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Holton Heath’s Anti-Aircraft Gun Towers
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Holton Heath’s Anti-Aircraft Gun Towers

ByM Heighway November 2, 2020January 24, 2022

This week I visited Holton Heath and Sandford to explore the two light anti-aircraft Bofors gun tower sites. I’d been wanting to explore these two…

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Ashurst Air Raid Shelter Explored (Take a Look Inside)
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Ashurst Air Raid Shelter Explored (Take a Look Inside)

ByM Heighway October 17, 2020January 24, 2022

I am currently undertaking a project to video document as much Second World War heritage in the New Forest area as possible. As part of…

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WW2 Pillbox Bunkers in Everton (Near Lymington)
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WW2 Pillbox Bunkers in Everton (Near Lymington)

ByM Heighway October 15, 2020January 24, 2022

Earlier this week I had an hour to kill as my son was in an after-school club in Lymington. I thought it was a great…

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RAF Ibsley Bunker & Battlefield HQ Remains Explored
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RAF Ibsley Bunker & Battlefield HQ Remains Explored

ByM Heighway October 15, 2020January 24, 2022

Over the summer we decided to find a World War 2 bunker hidden in woods near Ringwood in an area called Mockbegger… known as the…

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Marchwood’s Mulberry Beetle Wrecks & D-Day Relics
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Marchwood’s Mulberry Beetle Wrecks & D-Day Relics

ByM Heighway October 15, 2020June 19, 2022

Below is a video of the Marchwood Mulberry Beetle wrecks recorded a few years ago. They stretch from Hythe Marina along the Dibden Bay beach…

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RAF Beaulieu’s History (+ Air Raid Shelters): Beaulieu Airfield Walk
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RAF Beaulieu’s History (+ Air Raid Shelters): Beaulieu Airfield Walk

ByM Heighway October 4, 2020October 18, 2023

Every week I try to explore a new piece of wartime history in the New Forest and Hampshire. This week, I took a trip to…

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New Forest Waterside Air Raid Shelters Discovered from WW2
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New Forest Waterside Air Raid Shelters Discovered from WW2

ByM Heighway September 30, 2020January 24, 2022

Update 18th October 2020: We have now found more air raid shelters in the Waterside area. Keep scrolling down for a video update and new…

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Canford Cliffs Air Raid Shelter: WW2 Exploring in Dorset & Poole
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Canford Cliffs Air Raid Shelter: WW2 Exploring in Dorset & Poole

ByM Heighway September 19, 2020January 24, 2022

World War 2 history is a fascinating subject, and is something that I’ve started to introduce my 7 year old son to in recent weeks….

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