GRAIN

Grain, often referred to as the Isle of Grain, is a remote and atmospheric village at the eastern tip of the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, where the rivers Thames and Medway meet the North Sea. Despite its name, it’s no longer a true island, though its marshy surroundings and tidal creeks still give it an isolated, edge-of-the-world feel.

The area is steeped in history and strategic importance. One of its most striking features is the Grain Tower Battery, a 19th-century sea fort built in 1855 to defend the Thames Estuary. Accessible by a causeway at low tide, it later saw use during both World Wars and now stands as a haunting relic of coastal defence.

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