cliffe fort - march 2014 (revisit)

[woody]

Took a bit of time deciding if I could be arsed to go back out to the fort and photograph it properly ( the last time I went was after grain fort and tower and didn't really bother) after spending the day on the roof at home I was faced with the option of going or sitting there watching some women giving birth on the tv safe to say I was out the door, on my own as I had blown out my exploring buddies due to the roof during the day

quick note to anyone who wants to see this, the walk IS as far as it looks on the map, it's made further by the fact that there are lights halfway which you presume are the fort (even on a revisit I still had my hopes up!) anyway on with the photos

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luckily for everyone's eyes my whisk untied itself and flew off during the last photo :-( also having been knee deep in cow's shite two weeks ago and too close for comfort on the pig shit down at Sarre i thought I had got away with it on this one but it turns out there are now horses there.....

 

[Lara]

Very nice shots, well worth the re visit! Thanks for sharing

 

[Obscurity]

some nice shots there mate. Looks lovely at night. I always enjoy chilling up here in the summer

 

[woody]

some nice shots there mate. Looks lovely at night. I always enjoy chilling up here in the summer

yer its quite nice, was a little windy but still, only 10 mins drive from me if only that walk wasnt involved i'd go up there more often

 

[skeleton key]

Cool shots there Woody and loving the write up

 

[Wevsky]

I feel a night visit to this place coming on..nice shots mate,we got told off big time when we where caught crossing the conveyor due to side we came i from..great place tho

 

[shaddam]

Cool shots there fella !

 

[woody]

I feel a night visit to this place coming on..nice shots mate,we got told off big time when we where caught crossing the conveyor due to side we came i from..great place tho

lol,wtf were you doing over there! was it not a little wet?

 

[Wevsky]

lol,wtf were you doing over there! was it not a little wet?

long story but we decided it would be a less noticable approach.them cows are fucking evil too they rushed me..dodgy fuckers

 

[woody]

long story but we decided it would be a less noticable approach.them cows are fucking evil too they rushed me..dodgy fuckers

lol never trust a cow, there is a public right of way around the front of the fort, I'd imagine it's quite a nice walk from the gravesend side past the destroyed fort

 

[Wevsky]

lol never trust a cow, there is a public right of way around the front of the fort, I'd imagine it's quite a nice walk from the gravesend side past the destroyed fort

we came in at the main gate ,the long walk,which looked very locked so we skipped into the field on the right

 

[woody]

we came in at the main gate ,the long walk,which looked very locked so we skipped into the field on the right

i just slid round the first gate and over the second, the way you went is through the doggers car park, i bet trudging through that field made the walk twice as long!

 

[Wevsky]

i just slid round the first gate and over the second, the way you went is through the doggers car park, i bet trudging through that field made the walk twice as long!

was a [leasant wander,was a van with men in high viz by the first gate so we opted for the fresh air route

 

[woody]

was a [leasant wander,was a van with men in high viz by the first gate so we opted for the fresh air route

so the gate was locked? I wonder if it is ever open on the weekend for the sailing/diving club next to the fort, being able to drive it would make life so much easier!