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Taken a few months ago on a little road trip around Kent. After feasting on a delicious meal of Pie, Mash, Liqour and Jellied Eels, all washed down with a cup of strong tea and a little look around Ramsgate; we headed for Cliffe Fort! It was an interesting one to access via an active...

1. The History Rocroi is a commune located in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is notable for its surviving example of a bastion fort. The initial stronghold built in 1552 on the orders of King Henri II of France to counter the fortress of Charlemont. King Francis I, father of...

Introduction This was the first of two successful site visits on a day out with @Wastelandr on the South Coast. This has popped up a few times online recently, and we were keen to check it out while access was understood to be fairly straightforward. Information & History The Eastbourne Redoubt...

Fort Crosby, a hidden coastal bunker between Crosby Beach and Hightown, has transformed from a First and Second World War defence site into an uncurated gallery of graffiti and street art. Inside its dim corridors, layers of tags, symbols and striking stencil portraits—featuring icons like Amy...

A bit of history… Spitbank Fort, along with Horse Sand Fort, No Mans Land Fort and St Helen’s Fort are all in the Solent – all of which (plus more on land) were put there to protect Portsmouth dockyard. Spitbank is about 1.6km from the mainland and just under 50m in diameter. In 1851, Napoleon...

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Background Given the recent surge in interest in Fort Halstead since partial handover to developers I thought it would be a great idea to post a number of reports focused on the detail of a number of buildings as opposed to the opportunistic reports of whatever buildings people could get in...

The History Grain Fort was one of a number of forts built to defend the Thames Estuary. It was built between 1861 and 1868 and consisted of a polygonal earthwork around a central semi-circular keep. There was an outer ditch with four caponiers and a second inner ditch between the earthwork and...

Another one from that same weekend in Kent in 2023 spent exploring Esplanade and Christ Church Air Raid Shelter. This one is close to where my friend lives and seemed line a good little mooch before I headed back home to Luton. We only saw a small part of it, but it was a nice little explore all...

History Sitting alone on the edge of the Medway estuary, the Isle of Grain Fort is one of those locations that feels almost mythical until you actually set foot inside it. Built in the mid-19th century as part of Britain’s defensive network, the fort once guarded the approaches to the Thames...

Well a little bit of history about the place, it was a series of forts in Dover built in some time in 1800-1900 if Napoleon were to attack, now one is open once a month from march to November and one is closed off to the public which is the one I explored. I went to find this specific one after...

We urbexed this huge old fort. This was one of many that were built as part of The London Defence Scheme, in preparation for war. These forts were used to store weapons and ammunition in preparation for war. This fort was amazing! There was a basement with multiple rooms and extremely narrow...

Fort Hubberston. 18 November 2025 Hello all, just want to say, I was unable to gain access to the fort, managed to get some pictures from outside looking in... History Fort Hubberstone, on the west side of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, is a Grade II* Listed Buildingwhich belongs to a series of...

Hoo Fort ooh been a while since Iv posted a military site so heres one you all know that I paid a visit last year. Been covered many times before so heres the history shamelessly stolen from @Wastelandr Hoo Fort was one of the many Palmerston Forts built across the country following...

Fort Scoveston - 20 October 2025 Good afternoon all, this is my first post here, so please bear with me. A brief history of the fort, Built in 1861-1868, Scoveston Fort, on the northern shore of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, U.K., is a Grade II listed building which is part of a series...