Nothe Fort

Vennersys has been selected to partner with Nothe Fort, a unique museum and family attraction offering education and learning. This heritage site is based in Weymouth’s historic sea fort on the Jurassic Coast. Built in 1872 to protect Weymouth and Portland harbours, Nothe Fort is now one of Weymouth’s premier tourist attractions.

Made up of three levels, it encompasses a museum of the fort’s history, café, gift shop, and excellent 360 degree views across both harbours and the beautiful Nothe Gardens of the peninsula. Located at the entrance to Weymouth Harbour and overlooking Portland Harbour, the Nothe Fort was built between 1860-1872 was built to protect the Naval Harbour at Portland. The museum explores how advances in military design and technology altered the Fort until its decommission in 1956. Children in education can experience life as a World War Two evacuee and learn how the war affected towns such as Weymouth. Throughout the year the fort is alive with themed events, exhibitions, and their locally acclaimed mouse hunt; ensuring fun for all the family.

The renowned visitor attraction is nominated for the pandemic pivot museums and heritage award. In addition, it was also chosen in the top ten list of Britain’s best small museums by The Guardian.

What Were The Challenges

As Nothe Fort is a heritage site, being able to add Gift Aid onto on admissions ticket was imperative. With VenposCloud you can easily integrate Gift Aid donations into your daily business operations. You don’t need to fill in lengthy forms or have a separate process. VenposCloud, increases the take up of charitable donations by simplifying and speeding up the process at the point of sale.

Nothe fort were looking for a powerful and intuitive EPoS system which could process a range of transactions including admissions, retail, catering and memberships. A range of EPOS systems and software are available to streamline and centralise attractions ticketing and front-of-house or shop purchases. This leads to reduced waiting times and queues for visitors and allows Nothe Fort to operate efficiently. All of our reporting and product management for the EPoS takes place through our software. Our EPOS software is highly intuitive and provides an easy user experience for front of house staff and volunteers.

Data driven insights will help attractions make informed decisions. The attractions can also assess purchase patterns and visitor behaviour to understand their visitors better. This data can help generate more revenue and cultivate loyal customers who will return and continue to spend money on retail and catering.

Nick Symeou, Business Development Manager comments;

“We are thrilled to be working with such a unique and celebrated Visitor Attraction. Nothe Fort were looking for a powerful, integrated system which could work across different departments and enhance their customer experience. Our system will also provide them with valuable data insights which can improve the business and visitor experience. We believe our solution will improve efficiency in daily operations and increase revenue for Nothe Fort.”