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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Luke Weir & Joe Smith

Inside abandoned fishing village completely lost to the sea for over a century

Visitors to Hampton Pier on the Kent coast today would have no idea that just out of sight, a hidden village lies under the waves, concealing a fascinating past and a tragic history.

The murky waters of the English Channel hide an incredible story.

While it is hard to imagine the view ever being anything other than a natural scene of rocks and waves, low tide reveals the sunken hamlet’s secrets.

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