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Guidance

Castlemartin firing notice

Firing times for the Castlemartin training area.

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From:
Ministry of Defence and Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Published:
20 December 2012
Last updated:
829 OctoberSeptember 2026
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Details

Castlemartin Octoberis on Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (PCNPA) land, and popular with climbers, surfers and the like.

Changes to firing times.times and road closure can happen without notice. Please phone 07971708587 from 8:15am for daily updates.

Your safety

All visitors to Range West must attend a robust access briefing before entering the area.

Do not enter the danger area when the range is in use, this is a danger to life. Learn more about accessing MOD training areas safely.

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Published 20 December 2012
Last updated 29 September 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Added Castlemartin October and November firing times

  3. Updated Castlemartin September firing times.

  5. Amended Castlemartin July firing times and added September.

  7. Added Castlemartin firing times July and August.

  9. Amended Castlemartin May firing times.

  11. Amendment to firing times for 20/21 May 2026. Deleted April firing times.

  13. Added Castlemartin firing times for May and June.

  15. Added Castlemartin April firing times.

  17. Added Castlemartin March firing times.

  19. Added Castlemartin February firing times and deleted January times.

  21. Updated the year that the firing takes place.

  23. Deleted Castlemartin November and December 2025 and added January 2026.

  25. Deleted Castlemartin September and October firing times and added December.

  27. Deleted Castlemartin August firing times and added October and November firing times.

  29. Added Castlemartin firing times for September in HTML.

  31. Added Castlemartin September firing times.

  33. Added Castlemartin Firing times for July and August.

  35. Updated phone number.

  37. Updated firing times for Castlemartin.

  39. Updated Castlemartin May firing times.

  41. Added information about major 2025 exercises at Castlemartin.

  43. Added Castlemartin May firing times.

  45. Amending firing times March from 24 to 28.

  47. Updated Castlemartin April firing times.

  49. 'Castlemartin firing notice January, February and March 2025' added.

  51. Added Castlemartin firing notice November and December 2024.

  53. Added Castlemartin firing notice August, September and October 2024.

  55. Updated: Castlemartin firing notice June 2024. Added: Castlemartin firing notice July 2024.

  57. Updated Castlemartin firing notice April 2024.

  59. Updated Castlemartin firing notice March, April and May 2024.

  61. Updated Castlemartin firing notice March 2024.

  63. Updated: Castlemartin firing notice April 2024. Added: Castlemartin firing notice May and June 2024.

  65. Updated Castlemartin firing notice February 2024.

  67. Added: Castlemartin firing notice March 2024 and April 2024. Updated: Castlemartin firing notice February 2024.

  69. Updated Castlemartin firing notices November and December 2023, and added January and February 2024.

  71. Added: Castlemartin firing notice December 2023, January 2024 and Febuary 2024. Updated: Castlemartin firing notice November 2023.

  73. Updated: Castlemartin firing notice October 2023.

  75. Updated: Castlemartin firing notice September 2023.

  77. Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2023 and November 2023.

  79. Updated Castlemartin firing notice July 2023.

  81. Updated Castlemartin firing notice July 2023 and added firing notice for August and September 2023.

  83. Updated Castlemartin firing notice April 2023.

  85. 'Castlemartin firing notice June 2023' and 'Castlemartin firing notice July 2023' added. 'Castlemartin firing notice May 2023' updated

  87. Updated Castlemartin firing notice April and May 2023.

  89. Added Castlemartin firing notice March, April and May 2023.

  91. Added Castlemartin firing notice February 2023.

  93. Added Castlemartin firing notice January 2023.

  95. Updated Castlemartin firing notice December 2022.

  97. Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2022.

  99. Added Castlemartin firing notice November 2022.

  101. Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2022.

  103. Added Castlemartin firing notice September 2022.

  105. Added Castlemartin firing notice August 2022.

  107. Added Castlemartin firing notice July 2022.

  109. Added: Castlemartin firing notice June 2022.

  111. Amended the firing notice for May. Stacks Road area will now be closed for 24 hours every day between 9 to 13 May 2022.

  113. Fixed dating error for May 22.

  115. Amended firing times for May.

  117. Added Castlemartin firing notice May 2022.

  119. Added: Castlemartin firing notice April 2022.

  121. Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice March 2022.

  123. Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice from 1 to 14 February 2022.

  125. Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice for February 2022.

  127. Addition of : Castlemartin firing notice for January 2022.

  129. Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2021.

  131. Added Castlemartin firing notice 15 to 30 November.

  133. Removed note regarding road closures this weekend: added in error.

  135. Added a note about road closures this weekend.

  137. Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2021.

  139. Added Castlemartin firing notice September 2021.

  141. Added Castlemartin firing notice August 2021.

  143. Added Castlemartin firing notice July 2021.

  145. Updated road closures for June for week commencing 14 and 21 June.

  147. Added Castlemartin firing notice June 2021.

  149. Updated the firing times for May (no firing now on 14 and 17 May so roads are both open).

  151. Updated Castlemartin firing notice May 2021: firing times were changed in week 3 to 7 May.

  153. Updated phone number to temporary phone number.

  155. Added Castlemartin firing notice May 2021.

  157. Updated the page with information on on accessing Range West.

  159. Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice April 2021.

  161. Added Castlemartin firing notice March 2021.

  163. Added 3 additional night firing sessions to February's firing times.

  165. Updated the January 2021 firing times have been slightly amended and the extent of the sea danger area has also been reduced.

  167. Added Castlemartin firing notice February 2021.

  169. Amended the firing times and sea danger area for January.

  171. Added note regarding faulty phone number.

  173. Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice January 2021.

  175. Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2020.

  177. Added Castlemartin firing notice November 2020.

  179. Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice October 2020.

  181. Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice September 2020.

  183. Added: Castlemartin firing notice for July 2020 (Updated 16 July 2020) and August 2020.

  185. Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice July 2020.

  187. Added Castlemartin firing notice June 2020.

  189. Added Castlemartin firing notice May 2020.

  191. Added Castlemartin firing notice April 2020.

  193. Addition of Castlemartin firing times for March 2020.

  195. Addition of Castlemartin firing times for February 2020.

  197. Added Castlemartin firing notice January 2020.

  199. Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2019.

  201. Added Castlemartin firing notice November 2019.

  203. Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2019.

  205. Added Castlemartin firing notice September 2019.

  207. Added Castlemartin firing notice August 2019.

  209. Added Castlemartin firing notice July 2019.

  211. Added Castlemartin firing notice June 2019 in two accessible formats, CSV and HTML.

  213. Added Castlemartin Firing Times May 2019.

  215. Added Castlemartin firing times April 2019.

  217. Added: Castlemartin firing times March 2019

  219. Added: Castlemartin firing times February 2019

  221. Added: Castlemartin firing times January 2019

  223. Added: Castlemartin firing times December 2018

  225. Added Castlemartin firing times November 2018

  227. Added Castlemartin firing times for October 2018.

  229. Added the Castlemartin firing notice for September 2018.

  231. Added Castlemartin firing times August 2018.

  233. Added Castlemartin firing times July 2018.

  235. Added Castlemartin firing times for June 2018.

  237. Added Castlemartin firing times for May 2018.

  239. Added Castlemartin firing times April 2018.

  241. Added Castlemartin firing times March 2018.

  243. Added Castlemartin firing times February 2018.

  245. Added Castlemartin firing times January 2018.

  247. Added December 2017 Castlemartin firing times.

  249. Added Castlemartin firing times November 2017.

  251. Added Castlemartin firing times October 2017.

  253. Added Castlemartin firing times September 2017.

  255. Added firing times for August 2017.

  257. Added Castlemartin firing times July 2017.

  259. Added Castlemartin firing notice June 2017.

  261. Added Castlemartin firing times for May 2017.

  263. Added Castlemartin firing times for April 2017.

  265. Added updated March 2017 notice.

  267. Added firing times of March 2017

  269. Added February 2017 firing times

  271. Added: Chickerell Range Firing times for January 2017

  273. Added Castlemartin firing times December 2016.

  275. Added firing times November 2016

  277. Added firing times October 2016

  279. Added firing times September 2016

  281. Added 'Castlemartin firing times August 2016'.

  283. Added new firing times for July 2016.

  285. Added Castlemartin firing times June 2016.

  287. Added firing times for May 2016.

  289. Added Castlemartin firing times April 2016.

  291. Added Castlemartin firing times March 2016.

  293. Added new firing times for February 2016.

  295. Added new firing times for January 2016 including sea firing times.

  297. Added new firing times for December 2015.

  299. Added November 2015 firing times.

  301. Added new firing times for October 2015.

  303. Added firing times for September 2015

  305. Added new firing times for August 2015.

  307. Added updated firing times for July 2015.

  309. Added Castlemartin firing times July 2015.

  311. Added new firing times for June 2015.

  313. Added firing times for May 2015

  315. Added firing times for April 2015.

  317. Added new firing times for March 2015.

  319. Added firing times for February 2015.

  321. Added new firing times for January 2015.

  323. Added new firing times for December 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  325. Added new firing times for November 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  327. Removed September firing times and add links to DTE areas.

  329. Added new firing times for October 2014.

  331. Added new firing times for September 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  333. Added amended firing times for July 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  335. Added new firing times for August 2014 in CSV and PDF formats and removed June 2014.

  337. Added new firing times for July 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  339. Added updated firing times for June 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  341. Added new firing times for June 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  343. Added new firing times for May 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  345. Added the firing times for April 2014.

  347. Added new firing times for March 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  349. Added firing times for February 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  351. Added new firing times for January 2014 in CSV and PDF formats.

  353. Added new firing times for December 2013 in CSV and PDF formats.

  355. Added new firing times for November 2013 in CSV and PDF format.

  357. Added new firing times for October 2013 in CSV and PDF

  359. Added new firing times for September 2013

  361. Added new firing times for August 2013

  363. Added firing times for July 2013

  365. Updated firing times

  367. Added new firing times

  369. New firing times added

  371. New firing times added

  373. New firing times added

  375. New firing times added for February 2013

  377. Added Castlemartin Firing Times for January 2013 .

  379. First published.

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Castlemartin firing notice November 2026

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Details

Castlemartin is on Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (PCNPA) land, and popular with climbers, surfers and the like.

Changes to firing times and road closure can happen without notice. Please phone 07971708587 from 8:15am for daily updates.

Your safety

All visitors to Range West must attend a robust access briefing before entering the area.

Do not enter the danger area when the range is in use, this is a danger to life. Learn more about accessing MOD training areas safely.

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Update history

2026-10-08 14:09
Updated Castlemartin October firing times.

2026-09-29 11:31
Added Castlemartin October and November firing times

2026-09-11 16:35
Updated Castlemartin September firing times.

2026-06-23 16:03
Amended Castlemartin July firing times and added September.

2026-06-16 17:01
Added Castlemartin firing times July and August.

2026-05-14 17:03
Amended Castlemartin May firing times.

2026-05-07 17:11
Amendment to firing times for 20/21 May 2026. Deleted April firing times.

2026-04-27 12:38
Added Castlemartin firing times for May and June.

2026-03-31 16:54
Added Castlemartin April firing times.

2026-02-19 16:59
Added Castlemartin March firing times.

2026-02-02 12:32
Added Castlemartin February firing times and deleted January times.

2026-01-12 15:22
Updated the year that the firing takes place.

2026-01-07 10:20
Deleted Castlemartin November and December 2025 and added January 2026.

2025-11-18 14:47
Deleted Castlemartin September and October firing times and added December.

2025-09-29 17:10
Deleted Castlemartin August firing times and added October and November firing times.

2025-08-12 14:53
Added Castlemartin firing times for September in HTML.

2025-07-29 15:12
Added Castlemartin September firing times.

2025-06-11 16:08
Added Castlemartin Firing times for July and August.

2025-05-29 15:51
Updated phone number.

2025-05-22 17:01
Updated firing times for Castlemartin.

2025-05-16 09:47
Updated Castlemartin May firing times.

2025-04-16 13:54
Added information about major 2025 exercises at Castlemartin.

2025-04-11 12:07
Added Castlemartin May firing times.

2025-03-27 10:21
Amending firing times March from 24 to 28.

2025-03-25 17:06
Updated Castlemartin April firing times.

2024-12-04 09:41
‘Castlemartin firing notice January, February and March 2025’ added.

2024-10-17 16:18
Added Castlemartin firing notice November and December 2024.

2024-08-05 09:17
Added Castlemartin firing notice August, September and October 2024.

2024-05-17 15:57
Updated: Castlemartin firing notice June 2024. Added: Castlemartin firing notice July 2024.

2024-03-14 14:32
Updated Castlemartin firing notice April 2024.

2024-03-14 14:14
Updated Castlemartin firing notice March, April and May 2024.

2024-02-22 10:10
Updated Castlemartin firing notice March 2024.

2024-02-21 15:49
Updated: Castlemartin firing notice April 2024. Added: Castlemartin firing notice May and June 2024.

2024-02-16 12:57
Updated Castlemartin firing notice February 2024.

2024-01-24 13:55
Added: Castlemartin firing notice March 2024 and April 2024. Updated: Castlemartin firing notice February 2024.

2023-11-24 11:35
Updated Castlemartin firing notices November and December 2023, and added January and February 2024.

2023-10-24 17:02
Added: Castlemartin firing notice December 2023, January 2024 and Febuary 2024. Updated: Castlemartin firing notice November 2023.

2023-10-12 15:02
Updated: Castlemartin firing notice October 2023.

2023-09-05 15:37
Updated: Castlemartin firing notice September 2023.

2023-08-15 10:28
Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2023 and November 2023.

2023-06-14 15:55
Updated Castlemartin firing notice July 2023.

2023-06-14 14:45
Updated Castlemartin firing notice July 2023 and added firing notice for August and September 2023.

2023-04-20 14:27
Updated Castlemartin firing notice April 2023.

2023-04-18 15:01
‘Castlemartin firing notice June 2023’ and ‘Castlemartin firing notice July 2023’ added. ‘Castlemartin firing notice May 2023’ updated

2023-03-08 10:11
Updated Castlemartin firing notice April and May 2023.

2023-02-22 15:53
Added Castlemartin firing notice March, April and May 2023.

2023-01-23 14:12
Added Castlemartin firing notice February 2023.

2022-12-13 16:36
Added Castlemartin firing notice January 2023.

2022-11-28 14:27
Updated Castlemartin firing notice December 2022.

2022-11-28 11:19
Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2022.

2022-10-28 11:21
Added Castlemartin firing notice November 2022.

2022-09-22 14:25
Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2022.

2022-08-18 16:08
Added Castlemartin firing notice September 2022.

2022-07-27 12:24
Added Castlemartin firing notice August 2022.

2022-06-23 12:43
Added Castlemartin firing notice July 2022.

2022-05-30 15:32
Added: Castlemartin firing notice June 2022.

2022-05-05 13:02
Amended the firing notice for May. Stacks Road area will now be closed for 24 hours every day between 9 to 13 May 2022.

2022-05-05 10:32
Fixed dating error for May 22.

2022-05-04 11:52
Amended firing times for May.

2022-04-26 09:57
Added Castlemartin firing notice May 2022.

2022-03-18 15:17
Added: Castlemartin firing notice April 2022.

2022-03-02 13:11
Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice March 2022.