Second World War forts off the coast of Kent built to defend the UK against a Nazi invasion could be turned into luxury suites. The Red Sands forts, otherwise known as the Maunsell Forts after their ...

A cluster of rusting towers that were once a key line of defence against Nazi Germany could be about to get an unlikely new lease of life – as a luxury hotel. Plans have been drawn up to transform the ...

They came, they saw... and they conquered one of the most imposing pieces of architecture around Kent. British divers Gary Hunt and Blake Aldridge took an amazing leap of faith off the Maunsell Forts ...

A dad suffering from bowel cancer has had his dream of visiting the Second World War Maunsell sea forts come true. Desperate Clare Larking, 57, from Sheppey posted an appeal on social media asking if ...

One of the most bizarre yet stunning towers in the UK stands strong in the Thames Estuary as they were built to protect Britain from German air raids during World War Two. The Maunsell Sea Forts in ...

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These sea forts were built to defend the country from air raids – but today they look like a lost set from The War of the Worlds. We explored the eerie, abandoned structures. If you venture just seven ...

Three urban explorers were fined for breaking Covid rules after they got stuck on an abandoned fort in the Thames Estuary and had to be rescued after their boats floated away. The trio - one of whom ...