It’s off the mainland and standing in water roughly seven miles from the coast. Known as the Maunsell Forts, these eerie steel structures were built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the ...

The 60ft (18m) forts towers were part of the Maunsell Forts, built to defend the country from air raids during World War Two. In August 2024, Whitstable resident Dan Brown became the first person ...