Fort Marlborough — Attraction in Bengkulu

Marlborough Fort, a British colonial fort covering an area of ​​44,000 m2, is the largest fort ever built by the British in Southeast Asia and the second strongest fort owned by the British in the eastern region after St. George in Madras, India. The fort with a typical 17th-century British architectural design directly overlooks the Indian Ocean. The fort is surrounded by a moat seven meters wide and when viewed from above it looks like a turtle. To enter this fort, you have to pass through the revaline (turtle head) which is connected by a bridge that used to be raised to anticipate attacks. Marlborough Fort was founded by the East India Company (EIC) in 1713-1719 under Governor General Joseph Callet as a defensive stronghold. The fort was named Fort Malborough in memory of a British military commander named John Churchill who was known as "The First Duke of Marlborough". This high historical fortress was restored in 1983 - 1984 by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia through the Ministry of Education and Culture. Even though this fort was once burned, the remains of the British and Dutch leadership at Fort Marlborough are still preserved today. With its position facing the sea, this fort can be the right place to enjoy the afternoon or can also capture moments with family. The story of historical heritage and its environment makes Fort Marlborough the right destination to visit in...

Fort Marlborough was the one thing that I wanted to visit when passing through Bengkulu and the experience was completely miserable.

As a white, western tourist I would not recommend visiting here and perhaps not even visiting Sumatra.

As soon as I walked in and approached the counter to buy my ticket, the girl behind the counter started taking photos of me. This is extremely rude and it isn't professional to treat your customers/guests like a freak show.

Once inside I was completely unable to view any of the displays and unable to take any photographs without being accosted by someone who wanted to question me or take a photograph of me. This was made 10x worse by the fact that there was a school group visiting and the teachers/staff were allowing them free reign completely unsupervised, which led to a group of 20 of them following me around the fort shouting at me the entire time.

I was obviously annoyed and told the children to leave me multiple times and yet both school staff and museum staff did nothing and allowed it to continue.

When Sumatra continues to treat international tourists in this way, it's hardly surprising that they are...

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.

As a major historical attraction which draws tourists to Bengkulu, the fort is really popular and easy to reach. #LetsGuide #mustvisit #greatsunsetview...