Island 131 - Havengore, Essex

Havengore Island is a low lying marshy island in south east Essex separated from Great Wakering by Havengore Creek and linked to New England Island.  There has been a bridge across Havengore Creek since the 1920s and the current lifting bridge was installed in the 1980s.  The island is owned by the Ministry of Defence and access is restricted.  You can drive across it on the first Sunday of the month between April and October from 12pm-4pm in order to visit the Foulness Heritage Centre but you are not allowed to stop on the island or take photographs.  Some of the island is farmed and there is one farmhouse.