Hurst Castle from the sea – Video
Author: NFNPA Archaeology
Sailing past Hurst Castle is the only way to fully appreciate the size and dominance of this castle located at the end of Hurst Spit a natural defensive point and narrowest point of the Solent that made Hurst one of the most successful defensive features on the New Forest National Park coast. It never fired its guns apart from during training exercises and was reshaped and expanded, maintained and garrisoned from the Tudor period to the end of World War II.
You can discover more articles about Hurst Castle on New Forest Knowledge by visiting: Hurst Castle – Overview