Wilson said he didn't see the point of OLD batteries, and couldn't we have NEW batteries instead, but in fact, as I explained to him, The Battery is a Victorian Fort looking out over the Solent.
It was used in both World Wars, and has a museum showing how the first soldiers lived there, and some remnants of WW2… including the Secret Rocket Testing Range!
Also, there are tunnels leading down through the cliffs to a lookout post right by the lighthouse… and there is little that Wilson enjoys more than a good tunnel. He STILL talks about our visit to The Tar Tunnel in Ironbridge, and that was years ago!
I think we'll start off in the tunnels…
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