy a panoramic view of the city
Another viewing point
Beautiful sunset
Look out for information boards to learn about the place
𝔽𝕆ℝ𝕋 𝕊𝔼ℝ𝔸ℙ𝕆ℕ𝔾 - Bean there, done that!
𝔽𝕆ℝ𝕋 𝕊𝔼ℝ𝔸ℙ𝕆ℕ𝔾 📍 54 Lakeshore View, Singapore 098441
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? 🚖 Board the white Sentosa Cove shuttle bus at HarbourFront Bus Interchange. Alight at Sentosa Cove...
Woolwich Road
Turn right into Woolwich Road. You'll see the massive Sentosa Satellite Earth station complex
~10m in, head up Serapong Hill Road on the right.
The tarred road will lead you up to the Serapong artillery battery area.
You will soon reach some decrepit buildings on the left.
The grounds and structures are unstable. Do keep a safe distance. Explore at your own risk!
Broken flight of stairs
Graffiti
Moving on, you will see some buildings that have been refurbished as storerooms.
SDC Serapong Stores
uilt in 1936, these buildings were originally barracks and dining hall for the fort.
A peek inside
Built in 1936
End of the tarred road leads to the Sentosa Service Reservoir, a small protected water catchment area managed by the...
On the left up the slope, a dirt path will lead you to the most impressive part of the fort...
Soon you will reach the casemate buildings.
How magnificent!
A peek inside
Continue on the path and you will find more casemate structures on the right.
At the top
Enjoy a panoramic view of the city
Another viewing point
Beautiful sunset
Look out for information boards to learn about the place
𝔽𝕆ℝ𝕋 𝕊𝔼ℝ𝔸ℙ𝕆ℕ𝔾 - Bean there, done that!
About the Place
📍Where?
⭐ 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
🚍 Board the white Sentosa Cove shuttle bus at HarbourFront Bus Interchange. Alight at Sentosa Cove Village drop-off point. The shuttle service is open to the public at $2 per ride, available daily from 6.30am to 10.30pm at 30-minutes intervals during peak hours.
🚗 If driving, park at Sentosa Cove Village carpark.
🚶♂️ From Sentosa Cove Village, walk back up along Allanbrooke road till a road opening to the right (Woolwich Road), where you’ll see the massive Sentosa Satellite Earth station complex 📡
☁️ ~ 10m in, head up Serapong Hill Road on the right. The tarred road will lead you up to the Serapong artillery battery area.