Grain Fort, Victorian Underground Tunnels. Kent.

#GrainFort #IsleOfGrain #Kent
Grain Fort is a former artillery fort located just east of the village of Grain, Kent. It was constructed in the 1860s to defend the confluence of the Rivers Medway and Thames during a period of tension with France. The fort's location enabled its guns to support the nearby Grain Tower and Garrison Point Fort at Sheerness on the other side of the Medway. It was repeatedly altered and its guns upgraded at various points in its history, before being decommissioned in 1956 when the UK abolished its coastal defence programme. It was subsequently demolished. The remnants of the fort are still visible and have been incorporated into a coastal park.
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[@BeyondthePoint]

Really good stuff and thanks for the shoutout as always. I’m seeing some nice improvements in the production quality here, really coming into the pro quality territory now 👌 look forward to adventures together in the new year :)

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thank you very much we are really trying to get to your standard lol we have said if it wasn't for your videos we wouldn't be where we are today so thank you for the inspiration 😊

[@BeyondthePoint]

​@@ExploringWithEmAndStu Haha your quality surpasses some of ours, we don't make em all the same! The drone and voiceovers have definitely added a lot :)

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Believe it or not we have a high respect for your channel and we are pleased to have beyond the Point mentioned and brought along with us 😊

[@xl5006]

the sheer amount of work involved in digging out is mind blowing, let alone all that beautiful brickwork, and remember most of the mortar mixing would have been done by hand to, and the making of the lime, there must have been a lime kiln close by, this was done by real men, not the fairies you see on building sites these days, i doubt there are bricklayers about to day who could do this sort of work, absolutely amazing what can be done by huge physical effort and hard work

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

It's incredible to think of the amount of work that went into these fortifications in such a short amount of time, you can only imagine the hard work and conditions must have been awful. Sad to think that so many have just now been dismissed and mostly demolished like this one and many more we've explored over the years 😔

[@Benslife96]

That small entrance!! Damnn . Nice video guys!

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

It was a great day and yes very small lol hope u are well 😊

[@Benslife96]

@@ExploringWithEmAndStu im great thanks !! Still working in all the mess we are in !! Got my channel review dropping tomorrow ! Taken me like 5 days to edit 🤣

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Well me and Em will look forward in seeing it we will get back out soon 😊

[@hannonadventures]

Awesome vid and wonderful views 👏👏

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thank you very much hope u are well happy new year 😊

[@robertfreeman2608]

Happy new year to you guys all the best good vid

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Hi Robert happy new year 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@davidsirett5560]

it is so sad to see the deterioration of these tunnels. i have seen a few films of these tunnels in the past from the likes of sub exploration and IKS and on looking back on the films it highlights how much damage and graffiti has been done over just a few years. great film to watch.

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Yes these structures are all slowly deteriorating soon to be lost forever i fear.. Thats one of the main reasons why we film them so there's a good amount of documentation to look back on when they are gone.. We are hoping to return back to Grain this year if we can to do a better job filming all the military history around the area, just a shame we live so far away as its a fascinating place to visit. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 🙂

[@ExploringwithAustinandThomas]

Very interesting watch! We can't wait until the weather warms up again, all these type explores suit summer with the longer days :)

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Yes they do we are on a break at the moment as its Christmas time but we have plenty of videos in the bank waiting to go out as you can see this was done in August we still have one more to come out on Grain 😊

[@abandonedexploringmike]

Great looking location nice one

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@motorhomemavericks1]

nice video guys

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thank you very much 😊

[@anthonydefreitas6006]

Good find, thanks for all the entainment. Happy new year !

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thank you for ur support happy new year 🎉🎉🎉

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

Lol not for me-underground exploring so thanks for sharing this with us - please both stay safe and well sending regards 👏❤️😁xx

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

It's not for everyone but it was cool to do it keep well 😊

[@raymondgill9796]

Great start to the year.

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thank you Raymond always a pleasure happy new year 🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊

[@safarisedan]

Happy new year!

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Happy new year to u 🎉

[@davidwheeler8543]

Happy new year to you both

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Happy new year to u to 🎉😊

[@electricwheels411]

Nice adventure and those tunnels are awesome to explore. We have so many tunnel systems in Kent from Victorian times and used through the wars too, so much amazing history but many are very unstable now sadly. Take Care and Happy New Year

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

We really want to go and have a look there we will once these tears are lifted thanks for watching happy new year 😊🎉

[@oilyexploration2085]

Nice vid 👍 I’ve been into the other entrance which does not go in very far we’re about s is this entrance approx

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Tbh it's quite hard to explain 🤔

[@daveallen7982]

Excellent 👍 Of all things I'm wondering what torch you are using? to vary the light angle/spread??

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Hi we use a military grade torch 5000 lumens brighter the 0light 😊

[@daveallen7982]

Thank you👍Proper good👍 Luvin your documentaries or vlog-umentaries? Footage & info is just superb🏆❤

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Thank you very much 😊

[@officalbrandonperfect]

Where abouts in grain coastal park is this, could u give me an exact location

[@ExploringWithEmAndStu]

Not really... You literally have to hunt around the whole of the country park in the hope of stumbling across the entrances, You can find some old diagrams of the fort online which show its layout but there not much help in reality..