Britain's Forgotten Military Coast — Nuclear Submarines & Abandoned Forts at Sunset

Two Victorian forts. A nuclear submarine you can walk through. And the coastline Britain forgot to tell anyone about. All on one sunset ride. 00:25 THE RIDE This is Gosport — the military coast nobody visits. While tourists flock to Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard, the real history sits quietly across the harbour, crumbling into the Solent at sunset. 01:29 FORT GILKICKER Built to repel a French invasion that never came. Now abandoned — curved casemates, salt-worn brick, silence. The drone reveals what walking can't: a crescent-shaped fortress alone against the sea. 03:52 FORT MONCKTON Still active. Still secret. You can only see it from the outside, but even the perimeter tells the story — razor wire, warning signs, and a silhouette that hasn't changed in a century. 06:27 HASLAR MARINA & THE SUBMARINE MUSEUM Past the marina, where yachts and naval history collide, the Royal Navy Submarine Museum holds HMS Alliance — a WWII submarine you can actually walk inside. Inside the submarine video here:    • HMS Alliance WW2 Submarine at Portsmouth   09:56 ST GEORGE BARRACKS & ST VINCENT COLLEGE The barracks that trained generations of Royal Navy recruits. The college built on the bones of a military academy. Even the education here is shaped by the sea. 10:48 MARINA PARADE TO LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT The coastal road opens up. Sunset on the Solent. Isle of Wight on the horizon. This is what the ride was building towards — golden light, salt air, and the quiet reward of a coast most people drive past. 📍 Route: Fort Gilkicker → Fort Monckton → Walpole Park → Haslar Marina → Haslar Bridge → Submarine Museum → St George Barracks → St Vincent College → Marina Parade → Lee-on-the-Solent 🚴 Surface: coastal roads, marina paths, promenades 📍 County: Hampshire, England 🌅 Best time: golden hour 🚴 Subscribe for more cycling through England's forgotten places — abandoned forts, lost history, and the coastline they forgot to put on the map. #cycling #abandonedplaces #militaryhistory #gosport #solent #sunsetcycling #fortgilkicker #submarinemuseum #coastalride #hiddenhistory #ukcycling #portsmouth #fortmonckton #royalnavy #wwiihistory #englishcoast 🚁 BOOK DRONE & PROPERTY VIDEO: Need cinematic 4K footage or professional photography for your property? 🔗 Book your session here:   / olgapropertyphoto   🖼️ VISIT MY PRINT SHOP: Own a piece of British heritage. High-quality prints of this shot are available now: 🛒 Shop the collection: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Grey...