Ever Wanted To Own Your Own Military Sea Forts?

Spitbank Fort is valued at £5,000,000 (Picture: PA).

Three former Ministry of Defence (MoD) sea forts off the coast of Portsmouth have been put up for sale - the cheapest would cost £1 million. 

The properties are three of the Palmerston Forts, named after Prime Minister Lord Palmerston, who commissioned the project when much of the country was worried of a potential attack by France.

Construction of the forts began in 1861 but it was not completed until 1878 after a review into the best way to protect the Solent was launched. 

The MoD disposed of the forts in 1982 after the threat from France disappeared and the weaponry inside were obsolete.

The condition of the forts had been deteriorating after years of disuse, however, in 2012 both Spitbank Fort and No Man's Fort were given a new lease of life after being converted into boutique hotels. 

Spitbank Fort is now valued at £5 million - boasting nine bedrooms and bathrooms, three reception rooms and a roof terrace fitted with a hot pool, sauna, fire pit and sun decks.

The Officer's Mess is now a 60 seater restaurant and there is also an on-site wine cave. 

Meanwhile, a stone's throw away at the £5 million-valued No Man's Fort there are 23 bedrooms with "potential to add an additional nine letting bedrooms" according to the estate agent.

The property also has a 'Mess Hall' 120-seater restaurant, gardens, a bar and cabaret club and even leisure activities like a spa, laser tag, and a cheese and wine tasting facility.

Rightmove says planning has been obtained to construct a breakwater and a harbour to improve access to the fort.

The third property, Horse Sand Fort, is a similar size to that of No Man's Fort - however, it is currently unused and was purchased in an 'abandoned state' according to the website of estate agents, Knight Frank.

Horse Sand Fort is the cheapest of the three forts but is still valued at £1 million.