1. Reculver Country Park Plan

2. Para-gliders at Beltinge

3. Hanging on for the right kind of wind

4. Airborne for two minutes before an undignified landing in the sea

5. Reculver Towers from the coastal path (The Saxon Shore Way)

Distant the worlds biggest (at time of publication) 100 wind turbine farm of the Thanet Array at Foreness 17.5 km (15.2 miles) from shore

6. The 617 squadrons 'Dam Busters' Lancaster Bombers practised their 1943 raid at Reculver, the Towers closely resembling those of the German River Ruhr

Also depicted a WWII Gun Tower and distant windfarm in a wall motif at the Visitor Centre

A film of the Barnes Wallace 'Bouncing Bomb' runs can be viewed at the Visitor Centre and museum which should be visited before going to the Reculver Towers

We suggest a visit to close by RAF Manston Airfield and museum

7. The 30 turbine windfarm on the Kentish flats 5 miles from the shore with plans for an additional 17 Wind Turbine Extension and Shivering Sands Fort 3 miles beyond

8. Reculver Church Towers & Roman Fort site is now maintained and managed by English Heritage

9. Red Sands Fort with the Essex coast beyond

Heritage Open Days a National event with historic and interesting buildings being opened to the public

Normally held in early September Canterbury, Whitstable & Herne Bay events are organised by Simon Hopkins

Local authority websites are sometimes slow to inform but try Canterbury City Council for dates and future programme

10. The Towers are actually spires of the 12th Century Church of St Mary's which originally stood over 3/4 mile from the sea, erosion has left the structure perched 6' from the cliff edge

£4.5 was spent Reculver foreshore workings undertaken in 1995 Reculver Sea Defenses

11. View from the bridge section between the Towers

View towards Herne Bay with the Isle-of-Sheppey right

Granite blocks form part of the sea defence

12. With the exception of the spires, save for parts of the nave, aisles and chancel the Church was ruined by a devastating fire

The inland water beyond is the Oyster hatchery of Seasalter Shellfish

To the right are the only remains of the 1st century Roman Fort which guarded the Northern end of the Wantsum Channel, the rest collapsed into the sea around 300 years ago

14. Knock John from Reculver Towers

15. Coastal path West towards Herne Bay

16. Clay cliffs at Reculver looking West towards Herne Bay

17. Reculver looking South West

18. Reculver Towers and Fort site from above

19. Reculver Caravan Park

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