List of British Army installations

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List of British Army installations

This is a list of British Army installations in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and overseas. This list does not include Army Reserve centres or drill halls.

Background

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Under the Army Basing Programme, announced in 2013, more than 100 army units relocated, disbanded, reconfigured or re-roled as part of the government's commitment to bring all units back from Germany by 2020.[1] The programme focused on personnel being increasingly concentrated around Salisbury Plain, Cottesmore, Aldershot, Colchester, Stafford and Catterick, the largest British Army garrison in the world.[2]

In February 2020, the British Army relinquished control of Catterick Barracks, Bielefeld, the last remaining headquarters for British Forces Germany, following 75 years in the country, marking the end of the Army Basing Programme and Operation Owl, and the return of 20,000 British troops.[3]

The British Army retains a presence at a small number of installations primarily in the North Rhine-Westphalia area of Germany as part of what is now known as British Army Germany.[4]

Overseas military bases enable the British Army to conduct expeditionary warfare, "maintain a persistent forward presence", "deter potential adversaries", and train in all environments.[5]

The British Army provides the most significant long-term overseas presence to:

The British Army has a network of permanent operating bases overseas, primarily in:[5]

As part of the government's Better Defence Estate strategy, announced in November 2016, the Army plans to, over a period of 25 years, close down and dispose of numerous bases in the UK. This more efficient approach "co-locates people and capabilities in sustainable locations around centres of mass," and also releases land for up to 55,000 new homes.[15]

United Kingdom

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Garrisons

Aldershot Garrison

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Duchess of Kent BarracksAldershot GarrisonEnglandHampshire1969 251 Signal Squadron, 10th Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals[16]
Fox Lines Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire Regimental Headquarters, Royal Army Physical Training Corps[17]
Army School of Physical Training[18]
Gale Barracks Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire 10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment RLC[19]
G Troop, 562 Transport Squadron, 151 (Greater London) Regiment, RLC[20]
Keogh Barracks Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire 1938 2nd Battalion, Ranger Regiment[21]

22 Multi-Role Medical Regiment, RAMC[22]

Lille Barracks Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards[23]
Mons Barracks Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire 1st Battalion, Irish Guards[24]
Montgomery House Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire Headquarters, Home Command[25]

Headquarters, Regional Command[25]

New Normandy Barracks Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment[21]
St Omer Barracks Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire Headquarters, Army Special Operations Brigade[26] Headquarters, 101 Operational Sustainment Brigade[27]
77 AEC Group (Aldershot), ETS[28]
Taurus House Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire Headquarters, 11th Brigade[29]Headquarters, South East[29]
Travers Barracks Aldershot Garrison England Hampshire 27 Regiment RLC[30]
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Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison

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Aliwal BarracksTidworth, Netheravon & Bulford GarrisonEnglandWiltshire Royal Tank Regiment[31]
King's Royal Hussars[31]
Assaye Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Queen's Royal Hussars[31]
2 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps[32]
Bhurtpore Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire 1st Armoured Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps[33]
Campion Lines Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Headquarters, Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU)[34]
Candahar Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire 10 AEC Group (Tidworth), ETS[35]
Delhi Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Headquarters, 1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team[36]
6th Armoured Close Support Battalion, REME[37]
Jellalabad Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Headquarters South West[38]
4th Armoured Close Support Battalion, REME[37]
Kiwi Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Headquarters, 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police[39]
Lucknow Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh[40]
Mooltan Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers[37]
Airfield Camp, Netheravon Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Joint Service Parachute Wing Netheravon (JSPWN)[41]

Headquarters, Army Parachute Association[42]

Picton Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Headquarters, 3rd (United Kingdom) Division[43]
3rd (UK) Division Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals[37][44]
1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment[45]
Headquarters, 7th Signals Group[46]
Powle Lines Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Household Cavalry Regiment[47]
Prince Philip Lines Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire 3 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME[48]
Swinton Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire 1 Signal Regiment

15 Signal Regiment[49]
22 Engineer Regiment[50]
26 Engineer Regiment[50]

Ward Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire Headquarters, 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade Combat Team[51]
4 Military Intelligence Battalion[52]
5th Battalion, The Rifles[53]
Wing Barracks Tidworth, Netheravon & Bulford Garrison England Wiltshire 1897 Headquarters, 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group[54]
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Catterick Garrison

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Alma LinesCatterick GarrisonEnglandNorth Yorkshire 1st Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment[55]
Bourlon Barracks Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire Headquarters North[56][57]

Headquarters, 4th Light Brigade Combat Team[58] Headquarters, Catterick Garrison The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland[59]
1st Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps[59]

Cambrai Barracks Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own)[60]
Gaza Barracks Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire The Light Dragoons[59]
3 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps[61]
1st Regiment, Royal Military Police[59]
Helles Barracks Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire Infantry Training Centre[62]
Marne Barracks Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire 1994[a] 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery[59]4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery[63]
32nd Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers[64]
Megiddo Lines Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire 1 Close Support Battalion REME[59]
Piave Lines Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire 521 EOD Squadron[65] Catterick Military Court Centre[66]
Somme Barracks Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire 1st Battalion, Scots Guards[67]
Vimy Barracks Catterick Garrison England North Yorkshire 3 AEC Group (Catterick), ETS[68]
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Colchester Garrison

Edinburgh Garrison

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Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Garrison Scotland Edinburgh 1103 Regimental Headquarters, Royal Regiment of Scotland[79]
Dreghorn Barracks Edinburgh Garrison Scotland Edinburgh 1939 3rd Battalion, The Rifles.[80]

Edinburgh Troop, 521 EOD Squadron, 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment, RLC[81]

Glencorse Barracks Edinburgh Garrison Scotland Midlothian 1803 Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland[82] Army Assessment Centre, Glencorse[83]
Redford Barracks Edinburgh Garrison Scotland Edinburgh 1915 Set to close in 2029. 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland[84]

Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[85]
27 AEC Group (Edinburgh), ETS[28] Headquarters, 5 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps[86] Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming[87]

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Larkhill Garrison

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London Garrison

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Tower of London London Garrison England London 1078 Regimental Headquarters, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers[94] Regimental Headquarters, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment[95]
Hyde Park Barracks London Garrison England London 1795 Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment[96]
Horse Guards London Garrison England London 1759 Headquarters, London District[97]
Regent's Park Barracks London Garrison England London 1896 20 Transport Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps[98]
Regimental Headquarters, Queen's Royal Hussars[97]
Regimental Headquarters, 21 SAS (Artists) (R)[99]
Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich London Garrison England London 1802 Set to close in 2028.[100] 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment[101]

100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery[102]
Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra[103]
30 AEC Group (Woolwich), ETS[28]

Napier Lines London Garrison England London 1802 The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery[104]
Wellington Barracks London Garrison England London 1833 Headquarters, Guards Division[105]

Public Duties Incremental Companies:

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Pirbright Garrison

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Alexander Barracks Pirbright Garrison England Surrey 1875 Army Training Centre, Pirbright[110]
  • 1st Army Training Regiment
  • 2nd Army Training Regiment
  • Headquarters Regiment

Army Assessment Centre, Pirbright[110]

Brunswick Lines Pirbright Garrison England Surrey 1875 Household Division and Parachute Regiment Centralised Courses[111]
Elizabeth Barracks Pirbright Garrison England Surrey 2011 3rd Battalion, Ranger Regiment[21]
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Warminster Garrison

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Battlesbury Barracks Warminster Garrison England Wiltshire 1938 Headquarters, Experimentation and Trials Group[112]
Royal Dragoon Guards[113]
12 AEC Group (Warminster), ETS[28]
Harman Lines Warminster Garrison England Wiltshire 1975 Falcon (CBRN) Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment[114] (28 Engineer Regt)[115]
Land Warfare Centre Battlegroup Light Aid Detachment, REME[116]
Waterloo Lines Warminster Garrison England Hampshire 1945 Headquarters, Land Warfare Centre[117]
Headquarters, Infantry[118]
Headquarters, Small Arms School Corps[119]
Specialist Weapons School[120] Combat Manoeuvre Centre[121]
Gurkha Company (Tavoleto) – OPFOR role[122]
Junior Staff Centre[123]
Combined Arms Tactical Trainer[124]
Infantry Trials and Development Unit[125]
Reconnaissance and Armoured Tactics Division[126]
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Bovington Garrison

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Allenby Barracks Bovington Garrison England Dorset 1899 Headquarters, Royal Armoured Corps[127]

Regimental Headquarters, Royal Wessex Yeomanry[128]
The Armour Centre[129][130]

Lulworth Camp Bovington Garrison England Dorset 1918 Armoured Fighting Vehicle Gunnery School[131]
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Winchester Garrison

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Peninsula Barracks Winchester Garrison England Hampshire Home Headquarters (South), King's Royal Hussars[132]
Regimental Headquarters, The Rifles[133]
Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester Winchester Garrison England Hampshire 1986[b] Set to close in 2026. Army Training Regiment, Winchester[134]
Worthy Down Camp Winchester Garrison England Hampshire 1960 Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration[135]

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Corps[136] Headquarters, Royal Logistic Corps[137]

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Blandford Garrison

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Blandford Camp Blandford Garrison England Dorset 1724 Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals[138]

Headquarters, Defence School of Communications and Information Systems
11 (Royal School of Signals) Signal Regiment[139]
13 Signal Regiment[140] 280 Signal Squadron, 1st NATO Signal Battalion[141]

Communication Information Systems (CIS) Trails and Development Unit (CISTDU)[142]

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York Garrison

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Imphal Barracks York Garrison England North Yorkshire 1880 Set to close in 2030. Headquarters, 1st (United Kingdom) Division[143]

Headquarters, 19th Brigade[144]
2 Signal Regiment[143]
12 Military Intelligence Company, 1 Military Intelligence Battalion[143]
3 AEC Group (York), ETS[143]

Queen Elizabeth Barracks York Garrison England North Yorkshire 1884 Headquarters, 2 Medical Group[145]
21 Multi-Role Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps[146]
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Hereford Garrison

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Barracks

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Alanbrooke BarracksTopcliffeEnglandNorth Yorkshire1972[d] Set to close in 2031.4th Regiment Royal Artillery[152]
Alexander Barracks, Aldergrove Flying Station Aldergrove Northern Ireland County Antrim 1918 321 EOD & Search Squadron, RLC[153]
Albemarle BarracksOustonEnglandNorthumberland1970[e] 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery[154]
Armoury House Finsbury England London 1735 Honourable Artillery Company[155]
Azimghur BarracksColerneEnglandWiltshire1976[f] Set to close in 2029.21 Signal Regiment[156]
Baker BarracksThorney IslandEnglandWest Sussex1984[g] Headquarters, 7th Air Defence Group[157]
12th Regiment Royal Artillery[158]
16th Regiment Royal Artillery[159]
Ground Based Air Defence Wing[160]
Bassingbourn Barracks Bassingbourn England Cambridgeshire 2018 Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC)[161]
Beachley BarracksChepstowEnglandGloucestershire1915 Set to close in 2029.1st Battalion, The Rifles[162]
20 AEC Group (Chepstow), ETS[28]
Beacon BarracksStaffordEnglandStaffordshire2006[h] 16 Signal Regiment[163]
22 Signal Regiment[164]
20 AEC Group (Stafford), ETS[28]
Brecon Barracks Brecon Wales Powys 1805 160th (Welsh) Brigade[165]
Brompton BarracksChathamEnglandKent1812 Regimental Headquarters, Royal Engineers[166]

Royal School of Military Engineering (Chatham)[167]
30 AEC Group (Chatham), ETS[28]

Buckley BarracksHullavingtonEnglandWiltshire1993[i] Set to close in 2029.9 Regiment RLC[168]
Caerwent Training AreaCaerwentWalesMonmouthshireDue to open 2027 Site under construction. From 2027 will host Queen's Dragoon Guards and 1st Battalion, The Rifles[169]
Cameron BarracksInvernessScotlandInverness-shire1884 Regimental Headquarters, The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland[170]

Cameron Barracks is a key site for accommodating up to 335 exercising troops in the Scottish Highlands.[171]

Carlton Barracks Leeds England West Yorkshire 1865
Carver BarracksSaffron WaldenEnglandEssex1974[j] 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)[172]
35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)[163]
Cawdor BarracksBrawdyWalesPembrokeshire1995[k] Set to close in 2028.14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)[173]
Chetwynd BarracksChilwellEnglandNottinghamshire1919 Set to close in 2026.43 Headquarters and Support Squadron Royal Engineers[174]

62 Works Group RE

63 Works Group RE

65 (Reserve) Works Group RE

66 Works Group RE

Nottingham Troop, 721 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron RLC[175]

Claro BarracksRiponEnglandNorth Yorkshire1915 Set to close in 2026.21 Engineer Regiment[176]
Clive BarracksTernhillEnglandShropshire1976[l] Set to close in 2029.1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment[177]
Combermere BarracksWindsorEnglandBerkshire1804 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards[178]

Household Cavalry Training Wing[179][180]

30 AEC Group (Windsor), ETS[28]

Countess of Wessex Lines, MOD Lyneham Lyneham England Wiltshire 2022 5th Force Support Battalion, REME[181]
Dale BarracksChesterEnglandCheshire1939 Set to close in 2029.2nd Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment[182]
Dalton BarracksAbingdonEnglandOxfordshire1992[m] Set to close in 2030.4 Regiment, RLC[183]
Defence CBRN Centre Winterbourne Gunner England Wiltshire 1917 Defence Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Centre (DCBRNC)[184]
  • Defence CBRN School
  • Defence CBRN Technical Support Group
Denison BarracksHermitageEnglandBerkshire1949 77th Brigade[185]
Specialist Group Military Intelligence[186]
Royal School of Military Survey[187]
Dering LinesBreconWalesPowys1939 Infantry Battle School[188]Gurkha Wing (Mandalay)[189]
Dishforth Airfield Dishforth England North Yorkshire 1992 6 Regiment, RLC[190]
Duke of Gloucester BarracksSouth CerneyEnglandGloucestershire1971[n] Headquarters, 104th Theatre Sustainment Brigade[191]
Joint Air Mounting Centre[191]
29 Postal Courier & Movement Regiment[192]
Fenham Barracks Newcastle England Tyne and Wear 1806 Queen's Own Yeomanry[193]
Fort GeorgeArdersierScotlandInverness-shire1757 Set to close in 2032.The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland[194] 27 AEC Gp (Fort George), ETS[195]
Fulwood BarracksPrestonEnglandLancashire1848 Set to close in 2030.Home Headquarters (North), King's Royal Hussars[196]
Regimental Headquarters, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment[197]
32 AEC Group (Preston), ETS[28]
Gamecock BarracksBramcoteEnglandWarwickshire1959[o] 30 Signal Regiment[198] 20 AEC Group (Bramcote), ETS[28]
Gibraltar BarracksMinleyEnglandHampshire Headquarters, 8th Engineer Brigade[199]

Headquarters, Royal Corps of Army Music[200]

Royal School of Military Engineering Group[201]

  • 3 Royal School of Military Engineering (3 RSME) Regiment
    • Combat Engineer School
  • Mine Information and Training Centre
  • Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit
  • Royal Engineers Warfare Wing
Imjin BarracksInnsworthEnglandGloucestershire2010[p] Allied Rapid Reaction Corps[202]
Headquarters, 1st Signal Brigade[203]
Gurkha ARRC Support Battalion[204]
Invicta Park BarracksMaidstoneEnglandKent1936 Set to close in 2029.36 Engineer Regiment[205]
John Howard Barracks Milton Keynes England Buckinghamshire 299 Signal Squadron (Special Communications)[206]
Kendrew BarracksCottesmoreEnglandRutland2012[q] 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment[207]

2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment[208]
7 Regiment RLC[208]

Kimberley Barracks Preston England Lancashire 1940 Set to close in 2027. 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment[209]
Kinloss BarracksKinlossScotlandMoray2012[r] 39 Engineer Regiment[210]

71 Engineer Regiment (Air Support)[211]
27 AEC Group (Kinloss), ETS[212]

Leuchars StationLeucharsScotlandFife2015[s] Royal Scots Dragoon Guards[213]
2 Close Support Battalion, REME[214]
110 Provost Company, 1st Regiment, RMP[215]

Regimental Headquarters, 71 Engineer Regiment[211]

Leighton House Westbury England Wiltshire 1949 Army Officer Selection Board[216]
Longmoor Camp Longmoor England Hampshire 1863 Close Protection Unit, RMP[217]
Maindy BarracksCardiffWalesCardiff1877 Home Headquarters, Queen's Dragoon Guards[218]
Regimental Headquarters, Royal Welsh[219]
157th (Welsh) Regiment, RLC[220]
Marlborough Lines Andover England Hampshire 2009 Army Headquarters[221]

Headquarters, Field Army Troops[222]
Headquarters, Joint Aviation Command[223] Headquarters, 1st Military Police Brigade[224]
Regimental Headquarters, Royal Army Chaplains' Department[225]

McMullen BarracksMarchwoodEnglandHampshire1943 17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC[226]

Base-port for several Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.[227]

Middle Wallop Flying Station Middle Wallop England Hampshire Headquarters, Army Air Corps[228]
Headquarters, 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team[229]
2 (Training) Regiment, AAC[230]
7 (Training) Regiment, AAC[230]5 Regiment AAC[231]

Headquarters, 6 Regiment, AAC[231]

MOD Chicksands Chicksands England Bedfordshire Set to close in 2030. Headquarters, Intelligence Corps[232]

Joint Intelligence Training Group[233]

MOD Corsham Corsham England Wiltshire 1936 Global Operations Security Control Centre (GOSCC),

Joint Security Co-ordination Centre (JSyCC), Defence Digital Operations,[234]

Headquarters, 10 Signal Regiment[235]

Marlborough Barracks, MOD Kineton Kineton England Warwickshire 1941 Defence Munitions Kineton, largest ammunitions depot in Western Europe.[236]Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Munitions and Search (DEMS) Training Regiment[237]
MOD St Athan St Athan Wales Vale of Glamorgan Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)[238]
1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment[239]

268 (SFSG) Signals Squadron[150]

Monmouth Castle Monmouth Wales Monmouthshire 1067 Regimental Headquarters, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers[240]
Normandy BarracksLeconfieldEnglandEast Riding of Yorkshire1965[t] 25 Training Regiment, RLC[241]
Defence School of Transport[242]
Palace BarracksHolywoodNorthern IrelandCounty Down1886 1st Battalion, Ranger Regiment[21]
Regimental Headquarters, 152 (North Irish) Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps[243]
Regimental Headquarters, Royal Irish Regiment[244]
Prince Philip Barracks, MOD LynehamLynehamEnglandWiltshire2015[u] Headquarters, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers[245]School of Army Aeronautical Engineering (SAAE)[246]

Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering[246]
8 Training Battalion, REME[247]

Prince William of Gloucester BarracksGranthamEnglandLincolnshire1976[v] Set to close in 2028.Headquarters, 102nd Operational Sustainment Brigade[248]
167 Catering Support Regiment RLC[249]
Regimental Headquarters, Royal Lancers[250]
Army Training Regiment, Grantham[251]
Raglan Barracks Newport Wales Newport 1845 Headquarters, 104th Regiment Royal Artillery

E Squadron, 21 SAS 74 MI Company, 7 Military Intelligence Battalion Detachment, 4th Battalion Parachute Regiment

Remount BarracksMelton MowbrayEnglandLeicestershire1946 Defence Animal Training Regiment[252]
Robertson BarracksSwanton MorleyEnglandNorfolk1995[w] Set to close in 2029.1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards[253]
Robertson House Camberley England Berkshire 1802 Headquarters, Army Medical Services[254]

Centre for Army Leadership[255]

Rock BarracksWoodbridgeEnglandSuffolk2006[x] 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment[256]28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN)[257]
Royal CitadelPlymouthEnglandDevon1598 Set to close in 2035.29th Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery[258]
RMA Sandhurst Sandhurst England Berkshire 1947 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst[259]

Headquarters, Brigade of Gurkhas[260]
Centre for Army Leadership[261]

Sir John Moore Barracks, ShorncliffeFolkestoneEnglandKent Either 1st Battalion or 2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles[262]
St Barbara's Barracks, MOD Ashchurch Ashchurch England Gloucestershire Defence Equipment & Support Ashchurch, the Army's vehicle storage and maintenance facility.[263]

Headquarters, 721 EOD Squadron, RLC[264]

St David's Barracks, MOD Bicester Bicester England Oxfordshire Set to close in 2028. 1 Regiment RLC[265]
77 AEC Gp (Bicester), ETS[195]
St George's Barracks, MOD Bicester Bicester England Oxfordshire Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Munitions and Search (DEMS) Training Regiment[237]
St George's BarracksNorth LuffenhamEnglandRutland2006[y] Set to close in 2026.1st Military Working Dog Regiment[266]
18 AEC Group (NLuffenham), ETS[28]
Thiepval BarracksLisburnNorthern IrelandCounty Antrim1954 Headquarters, 38th (Irish) Brigade[267][268]
Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment[269]

2nd Battalion, The Rifles[270]

32 AEC Group (Lisburn), ETS[28]

Trenchard LinesUpavonEnglandWiltshire1992[z] Headquarters, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group[271]

2 Military Intelligence (Exploitation) Battalion[272]

Headquarters, Army Adventurous Training Group[273]

Uniacke BarracksHarrogateEnglandNorth Yorkshire1947 Army Foundation College[274]
Vauxhall BarracksDidcotEnglandOxfordshire Set to close in 2034.Headquarters, 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment, RLC
  • 421 EOD & Search Squadron[264]
Venning & Parsons Barracks Donnington England Shropshire 1936 Set to close in 2029. 174 Provost Company, Royal Military Police[275]
Victoria BarracksWindsorEnglandBerkshire1853 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards[276]
Victoria Barracks, Ballater Ballater Scotland Aberdeenshire 1850 Houses the Royal Regiment of Scotland's Royal Guard while the Monarch is residing at Balmoral Castle[277]
Walcheren Barracks Maryhill Scotland Glasgow 1935 Headquarters, HQ Company, and C Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[278]
Wattisham Flying Station Wattisham England Suffolk 1913 3 Regiment AAC[279]

4 Regiment AAC[280]

HQ Squadron and 677 Squadron, 6 Regiment AAC[281]

7 Aviation Support Battalion, REME[282]

18 AEC Gp (Wattisham), ETS[195]

Weeton Barracks Weeton-with-Preese England Lancashire 1916 1st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment[283]
DMS WhittingtonLichfieldEnglandStaffordshire1877 Headquarters, Defence Medical Services[284]

Regimental Headquarters, Mercian Regiment[285]

Defence Medical Academy[286]

Army Assessment Centre, Lichfield[287]

Wyvern Barracks Exeter England Devon 1800 Headquarters, HQ Company, and Assault Pioneer Platoon, 6th Battalion, The Rifles[288]
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Major Defence Training Areas

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Castlemartin Wales Pembrokeshire 1938 Tank and armoured vehicle live firing range.[289]
Catterick England North Yorkshire 1921 Consists of numerous live firing ranges, an urban warfare village 'Whinny Hill', and 9,000 acres of dry training areas (non-live firing).[290]
Dartmoor England Devon 1800
Garelochhead Scotland Argyll and Bute 1940
Otterburn England Northumberland 1911 The only place in the UK where the MLRS can be fired.[291]
Salisbury Plain England Wiltshire 1898 The largest training area in the UK, primarily used by the 3rd Division. Contains an urban warfare village 'Copehill Down'.[292]
Sennybridge Wales Powys 1939 Located in the Brecon Beacons and hosts live firing and dry training activities. Hills Phase of UK Special Forces selection takes place here.[293]
Stanford England Norfolk 1942 Contains a mock Afghanistan village and complex trench facilities, now used primarily for training the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[294]
Warcop England Cumbria 1942
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British Overseas Territories

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Falkland Islands

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Mount Pleasant Complex[295]British Forces South Atlantic IslandsFalklands IslandsEast Falkland1985Headquarters for British Force South Atlantic Islands with approximately 1,300 military personnel deployed, made up of a roulement infantry company, an air defence battery from 16th Regiment RA, an engineer squadron, a signals unit, a logistics group and supporting services.[296]
Falklands Defence Force HQ[297]British Forces South Atlantic IslandsFalkland IslandsStanleyHeadquarters for the Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF), the locally maintained volunteer defence unit in the Falkland Islands.[298]
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Gibraltar

British Forces Gibraltar (BFG) maintains the garrison at Gibraltar.

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Devil's Tower CampBritish Forces GibraltarGibraltar1942Regimental Headquarters, Royal Gibraltar Regiment[299]
Four Corners Estate[300]British Forces GibraltarGibraltar
Tunnels of GibraltarBritish Forces GibraltarGibraltar178234 Miles of tunnels offer a unique training ground for British Forces Gibraltar. Whilst expansion of the network ceased in 1968 and some areas have been turned over to the Civil Administration of Gibraltar, most of the network remains in MOD ownership.[301]
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Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

The two British enclaves in the Republic of Cyprus act as platforms for the projection of British military assets in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.[302] The enclaves serve as centres for regional communications monitoring from the eastern Mediterranean through the Middle East to Iran.[303][304] Facilities within the retained areas also support British military activities on retained sites in the Republic of Cyprus and provide unique training opportunities.[305]

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Episkopi CantonmentBritish Forces CyprusSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and DhekeliaWestern Sovereign Base AreaSovereign Base Areas established in 1960Headquarters, British Forces Cyprus[306] The 'Resident Infantry Battalion', currently 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, until 2026.[307]
Paramali North and South QuartersBritish Forces CyprusSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and DhekeliaWestern Sovereign Base AreaSovereign Base Areas established in 1960
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Name Part of Country Region Opened Units
Alexander BarracksBritish Forces CyprusSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and DhekeliaEastern Sovereign Base AreaSovereign Base Areas established in 1960The 'Regional Standby Battalion', currently 1st Battalion, The Rifles, until summer 2025.[308][309]
Ayios Nikolaos StationBritish Forces CyprusSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and DhekeliaEastern Sovereign Base AreaSovereign Base Areas established in 1960The Joint Service Signal Unit (JSSU), a static communications organisation maintaining secure links from Cyprus to the rest of the world.[310]

The station is a significant centre for GCHQ's collection of signals data and intelligence from the Eastern Mediterranean region and Middle East.[311][312]

Dhekelia CantonmentBritish Forces CyprusSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and DhekeliaEastern Sovereign Base AreaSovereign Base Areas established in 1960

Headquarters of the Eastern Sovereign Base Area

An engineer squadron, and various logistic units, as well as UK-based civilians and dependents.[313]

Nightingale BarracksBritish Forces CyprusSovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and DhekeliaEastern Sovereign Base Area
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Belize

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Name Part of Country County Opened Description
Price BarracksBritish Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB)BelizeBelize DistrictA small permanent team maintains 25 Service Family Accommodation quarters, enough accommodation for 600 troops on exercise and various associated buildings, as well as three satellite camps in the Baldy Beacons area of Belize.[314]
Baldy Beacon and Guacamollo Bridge Training AreasBritish Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB)BelizeBelize District
Mountain Pine Ridge Training AreaBritish Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB)BelizeBelize District
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Brunei

Around 2000 personnel of the British Army, primarily from the 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles, are stationed at the various sites of Brunei Garrison in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam (the United Kingdom's largest remaining east of Suez deployment),[315] under the control of British Forces Brunei (BFB). Medicina Lines, Tuker Lines, and Scout Base are close to the Bruneian town of Seria within Mukim Seria, Belait District, whilst the more isolated placement of Sittang Camp in Tutong District reflects its role as a Jungle Training Centre.[316]

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Brunei Garrison, British Forces Brunei, Brunei Darussalam
NamePart ofCountryDistrictOpenedDescription
Medicina LinesBritish
Forces Brunei
Brunei
Darussalam
Belait District1959Located near the Bruneian town Seria within Mukim Seria, it includes headquarters British Army Jungle Warfare Division (JWD),[317] which run the courses:
  • Operational Tracking Instructors Course (OTIC)
  • Jungle Warfare Instructors Course (JWIC)
Sittang CampBritish
Forces Brunei
Brunei
Darussalam
Tutong District1959Jungle training facility; staff and troops live in the jungle during training[317]
Tuker LinesBritish
Forces Brunei
Brunei
Darussalam
Belait District1959Home to the Headquarters, British Forces Brunei and 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles[318] (the 1st and 2nd Battalions alternate between Brunei and Kent every three years[319]), as well as:
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Canada

Following the withdrawal of the RAF from CFB Goose Bay, the sole British deployment in Canada is the Army Training Unit at Suffield.

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Name Part of Country County Opened Units
CFB SuffieldBritish Army Training Unit SuffieldCanadaAlbertaIn use by the British Army Since 1971.BATUS is the British Army's largest armoured training facility, and it can accommodate live-firing and tactical effect simulation (TES) exercises up to battle group level.[323][324]
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Cyprus

In addition to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, the 1960 Treaty of Establishment between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus granted the UK the right to permanently make use of 40 further sites on the island for military purposes. Britain also makes a permanent contribution to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.[327][328]

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Name Part of Country County Opened Units
Blue Beret Camp United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Cyprus Nicosia 1964 Groups of British soldiers are deployed as part of the nine-member United Nations Force which patrols the UNPA to prevent a resurgence of violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. They are operationally distinct from British Forces Cyprus.[329]
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Czech Republic

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Name Part of Country County Opened Units
Military Academy in Vyškov British Military Advisory Training Team in the Czech Republic (BMATT) Czech Republic Vyškov 2000 A small team that provides military training courses to the Czech Armed Forces and partner countries (primarily drawn from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus) in order to develop their military's capabilities to participate in regional stability and multinational peace support operations.[331][332]

The following courses are conducted at the Military Academy in Vyškov:[332]

  • Senior Officer Briefing
  • Officer Command & Leadership Course
  • Junior Command & Leadership Course
  • Instructor Training Course
  • Marksmanship Coaching Course
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Estonia

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Name Part of Country County Opened Units
Tapa Army BaseNATO Enhanced Forward PresenceEstoniaTapa2017 Operation CABRIT is the name of the British Army's operational deployment to Estonia as part of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP).[333]

It is a brigade-sized deployment involving more than 1,500 British troops, with a large majority being armoured tank, cavalry, artillery and infantry personnel.[334][335]

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Germany

In 2010 approximately 25,000 British soldiers were permanently based in western Germany, a legacy of World War II and the Cold War. Facilities in Germany are no longer strategically useful, therefore British Forces began withdrawing from Germany in 2010; in 2015 21,500 troops remained in the country.[336] The deployment had been phased out by 2020, although concentrations of installations and troops in the Mönchengladbach / Paderborn area will remain.[337]

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Name City Country County Units
Normandy BarracksPaderbornGermanyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaHeadquarters, British Army Germany:[338]
  • Commander, British Army Germany
  • Germany Enabling Office (GEO)
  • Germany Support Unit

Sennelager Training Area

23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, Royal Engineers (also located in Minden).

Exercising Troops accommodation.

Athlone BarracksPaderbornGermanyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaLand Training Fleet (Sennelager) - which provides and maintains a pool of military vehicles for units in training at Sennelager; thus units in training do not need to bring their own vehicles for the time of the exercise.[339]
Ayrshire BarracksMönchengladbachGermanyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaStored Equipment Fleet (Germany) - storage depot of vehicles and other equipment for exercises and operations around Europe.[340]
Wulfen Defence Munitions Storage FacilityDorstenGermanyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMunitions storage facility.[339]
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Nepal

The British Army presence in Nepal is related to the Brigade of Gurkhas. British Gurkhas Nepal manages the recruitment of soldiers, the care of families and ensures the rights of veterans.[341]

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Name Garrison Country County Opened Notes
HQ Jawalakhel, PatanBritish Gurkhas NepalNepalKathmanduThe Headquarters British Gurkhas Nepal and the Kathmandu station, which is the focal point for organisation of transit to and from Nepal, the welfare of serving soldiers and payment of pensions.[342]

Supported by the Nepal Signal Troop, Queen's Gurkha Signals.[321]

Pokhara CampBritish Gurkhas NepalNepalThe British Gurkha Camp in Pokhara is the main recruitment centre, where the annual selection course is run. Pokhara is also the location of the main pension records and houses the headquarters of the Gurkha Welfare Trust.[343]
Dharan StationBritish Gurkhas NepalNepalA small station intended to assist British Gurkhas Nepal operations in eastern Nepal. It is used primarily as a movement base and regional recruiting centre.[344]
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Oman

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Name Part of Country County Opened Description
UK Joint Logistics Support BaseAl Duqm Port & DrydockOmanDuqm2018A joint logistical support facility within the Al Duqm Port & Drydock. In September 2020, an investment was made to expand the facility's training infrastructure for the British Army.[345]
Omani-British Joint Training AreaOmanDuqmA joint training area announced in 2019 as part of a Joint Defence Agreement (JDA).[346]
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Iraq

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Name Country County Opened Units
Erbil Iraq Kurdistan Advising and training the Peshmerga - the Kurdish military.[347]
Besmaya Range Complex Iraq Diyala Governate Deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.[347]
Camp Zorbash Iraq Kurdistan Roulement infantry battalion deployed on force protection duties as part of Operation Shader.[348]
Al Asad AirbaseIraqAl Anbar Governate[349][347]
Camp Taji Iraq Baghdad Governate [347][350]
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Kenya

The British Army presence in Kenya is based around the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK).[351]

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Name Part of Country County Opened Units
Archer's Post Training AreaBritish Army Training Unit KenyaKenyaSamburu CountyA large 250,000 hectares military training area, which facilitates Live Fire Tactical Training, including artillery, mortars and vehicles.[352]
Dol Dol Training Area British Army Training Unit Kenya Kenya Laikipia County
Nyati Barracks British Army Training Unit Kenya Kenya Laikipia County 2020 Training headquarters, welfare facilities, 158 Single Living Accommodation and 1,400 transit accommodation bed spaces, a combined mess, a finance building, offices, stores and Joint Forces Enabling Exercise buildings.[353]
Kahawa BarracksBritish Army Training Unit KenyaKenyaNairobiBATUK rear area base and depot.[354]
Kifaru Barracks British Army Training Unit Kenya Kenya Nairobi BATUK rear area base and depot.[354]
International Mine Action Training CentreThe British Peace Support Team East AfricaKenyaNairobi County2005The IMATC is a joint British and Kenyan venture aimed at alleviating the suffering caused by landmines and explosive remnants of war, by providing high quality Mine Action Training[355]
Peace Training Support CentreThe British Peace Support Team East AfricaKenyaNairobi County2005[356]
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Kosovo

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Name City Country Opened Notes & Units
Camp BondsteelPrishtinaKosovoOccupied by British Army since 1999[357]As part of NATO-led peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR)[358]
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Saudi Arabia

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Name Country City Opened Notes & Units
British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (BMM SANG)Saudi Arabia Riyadh1964[359]Small number of senior British Army officers, aswell as up to 20 training teams per year, that provide training to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG), which is tasked with protecting the ruling House of Saud from internal threats such as a coup d'état.[360][361]
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Sierra Leone

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Name Garrison Country County Opened Notes & Units
IMATT HQ, Leicester PeakIMATT (International Military Advisory and Training Team)Sierra LeoneFreetown1999Facility for training the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces IMATT has a team of international staff based in Sierra Leone where they provide the government with security and military advice and training, playing an important role in supporting the country's climb from the chaos of civil war.[362]
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