Can anyone explain?

[Jordy]

The photos are of Sealand if they include microwaves etc, it's famous for having a helipad and being classified as a country. It is outside the UKs border and therefore anyone can technically claim it as a country. No country recognises it as a country but it does have a constitution etc. There was also a mini-war where some Germans & Dutch tried to take it from Roy Bates (The "king" of sealand) during the 70s, they even took his son hostage but they came with a helicopter and shotguns and took it back. It's well worth reading about it, there's loadsss on the internet about it;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

The other ones are all inhabited and inaccessible apparantly, during the 90s there were occasional boat trips to see them (in a boat) from Herne Bay but I can't find anything else about them. You could possibly rent a boat or something to go see them, they're about 3 miles out to sea and there's nothing stopping you. You could even kayak or canoe there if you're brave enough.

Edit: Found this! http://www.bayblast.co.uk/the-maunsell-forts.htm

[Gnome]

The photos are of Sealand if they include microwaves etc, it's famous for having a helipad and being classified as a country. It is outside the UKs border and therefore anyone can technically claim it as a country. No country recognises it as a country but it does have a constitution etc. There was also a mini-war where some Germans & Dutch tried to take it from Roy Bates (The "king" of sealand) during the 70s, they even took his son hostage but they came with a helicopter and shotguns and took it back. It's well worth reading about it, there's loadsss on the internet about it;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

The other ones are all inhabited and inaccessible apparantly, during the 90s there were occasional boat trips to see them (in a boat) from Herne Bay but I can't find anything else about them. You could possibly rent a boat or something to go see them, they're about 3 miles out to sea and there's nothing stopping you. You could even kayak or canoe there if you're brave enough.

I'm assuming Sealand is just that one tower? Thanks for the info but im gonna read up on it but i really prefer the forts, they are just fascinating in a way that i think only i understand..

[Jordy]

Yeah this ones Sealand, way out near Ipswich unlike the others (I think this was near another one but the Royal Navy blew it up during the 70s due to fear that someone else might make their own country)



http://www.bayblast.co.uk/bayblast-flash/index.html

£25 per person for 90 minutes going to see them by boat, quite tempted

[Gnome]

yeah i was on that one looking at it, im defo gonna book a trip after im back from Turkey.

Dunno why but im now fascinated by these towers...

[Smits]

They are pretty cool, gonna look into them myself now.

[syko2006]

They do look incredibly interesting! I'm quite fascinated by things to do with the sea.

I'm gonna' look it up.

[AlexOC]

They look cool. Would love to go up one.