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Student Groups
Fort Caswell, perfect for school groups of any size, is located where the Cape Fear meets the Atlantic and the outdoors is your classroom! Fort Caswell is located 30 min. outside of Wilmington, NC. We are surrounded on three sides by the Cape Fear River, the Atlantic Ocean, and unsullied marshlands. Rich in beauty the Assembly offers security unmatched by hotels, while offering a variety of recreational options and customized meal plans.
Benefits of staying at Fort Caswell
- Superb location on the Cape Fear River (active shipping channel)
- Surrounded by unsullied marshlands
- A safer environment than hotel accommodations
- Campus controlled access
- Classrooms and audiovisual equipment at no additional cost
- Security Guard at gate entrance
- Large bunk style housing, rather than small individual rooms
- Short ferry ride to or from Wilmington area to Southport to our campus
- Meals in our large dining room, quick breakfast, or bag lunches
- Exclusive tour of historic Fort Caswell
Recreation
Fort Caswell (Civil War Fort) and the adjacent batteries (World War I era) are available for our guests to explore. Guests may enjoy them at their own risk during the daylight hours and children must be supervised.
Guests can enjoy watching ships entering and leaving the Cape Fear River on this active shipping channel into the ports at Wilmington and Sunny Point military terminal.
- Indoor gym
- Outdoor volleyball courts
- Softball field
- Horseshoes
- Shuffleboard
- Tennis Court*
- Fishing piers*
- Mini-golf (18-hole)**
Initiative Course**
Our recreation staff can offer group building activities. The Initiative Course promotes effective interpersonal and team-related skills, to aid in character development, leadership skills, and to strengthen both individual self-esteem and group cooperation. This is at additional cost and must be scheduled two weeks prior to your visit.
- * Bring your own equipment
- ** Additional Cost Item
Accommodations
Fort Caswell offers various types of housing to best accommodate your student group's needs.
Barracks - Guests must bring their own linens, towels, and pillows. (Large bunk rooms)
Boy's Barracks • Girl's Barracks - 50 person minimum, 175 maximum for each building
Residence Buildings - Dormitory style housing. Guests must bring their own linens, towels, and pillows.
Dining
Ft. Caswell has two dining facilities on campus. Meal times are flexible; however, if your schedule doesn’t allow for a leisurely cafeteria style meal, we will be happy to prepare bag lunches for your group or even quick biscuit breakfasts.
Area Attractions
North Carolina Aquarium
Kure Beach, NC
910.458.8257
Ft. Fisher Civil War Museum
Kure Beach, NC
910.458.5538
Battleship North Carolina
Wilmington, NC
910.251.5797
Southport Maritime Museum
Southport, NC
910.457.0003
CP&L Brunswick Plant Visitors Center
Southport, NC
910.457.6041
Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry
30 minute ride, vehicles up to 35 ft.
910.457.6942
Cape Fear Museum of History and Science
Oldest in eastern NC - Wilmington, NC
910.798.4350>
Oak Island Lighthouse
www.oakislandlighthouse.org
Bald Head Island Lighthouse & History Tours
910.457.5003 - Ferry
910.457.7481 - Museum
Ingram Planetarium
Sunset Beach, NC
910.575.0033
www.ingramplanetarium.org