Belfast in Kent? - Abandoned Fake Street for Combat Training

This video is a compilation of several adventures from two opposite ends of the UK, following the path of British soldiers deployed in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. We begin by examining the traces left of the conflict in Belfast to this day, before taking a look at this fascinating training facility in Kent constructed to train troops for urban search and clear combat.
Filmed on the Nikon Z50 with Sigma 8-16mm Ultra Wide lens, and 40mm prime, 16-50mm and 50-250mm Nikon Z lenses.
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[@ExploringwithAustinandThomas]

Its great the way you put the footage from Ireland in with the replica street footage, it makes it much more cohesive and explains it really well. Nice work as always 🙂

[@BeyondthePoint]

Thanks glad to hear the combo blended well :)

[@paulrowlands9604]

Spent 6 long months within those walls. Best and also worst of life memories. The walk up, to the right on the grass, marked numerous plaques, commemorating the soldiers who lost their lives during the Troubles. All gone now.

[@explorizm]

This was fantastic!!! In Dover there is an abandoned army housing estate! Its quite creepy to walk around but is was used as accommodation when Dover had Army bases.

[@StraightOuttaUrbex]

I need to do that

[@Gaggle_of_gays]

Really il have to look into that sounds interesting

[@andy2e0lpa66]

Fantastic explore guys thanks for sharing this video 👍

[@BeyondthePoint]

Thanks Jamie I remember your video on that! It's often you can find an abandoned house but walking through an abandoned street is something different. Will have to look into that, was it part of Western Heights? Have been exploring a lot more of Dover this year

[@stevecurran483]

Where? I live in dover and im pretty sure theres not 😂

[@no_soy_rubio]

Superb lads, I'm from Kent and have a strong interest in the Troubles and had no clue this place existed!

[@BeyondthePoint]

Glad to hear it! An interesting local crossover

[@T_Funk]

Only just discovered this video. I know the site well. Although the military no longer have use of it since it was sold, the site is still currently used very frequently for firearms training by several police services. There are several other “ghost town” sites similar to this in the immediate area, some of which are now condemned as they are too structurally unsafe to operate within. A great video.

[@henryspeer7685]

Hey. I’m from Kent, where abouts is the fake road??

[@BlueGems]

Very well put together video. Incredibly interesting learning about Kent

[@chriscurling8575]

I’ve been here, drove down it by accident whilst working on the barracks. Was surreal going from thick scrub land to a housing estate complete with actors!!!

[@terryjkent]

Fantastic video guys, really impressive work. Thank you

[@BeyondthePoint]

Thanks!

[@AdventureNow]

Good work. Nice narration 👌

[@blusky6]

Once again you have absolutely smashed it with this one, the quality and narration is second to none. Ps Would make a cool air soft/ paint ball venue!

[@BeyondthePoint]

Thank you sir! Very kind words, it certainly would reminds me of Nuke Town in Call of Duty 😉

[@mimimitch327]

Very interesting that they would go to such lengths for training!

[@seandobson499]

A soldiers life can depend upon the quality of training,I did my internal security training elsewhere with the army and no matter how many tours of Ireland you had done,you did the I.S. training before every tour.

[@permiebird937]

Great explore of this site before it's gone.

[@StraightOuttaUrbex]

Very eerie feeling place but very cool

[@BeyondthePoint]

Indeed cheers Aaron!

[@Crudgy]

Fascinating, honestly. Great video boys. I believe yous lived on Canvey previously? Heard about you a long time ago when I went Cornelius Vermuyden. Keep up the good work!

[@BeyondthePoint]

One of us still does! Still very much interested in the areas local history, we hope to do more local videos this year. Just been enjoying adventuring further afield lately :)

[@drj127]

I trained there in the late 70s .

[@davidmiller1215]

Maybe Dover Barracks ?

[@BeyondthePoint]

In case people are wondering about the likeness of Bin Laden - this great article has some earlier photos of the site including one of the poster when his face is still recognisable: julian-hoffman.com/2017/02/01/a-world-away-so-near-lodge-hill/

[@davidmiller1215]

Looks Like LYDD

[@simonsanigar3581]

wonderful

[@BeyondthePoint]

Cheers dude!

[@stuartmatthews5434]

Anychajce of a rough idea of area please mate , would love a visit

[@sharynkhan1104]

Is this the one that Redbridge council bought?

[@BeyondthePoint]

its in Kent, not near Redbridge

[@debbie2270]

Is this near Gravesend or Chatham

[@andrewlarking7492]

@@BeyondthePointDo you know who bought the land? I’d love to document fully before they demolish. I’ve found it on Google Maps but would ideally like legal access :)

[@tazwildcat7]

best 4th july ever had. wierd my dad worked w bomb squads making 1/2 world w british. i was rewarded play rugby w best world. south africa 2105 in london named thier team bomb squad. any coadence

[@bobbieterry4939]

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