Visit Grain Tower Battery – Built-in 1855, this historic fortification is open to the public and offers stunning views of the Thames Estuary.
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The Grain Battery Tower:
The Grain Tower is a mid-19th-century gun tower situated offshore just east of Grain. standing in the mouth of the River Medway. It was built along the same lines as the Martello towers that were constructed along the British and Irish coastlines in the early 19th century and is the last-built example of a gun tower of this type.
It was built to protect the important dockyards at Sheerness and Chatham from a perceived French naval threat during a period of tension in the 1850s.
Grain Tower stands about 500 metres (1,600 ft) offshore at the eastern tip of the Isle of Grain, where the mouth of the Medway meets the Thames.
Its location enabled the tower's arc of fire to overlap with that of the guns at Garrison Point on the Isle of Sheppey, on the other side of the Medway.
The Dummy Battery:
Dummy Battery, originally known as Grain Battery, is a disused fortified gun battery located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the village of Grain, Kent at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Medway. Completed in 1865, it supported two nearby coast artillery batteries at Grain Fort and Grain Wing Battery, a short distance to the north. The battery's arc of fire overlapped with Grain Tower just offshore and with Garrison Point Fort on the Isle of Sheppey across the other side of the Medway. It consisted of an earthwork with a concrete core supporting several gun emplacements with magazines below. It appears to have gone out of service as a battery by the time of the First World War, though it briefly took on a role in anti-aircraft defence.
Explore Grain Beach :
A quiet beach located just off the coast of the Isle of Grain, this is a great spot to relax and take in the beauty of the Kent coast.
Climb Grain Lighthouse:
Climb up the spiral staircase of this historic lighthouse and enjoy views of the sea, the Isle of Grain, and the surrounding countryside.
Tour the Historic Church of St James – Step inside this 14th-century church and marvel at its architecture.
