by shaun | Apr 15, 2026 | Narrows
It’s not every day that you see a lifeboat at anchor, but during the winter of 2024 the Edward & Barbara Prigmore, was in front of Hurst Castle as if to mark the RNLI’s 200th anniversary. Edward & Barbara...
by shaun | Apr 15, 2026 | Narrows
Until the 1980s, many of the big cruise ships berthed in Southampton sailed down the western Solent, passing through the Hurst Narrows on their way to the Atlantic. Among these was the world-renowned Queen Elizabeth 2. ...
by shaun | Apr 15, 2026 | Narrows
From time to time, walkers along Hurst Spit might spot a monster cargo ship that appears to loom large over the castle. One such is MV Hurst Point, whose striking green hull and white superstructure may sometimes be seen passing through the Hurst Narrows. ...
by shaun | Apr 15, 2026 | Narrows
In early 1805, as Napoleon’s anti-British rhetoric gathered momentum towards the Battle of Trafalgar, a new frigate was launched on the Thames. Today, the wreck of that frigate – the HMS Pomone – lies some 7–8 metres down off Alum Bay, opposite Hurst Castle. ...
by shaun | Apr 15, 2026 | Narrows
The first Ark Royal was built in 1587, just 43 years after the completion of Hurst Castle. Exactly 420 years later, her successor – the fifth Ark Royal – sailed majestically past that same castle. HMS Ark Royal...
by shaun | Apr 15, 2026 | Narrows
Late-Victorian sightseers at Hurst Castle would have been in for quite a spectacle during Cowes Week, for among the competitors racing through the Hurst Narrows was the royal yacht. While Queen Elizabeth II’s HMY Britannia, the last of 83 royal yachts, was synonymous...
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