This was a tidal walk along the ancient Broomway, an unmarked six-mile right of way across the Black Grounds and the Maplin and Foulness Sands. Thought to have been blazed by the Romans, this route to England’s fourth largest island has been in use for 2,000 years and was the only access until 1922 when a road bridge was built.
The bridge is not available to the public as the island is used as a weapons testing centre and public access is restricted. Although the Broomway remains a right of way, it is only passable at low tide, and there are warnings of quicksand and unexploded ordnance....
