Guidance

Castlemartin firing notice

Firing times for the Castlemartin training area.

• From: Ministry of Defence and Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• Published: 20 December 2012
• Last updated: 29 September 2026
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  1. 29 September 2026

     Added Castlemartin October and November firing times

  2. 11 September 2026

     Updated Castlemartin September firing times.

  3. 23 June 2026

     Amended Castlemartin July firing times and added September.

  4. 16 June 2026

     Added Castlemartin firing times July and August.

  5. 14 May 2026

     Amended Castlemartin May firing times.

  6. 7 May 2026

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

  7. 27 April 2026

     Added Castlemartin firing times for May and June.

  8. 31 March 2026

     Added Castlemartin April firing times.

  9. 19 February 2026

     Added Castlemartin March firing times.

  10. 2 February 2026

      Added Castlemartin February firing times and deleted January times.

  11. 12 January 2026

      Updated the year that the firing takes place.

  12. 7 January 2026

      Deleted Castlemartin November and December 2025 and added January 2026.

  13. 18 November 2025

      Deleted Castlemartin September and October firing times and added December.

  14. 29 September 2025

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

  15. 12 August 2025

      Added Castlemartin firing times for September in HTML.

  16. 29 July 2025

      Added Castlemartin September firing times.

  17. 11 June 2025

      Added Castlemartin Firing times for July and August.

  18. 29 May 2025

      Updated phone number.

  19. 22 May 2025

      Updated firing times for Castlemartin.

  20. 16 May 2025

      Updated Castlemartin May firing times.

  21. 16 April 2025

      Added information about major 2025 exercises at Castlemartin.

  22. 11 April 2025

      Added Castlemartin May firing times.

  23. 27 March 2025

      Amending firing times March from 24 to 28.

  24. 25 March 2025

      Updated Castlemartin April firing times.

  25. 4 December 2024

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

  26. 17 October 2024

      Added Castlemartin firing notice November and December 2024.

  27. 5 August 2024

      Added Castlemartin firing notice August, September and October 2024.

  28. 17 May 2024

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

  29. 14 March 2024

      Updated Castlemartin firing notice April 2024.

  30. 14 March 2024

      Updated Castlemartin firing notice March, April and May 2024.

  31. 22 February 2024

      Updated Castlemartin firing notice March 2024.

  32. 21 February 2024

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

  33. 16 February 2024

      Updated Castlemartin firing notice February 2024.

  34. 24 January 2024

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

  35. 24 November 2023

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

  36. 24 October 2023

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

  37. 12 October 2023

      Updated: Castlemartin firing notice October 2023.

  38. 5 September 2023

      Updated: Castlemartin firing notice September 2023.

  39. 15 August 2023

      Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2023 and November 2023.

  40. 14 June 2023

      Updated Castlemartin firing notice July 2023.

  41. 14 June 2023

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

  42. 20 April 2023

      Updated Castlemartin firing notice April 2023.

  43. 18 April 2023

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

  44. 8 March 2023

      Updated Castlemartin firing notice April and May 2023.

  45. 22 February 2023

      Added Castlemartin firing notice March, April and May 2023.

  46. 23 January 2023

      Added Castlemartin firing notice February 2023.

  47. 13 December 2022

      Added Castlemartin firing notice January 2023.

  48. 28 November 2022

      Updated Castlemartin firing notice December 2022.

  49. 28 November 2022

      Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2022.

  50. 28 October 2022

      Added Castlemartin firing notice November 2022.

  51. 22 September 2022

      Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2022.

  52. 18 August 2022

      Added Castlemartin firing notice September 2022.

  53. 27 July 2022

      Added Castlemartin firing notice August 2022.

  54. 23 June 2022

      Added Castlemartin firing notice July 2022.

  55. 30 May 2022

      Added: Castlemartin firing notice June 2022.

  56. 5 May 2022

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

  57. 5 May 2022

      Fixed dating error for May 22.

  58. 4 May 2022

      Amended firing times for May.

  59. 26 April 2022

      Added Castlemartin firing notice May 2022.

  60. 18 March 2022

      Added: Castlemartin firing notice April 2022.

  61. 2 March 2022

      Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice March 2022.

  62. 9 February 2022

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

  63. 31 January 2022

      Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice for February 2022.

  64. 9 December 2021

      Addition of : Castlemartin firing notice for January 2022.

  65. 19 November 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2021.

  66. 18 November 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice 15 to 30 November.

  67. 7 October 2021

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

  68. 7 October 2021

      Added a note about road closures this weekend.

  69. 29 September 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2021.

  70. 24 August 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice September 2021.

  71. 14 July 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice August 2021.

  72. 24 June 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice July 2021.

  73. 11 June 2021

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

  74. 26 May 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice June 2021.

  75. 13 May 2021

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

  76. 5 May 2021

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

  77. 29 April 2021

      Updated phone number to temporary phone number.

  78. 23 April 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice May 2021.

  79. 26 March 2021

      Updated the page with information on on accessing Range West.

  80. 17 March 2021

      Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice April 2021.

  81. 12 February 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice March 2021.

  82. 21 January 2021

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

  83. 19 January 2021

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

  84. 14 January 2021

      Added Castlemartin firing notice February 2021.

  85. 8 January 2021

      Amended the firing times and sea danger area for January.

  86. 7 January 2021

      Added note regarding faulty phone number.

  87. 29 December 2020

      Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice January 2021.

  88. 13 November 2020

      Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2020.

  89. 22 October 2020

      Added Castlemartin firing notice November 2020.

  90. 14 September 2020

      Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice October 2020.

  91. 13 August 2020

      Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice September 2020.

  92. 16 July 2020

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

  93. 15 June 2020

      Addition of: Castlemartin firing notice July 2020.

  94. 19 May 2020

      Added Castlemartin firing notice June 2020.

  95. 16 April 2020

      Added Castlemartin firing notice May 2020.

  96. 17 March 2020

      Added Castlemartin firing notice April 2020.

  97. 14 February 2020

      Addition of Castlemartin firing times for March 2020.

  98. 17 January 2020

      Addition of Castlemartin firing times for February 2020.

  99. 17 December 2019

      Added Castlemartin firing notice January 2020.

  100. 12 November 2019

       Added Castlemartin firing notice December 2019.

  101. 16 October 2019

       Added Castlemartin firing notice November 2019.

  102. 20 September 2019

       Added Castlemartin firing notice October 2019.

  103. 19 August 2019

       Added Castlemartin firing notice September 2019.

  104. 8 July 2019

       Added Castlemartin firing notice August 2019.

  105. 13 June 2019

       Added Castlemartin firing notice July 2019.

  106. 15 May 2019

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

  107. 15 April 2019

       Added Castlemartin Firing Times May 2019.

  108. 15 March 2019

       Added Castlemartin firing times April 2019.

  109. 20 February 2019

       Added: Castlemartin firing times March 2019

  110. 17 January 2019

       Added: Castlemartin firing times February 2019

  111. 10 December 2018

       Added: Castlemartin firing times January 2019

  112. 16 November 2018

       Added: Castlemartin firing times December 2018

  113. 18 October 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times November 2018

  114. 21 September 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times for October 2018.

  115. 13 August 2018

       Added the Castlemartin firing notice for September 2018.

  116. 17 July 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times August 2018.

  117. 13 June 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times July 2018.

  118. 16 May 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times for June 2018.

  119. 16 April 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times for May 2018.

  120. 13 March 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times April 2018.

  121. 19 February 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times March 2018.

  122. 16 January 2018

       Added Castlemartin firing times February 2018.

  123. 15 December 2017

       Added Castlemartin firing times January 2018.

  124. 15 November 2017

       Added December 2017 Castlemartin firing times.

  125. 16 October 2017

       Added Castlemartin firing times November 2017.

  126. 15 September 2017

       Added Castlemartin firing times October 2017.

  127. 17 August 2017

       Added Castlemartin firing times September 2017.

  128. 13 July 2017

       Added firing times for August 2017.

  129. 14 June 2017

       Added Castlemartin firing times July 2017.

  130. 15 May 2017

       Added Castlemartin firing notice June 2017.

  131. 13 April 2017

       Added Castlemartin firing times for May 2017.

  132. 15 March 2017

       Added Castlemartin firing times for April 2017.

  133. 3 March 2017

       Added updated March 2017 notice.

  134. 16 February 2017

       Added firing times of March 2017

  135. 12 January 2017

       Added February 2017 firing times

  136. 16 December 2016

       Added: Chickerell Range Firing times for January 2017

  137. 15 November 2016

       Added Castlemartin firing times December 2016.

  138. 17 October 2016

       Added firing times November 2016

  139. 13 September 2016

       Added firing times October 2016

  140. 17 August 2016

       Added firing times September 2016

  141. 7 July 2016

       Added 'Castlemartin firing times August 2016'.

  142. 15 June 2016

       Added new firing times for July 2016.

  143. 16 May 2016

       Added Castlemartin firing times June 2016.

  144. 14 April 2016

       Added firing times for May 2016.

  145. 14 March 2016

       Added Castlemartin firing times April 2016.

  146. 16 February 2016

       Added Castlemartin firing times March 2016.

  147. 14 January 2016

       Added new firing times for February 2016.

  148. 16 December 2015

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

  149. 16 November 2015

       Added new firing times for December 2015.

  150. 12 October 2015

       Added November 2015 firing times.

  151. 15 September 2015

       Added new firing times for October 2015.

  152. 14 August 2015

       Added firing times for September 2015

  153. 14 July 2015

       Added new firing times for August 2015.

  154. 10 July 2015

       Added updated firing times for July 2015.

  155. 15 June 2015

       Added Castlemartin firing times July 2015.

  156. 19 May 2015

       Added new firing times for June 2015.

  157. 16 April 2015

       Added firing times for May 2015

  158. 16 March 2015

       Added firing times for April 2015.

  159. 11 February 2015

       Added new firing times for March 2015.

  160. 15 January 2015

       Added firing times for February 2015.

  161. 12 December 2014

       Added new firing times for January 2015.

  162. 17 November 2014

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

  163. 17 October 2014

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

  164. 16 October 2014

       Removed September firing times and add links to DTE areas.

  165. 17 September 2014

       Added new firing times for October 2014.

  166. 8 August 2014

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

  167. 21 July 2014

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

  168. 17 July 2014

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

  169. 13 June 2014

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

  170. 22 May 2014

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

  171. 15 May 2014

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

  172. 15 April 2014

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

  173. 12 March 2014

       Added the firing times for April 2014.

  174. 13 February 2014

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

  175. 15 January 2014

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

  176. 13 December 2013

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

  177. 15 November 2013

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

  178. 11 October 2013

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

  179. 16 September 2013

       Added new firing times for October 2013 in CSV and PDF

  180. 9 August 2013

       Added new firing times for September 2013

  181. 15 July 2013

       Added new firing times for August 2013

  182. 13 June 2013

       Added firing times for July 2013

  183. 21 May 2013

       Updated firing times

  184. 16 May 2013

       Added new firing times

  185. 30 April 2013

       New firing times added

  186. 26 March 2013

       New firing times added

  187. 26 February 2013

       New firing times added

  188. 28 January 2013

       New firing times added for February 2013

  189. 21 December 2012

       Added Castlemartin Firing Times for January 2013 .

  190. 20 December 2012

       First published.

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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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