ホーアム・ウィズアウトでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

secluded bay

Not many footpaths round this area so became a visit not a hike. Parking onsite

30mins after low tide

These sound mirrors were created in the late 1920s, the period between the two world wars. Although today they remind the walker passing by of a modern sculpture, they were not planned and built as works of art, but rather had a military background: the inward-curved surface was intended to capture the sounds coming from the sea - like a radio telescope - and thus provide early warning of surprise enemy aircraft attacks.

These sound mirrors were created in the late 1920s, the period between the two world wars. Although today they remind the walker passing by of a modern sculpture, they were not planned and built as works of art, but rather had a military background: the inward-curved surface was intended to capture the sounds coming from the sea - like a radio telescope - and thus provide early warning of surprise enemy aircraft attacks.

it’s here that you’ll find The Coastguard – Britain’s closest pub to France and an idea spot for breakfast (lunch, or dinner) by the beach. At low tide, explore the rockpools for fossils and enjoy the awe-inspiring White Cliffs of Dover from sea level.

A forerunner of radar, acoustic mirrors were built on the south and northeast coasts of England between about 1916 and the 1930s. The ‘listening ears’ were intended to provide early warning of incoming enemy aircraft.

After considerable discussion in which around 60 sites were proposed for the disposal of the Channel Tunnel spoil, it was decided that the option with the least adverse environmental impact was to reclaim land from the sea at the base of Shakespeare Cliff. There was already access to the site from the Dover to Folkestone railway line and through a tunnel in the cliff left from the 1970s tunnel attempt. The main advantage of this location was no need for any transportation of the spoil to another site and the creation of a large platform to be used as a work site as the Tunnel was dug.