isle of grain

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...

We have seen it all a million times before. I reported it back in 2016 after visiting it with @mookster. But myself and three non members decided to have a sleepover here; which we had been talking about for some time. We loaded up the car and headed for Grain; stocked up with beer, food...

The History Grain Tower Battery (aka Number 1 The Thames) was constructed between 1848 and 1855. It stands at the mouth of the River Medway with Southend visible on the other side of the estuary. Construction is in the style of a Martello Tower with more modern additions made during WW1...

So, I have been doing a bit of exploring for many years, going back to about 1997. But have never really shared any of it, so thought I'd start. Summer last year (2019) I decided to visit the Isle of Grain in Kent having heard about Grain Fort, which was built in the 1860's to protect the River...

Grain Fort (not to be confused with Grain Tower) was a napoleonic era fort protecting the river Medway as it joins the Thames estuary. It was built between 1861 and 1868 and was demolished in the 1960s after service in WW1 and WW2. The area is now a public park, with walks over the gun...

History: Grain Tower stands about 500 metres offshore at the eastern tip of the Isle of Grain, where the mouth of the Medway meets the Thames. It was constructed on the tidal sandbank of Grain Spit and is reached by a causeway running in an east-west direction from the shoreline. Its location...

Another one from January I didn't get around to posting. Another one that's been done a lot too, but I've wanted to visit this one for a long time, but never been in the area at the right time for the tides to allow a safe visit. Not long after my birthday I was visiting friends who agreed to...

Grain Battery, Isle of Grain, Kent - May 2016 We are finally on May now in my big backlog of explores, myself, Mookster and Marlon Bones embarked on one of Mookster and My big road trips, this time a Southern one. My modern car was off the road so the 1983 Triumph Acclaim took charge as the...

It had been a while since The126 and I had been out so we thought we'd head over to the Hoo Peninsula and hit some sites. after a long day the last place we wanted to see was Grain Tower Battery but.... That's the last time I leave looking at the tide table to someone else! :) With some...

A bit of history first: Grain Tower battery off the Isle of Grain in Kent, was built around 1855 as a Martello Tower type structure in the Thames Estuary close to the mouth of the River Medway. It’s original purpose was to serve as a key military installation, protecting Chatham and...