On our final approach to the castle my son regularly challenges me to a race to see who can touch the wall first; needless to say he always wins. At this stage you have a few options. This is a real bottleneck, and any yachts passing through either fly with the tide, or stand still against it. This is also one of the best vantage points to watch the annual Round the Island Race when literally thousands of yachts pass out of the Western Solent through the Needles Passage early on a June morning.
I find the WW2 barracks and garrison theatre to be quite emotive; there is a sense here and there of things being left in a hurry, to be claimed by the elements. Old artillery shells and guns from the First World War stand alongside enamel baths and billets from the Second.
I like to walk back, and if the family has chosen the ferry, depending on its leaving time, I can sometimes beat them back if I keep up a brisk pace. Longslade Bottom. Follow Us Join us on Facebook.
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The reduction in sediment supply led to several breaches and in m ajor work was undertaken to replenish the spit with shingle and to construct a rock breakwater and new rock revetment and current management includes regular shingle replenishment and monitoring. Designations include:.
Hurst Castle, built between , is a Scheduled Monument, the principal historic feature of the Spit and a popular destination for visitors, as is the beach. It also represents the eastern boundary of this SMP. Coastal management issues here include:. Ensuring future coastal protection works impact less on sediment supply and thus reduce the risk of breaches.
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