Hello, another great video in my part of the world. Think I commented (not the nasty one) last time you were here, but at the risk of repeating, just wanted to say I came here as a kid on holiday in the early 80's. Regularly walked from Kessingland to Pontins ("Pakefield Holiday Village" now). It was remarkable even then how the beach and cliffs changed every season. Kessingland beach was not the huge expanse it is now. There were up to ?8 pillboxes on the beach then, variously fallen from previous decades. Each year they were sunk lower into the sand, until you could no longer go inside. the radar station and the firing range (latter still used in the 80's) were both way inland, in the middle of fields. At Pontins, there was a deep gully in the cliffs, now gone (it used to be even deeper I think, as it's referred to as old Mary's Hole on old maps). The sea would come up to the base of cliffs at high tide all the way along. Perhaps some of the metalwork was the long stretch of concrete and metal steps leading up to Pontins from the beach through the ravine back in the day ... I haven't been back to the stretch where you had the live cliff fall, as the tide is always so close but I do know that the cliffs above it are always sodden with rainwater, so I'm not surprised they are crumbling. Re the battery near Kensington Gardens, apparently the underground complex is extant beneath the current bowling green above it, and there were some plans to open it up a few years ago, but not heard anything since... Anyway, thank you for another excellent video and hope you don't mind me droning on about old memories :-)
My Dad who is now in his late 60s now grew up around this area and can also remember many more pillboxes along here as well as the underground magazines of the battery which was near Pontins, he used to play in it as a kid. Sad it's all gone now. I'd love to take a look at the Grand hotel battery tunnels if they are still there, makes me wonder now what's behind those red doors! Thanks for your information and sharing your memories, it's always great to hear from people who can offer us a better insight into these places 😊👍
@@brianmoir3388 Thanks Brian, glad you enjoyed it.. We love exploring places like this and learning about its history, as you never know what you're going to find 😊👍
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu Hey you're welcome thanks 😊 always enjoy you're adventures and enthusiasm for new discovery looking forward to watching the next video 📹 keep up the fantastic content 😊
Great video, as always, I was aware of the battery along the prominade but wasn't aware of the underground tunnels. If you've ever been to Happisburgh there is also a similar battery on the clifftop that you can access. Didn't know about the suffolk square pillbox, looks in amazing condition. I'm pretty sure you have covered most of this area as you will know there is still quite a lot of ww2 history left. Just behind the farm at Benacre just off the beach there is a large pillbox with observation post on top. There was also a roc post next to it but sadly destroyed. Also there is a ww2 observation bunker and a couple more pillboxes in the hedgerows near the farm. Covehithe also had an roc post but sadly fell into the sea a long time ago. I hope I didn't bore you too much but I find your channel inspiring 😊
@@jamesllewellyn5191 Hi James, we're really glad you enjoyed the video, we've since been told by someone that they believe the underground magazines of the Grand hotel battery are infact still mostly intact! I'd love to open that red door and see if it's leads to them.. Its fascinating to think they could still be there.. We have infact been to Happisburgh gun battery a few times and have a rough old video somewhere on our channel of its underground sections.. Our plan is to cover all of the Suffolk coast eventually, as well as alot of Norfolk. We've not filmed the section around Beanacre yet but are aware of what's still there but we're not too sure how accessible it all is as I believe alot is on private land.. Hopefully we'll see what we can get to in the near future.. Thanks again for watching and commenting, always happy to hear from people with any additional information to learn about 👍😊
We couldn't have planned that better really could we?! 😆 Still its really sad to see the Suffolk coastline just crumbling away like that in front of your eyes, so much is being lost 😔
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu definitely I need to get my bum in gear go see that radar station. Also broom hill swimming pool is open to public next weekend if that interests you ? Suffolk heritage day. I’ll be going doing a video 5 years on from my last one
@@DE-eVOLVED Thanks Martin, we couldn't quite believe it ourselves when the cliff started crumbling behind us, never actually seen it happen before let alone caught it on camera!
Scary moment with the cliff collapse, but great that you captured it on camera. Very interesting and your knowledge of the area was excellent. I think the train line on the beach might be the remains anti-tank defenses against beach landings. Another good explore.
That cliff fall really did take us by surprise as I'm sure you could tell! 😆 Although there's not too many remains left here now it's a fascinating place to learn about and go exploring, with the constant changing coastline you never quite know what you're going to find.. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment as always 🙂 👍
This brought back memories of the hols we used to have.when Lowestoft hosted brilliant air shows,.this was several years ago and the radar staation was in pretty good condition I saw the Patreon clip of that cliff fall when Stu used some colourful language!Also remember the rail tracks you saw on Trimingham beach? Well our local free paper has concluded that they were used to transport materials for the sea defences,gryones and revetmants.You mentioned the Shingle Street incident which a BBC docmentary claimed hundreds of Germans were burnt by a sea of fire!👍👍
I remember the Lowestoft airshows well and the year one of the planes had to ditch into the sea! That was quite something to witness! Yes we've since had many messages and comments about the Trimingham tracks on the beach with numerous theories but I do believe they were just to help construct the sea defences like you say.. I watched a few videos about the Shingle Street mystery and haven't made up my mind yet as to what the truth actually is but perhaps that's something we should investigate more in the future.. Thanks for watching and for the support as always. Em and Stu 😊
No, we checked several times and there was no problem with the sound.. do u listen through headphones as we've been told that due to the types of microphones we use that sometimes one of us can't be heard? You're not the first viewer to say this so I'd be interested to find out please so we can try to sort out the issue.. Thanks for watching anyway, Pontins was used as a army camp I believe back in ww2 😊👍
I JUST USE SPEAKERS ON MY LAP-TOP ,YES PONTINS WAS A ARMY CAMP THINK USED FOR ACK-ACK GUN TRAINGING AS MICKLEBOUGH ,WEYBOURNE WAS DURING THE WAR,PONTINS IS CLOSING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR,PITY BEEN GOING THERE SINCE 1975 WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE LITTLE.HAVE YOU TRYED LOOKING AT SCULTHORPE OLD AMERICAN AIR BASE NEAR FAKENHAM WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF PHOTO SESSIONS THERE OVER THE YEARS,ITS INTERESTING PLACE FOR YOU TO VISIT.THANKS JILL/DAVID
Another great and very interesting video of this sadly very battered side of the country. The cliff fall was a scary thing to watch from here and it must have been much worse being there so I'm really glad you were safe. The barrels of petrol and everything really does sound a horrible way to go
As you can imagine we've often come across the aftermath of erosion but have never actually witnessed it ourselves, it really did make you realise how awful it is.. thankfully it turned out to be a relatively small collapse but you really can't be too careful! The Suffolk coast is such a fascinating place especially for ww2 remains, we're hoping to complete it all eventually and I'm planning on dragging Stu down to Walberswick in the near future although he doesn't know it yet 😆 Thanks for watching and commenting as always and for your continued support 😊👍
Lovely video guys lovely bit of coast interesting to see all the odd bits on the beach and some of the old rifle ranges being reused as a coastal defences. Quite amazing to see the cliff fall too while you were filming! Have you guys been to Gunton Warren just north of Lowestoft?. Was there last weekend and noticed quite a few Pill Boxes dotted about, also a nice drop of coast.
Thanks really glad you still found it interesting despite there not actually being an awful lot to see, hopefully the information we included helped.. Yes we've been to Gunton Warren at Corton a few years ago and made a fairly basic video at the time, we plan on continuing up the coast and taking a better look in the near future, there's so much to see with loads of pillboxes, a few different types of gun emplacements, it's a really interesting place to explore! Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment 👍😊
Yes he often comes along on our adventures.. he probably knows more about WW2 remains than the average 9 year old! I believe its important for the younger generation to remember our war history as too many kids these days don't have a clue 😔
I know this part of the coast well. Great video.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it 👍 😊
Hello, another great video in my part of the world. Think I commented (not the nasty one) last time you were here, but at the risk of repeating, just wanted to say I came here as a kid on holiday in the early 80's. Regularly walked from Kessingland to Pontins ("Pakefield Holiday Village" now). It was remarkable even then how the beach and cliffs changed every season. Kessingland beach was not the huge expanse it is now. There were up to ?8 pillboxes on the beach then, variously fallen from previous decades. Each year they were sunk lower into the sand, until you could no longer go inside. the radar station and the firing range (latter still used in the 80's) were both way inland, in the middle of fields. At Pontins, there was a deep gully in the cliffs, now gone (it used to be even deeper I think, as it's referred to as old Mary's Hole on old maps). The sea would come up to the base of cliffs at high tide all the way along. Perhaps some of the metalwork was the long stretch of concrete and metal steps leading up to Pontins from the beach through the ravine back in the day ... I haven't been back to the stretch where you had the live cliff fall, as the tide is always so close but I do know that the cliffs above it are always sodden with rainwater, so I'm not surprised they are crumbling. Re the battery near Kensington Gardens, apparently the underground complex is extant beneath the current bowling green above it, and there were some plans to open it up a few years ago, but not heard anything since... Anyway, thank you for another excellent video and hope you don't mind me droning on about old memories :-)
My Dad who is now in his late 60s now grew up around this area and can also remember many more pillboxes along here as well as the underground magazines of the battery which was near Pontins, he used to play in it as a kid. Sad it's all gone now. I'd love to take a look at the Grand hotel battery tunnels if they are still there, makes me wonder now what's behind those red doors!
Thanks for your information and sharing your memories, it's always great to hear from people who can offer us a better insight into these places 😊👍
Really enjoyed the video 📹 informative content as always thanks Em & Stu keep up the great work 👍 watching from Scotland 😊
@@brianmoir3388 Thanks Brian, glad you enjoyed it.. We love exploring places like this and learning about its history, as you never know what you're going to find 😊👍
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu Hey you're welcome thanks 😊 always enjoy you're adventures and enthusiasm for new discovery looking forward to watching the next video 📹 keep up the fantastic content 😊
Great video, as always, I was aware of the battery along the prominade but wasn't aware of the underground tunnels. If you've ever been to Happisburgh there is also a similar battery on the clifftop that you can access. Didn't know about the suffolk square pillbox, looks in amazing condition. I'm pretty sure you have covered most of this area as you will know there is still quite a lot of ww2 history left. Just behind the farm at Benacre just off the beach there is a large pillbox with observation post on top. There was also a roc post next to it but sadly destroyed. Also there is a ww2 observation bunker and a couple more pillboxes in the hedgerows near the farm. Covehithe also had an roc post but sadly fell into the sea a long time ago. I hope I didn't bore you too much but I find your channel inspiring 😊
@@jamesllewellyn5191 Hi James, we're really glad you enjoyed the video, we've since been told by someone that they believe the underground magazines of the Grand hotel battery are infact still mostly intact! I'd love to open that red door and see if it's leads to them.. Its fascinating to think they could still be there..
We have infact been to Happisburgh gun battery a few times and have a rough old video somewhere on our channel of its underground sections..
Our plan is to cover all of the Suffolk coast eventually, as well as alot of Norfolk. We've not filmed the section around Beanacre yet but are aware of what's still there but we're not too sure how accessible it all is as I believe alot is on private land.. Hopefully we'll see what we can get to in the near future..
Thanks again for watching and commenting, always happy to hear from people with any additional information to learn about 👍😊
Coor that cliff collapse was pretty cool to see on camera!!
Just shows how fast cliff erosion is happening now !
Really enjoyed the video !
We couldn't have planned that better really could we?! 😆
Still its really sad to see the Suffolk coastline just crumbling away like that in front of your eyes, so much is being lost 😔
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu definitely I need to get my bum in gear go see that radar station. Also broom hill swimming pool is open to public next weekend if that interests you ? Suffolk heritage day. I’ll be going doing a video 5 years on from my last one
@@Benslife96 is Broom hill still abandoned then? I'm sure I heard they were trying to reopen it again..
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu yes they are, but every year open it for heritage weekends so I’m gonna pop down . I’ll message you about it and details
Wow that cliff fall was quite scary, really does make you realise how bad it is! Great video, so well presented and loved all the history 🙂
Yeah we really weren't expecting that, the timing was quite amazing! Glad u enjoyed the history 😊👍
That was fantastic capturing the cliff drop like that 😎👌 Great video as always guys 👍👍
@@DE-eVOLVED Thanks Martin, we couldn't quite believe it ourselves when the cliff started crumbling behind us, never actually seen it happen before let alone caught it on camera!
Scary moment with the cliff collapse, but great that you captured it on camera. Very interesting and your knowledge of the area was excellent. I think the train line on the beach might be the remains anti-tank defenses against beach landings. Another good explore.
That cliff fall really did take us by surprise as I'm sure you could tell! 😆
Although there's not too many remains left here now it's a fascinating place to learn about and go exploring, with the constant changing coastline you never quite know what you're going to find..
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment as always 🙂 👍
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu It's good to document the area and note these changes. Revisiting this location in 20 years would tell a different story.
This brought back memories of the hols we used to have.when Lowestoft hosted brilliant air shows,.this was several years ago and the radar staation was in pretty good condition I saw the Patreon clip of that cliff fall when Stu used some colourful language!Also remember the rail tracks you saw on Trimingham beach? Well our local free paper has concluded that they were used to transport materials for the sea defences,gryones and revetmants.You mentioned the Shingle Street incident which a BBC docmentary claimed hundreds of Germans were burnt by a sea of fire!👍👍
I remember the Lowestoft airshows well and the year one of the planes had to ditch into the sea! That was quite something to witness!
Yes we've since had many messages and comments about the Trimingham tracks on the beach with numerous theories but I do believe they were just to help construct the sea defences like you say..
I watched a few videos about the Shingle Street mystery and haven't made up my mind yet as to what the truth actually is but perhaps that's something we should investigate more in the future.. Thanks for watching and for the support as always. Em and Stu 😊
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu Yeah the plane that ditched was a Harrier.😀
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu i once found a german bullet clip on shingle street beach on the beach there was also a minefield there
Yes plenty of minefields all along the Suffolk coastline.. interesting that you found a German bullet clip.
ANOTHER GOOD VIDEO,DID YOU LOSE THE SOUND ON START OF THIS VIDEO ?,BUT STILL GREAT.WE GO TO PONTINS T PAKEFIELD ON A REGULAR BASIS.THANKS,JILL/DAVID
No, we checked several times and there was no problem with the sound.. do u listen through headphones as we've been told that due to the types of microphones we use that sometimes one of us can't be heard? You're not the first viewer to say this so I'd be interested to find out please so we can try to sort out the issue.. Thanks for watching anyway, Pontins was used as a army camp I believe back in ww2 😊👍
I JUST USE SPEAKERS ON MY LAP-TOP ,YES PONTINS WAS A ARMY CAMP THINK USED FOR ACK-ACK GUN TRAINGING AS MICKLEBOUGH ,WEYBOURNE WAS DURING THE WAR,PONTINS IS CLOSING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR,PITY BEEN GOING THERE SINCE 1975 WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE LITTLE.HAVE YOU TRYED LOOKING AT SCULTHORPE OLD AMERICAN AIR BASE NEAR FAKENHAM WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF PHOTO SESSIONS THERE OVER THE YEARS,ITS INTERESTING PLACE FOR YOU TO VISIT.THANKS JILL/DAVID
very intresting well done
@@JustMe-xc6gc Thanks for watching, glad you found it interesting 😊👍
Took my drone to chain home Low last week and loaded up to my TH-cam channel and linked this video as you know more about it than I do !
Thanks, really appreciate that! Glad you found the information in our video interesting. We'll give your video a watch 😊👍
Another great and very interesting video of this sadly very battered side of the country. The cliff fall was a scary thing to watch from here and it must have been much worse being there so I'm really glad you were safe. The barrels of petrol and everything really does sound a horrible way to go
As you can imagine we've often come across the aftermath of erosion but have never actually witnessed it ourselves, it really did make you realise how awful it is.. thankfully it turned out to be a relatively small collapse but you really can't be too careful!
The Suffolk coast is such a fascinating place especially for ww2 remains, we're hoping to complete it all eventually and I'm planning on dragging Stu down to Walberswick in the near future although he doesn't know it yet 😆 Thanks for watching and commenting as always and for your continued support 😊👍
Lovely video guys lovely bit of coast interesting to see all the odd bits on the beach and some of the old rifle ranges being reused as a coastal defences. Quite amazing to see the cliff fall too while you were filming! Have you guys been to Gunton Warren just north of Lowestoft?. Was there last weekend and noticed quite a few Pill Boxes dotted about, also a nice drop of coast.
Thanks really glad you still found it interesting despite there not actually being an awful lot to see, hopefully the information we included helped.. Yes we've been to Gunton Warren at Corton a few years ago and made a fairly basic video at the time, we plan on continuing up the coast and taking a better look in the near future, there's so much to see with loads of pillboxes, a few different types of gun emplacements, it's a really interesting place to explore! Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment 👍😊
was that your son? along with you in the vid
Yes he often comes along on our adventures.. he probably knows more about WW2 remains than the average 9 year old! I believe its important for the younger generation to remember our war history as too many kids these days don't have a clue 😔