Malabar Battery

When I was a kid I use to ride past Malabar Battery but I hadn't gone inside before.
Myself, Mouse, Frostalicus and Tabasco (They had far to much fun choosing names as we walked) went through the battery today.

Considering the paths are often not clear we decided to check it out whilst it was still light. The views were spectacular across the beaches as we walked along the cliff face.

Finally we headed into the train ditch, whilst now overgrown with weeds you can still see the metal rails running along the ground. Heading towards the main building we found most of the doors barred off with the exception of the stair case.

Inside most of the rooms were covered in graffiti and the windows bared, Tabasco forgot his flash so we were limited for some of the photos but we managed to capture some of the more interesting rooms and graffiti.

Heading back down into the trench we followed down to a second room which had a split in the train. One side had light peeping in from a staircase leading up and was only a few meters long. The other was around 50 with no light. Which of course was the one Mouse and myself decided to go down first.

Leading to my favorite piece of graffiti.

We headed back outside, leaving the main building and heading towards the cliffs as the light started to warm and turn orange we saw the last two military buildings. Far less exciting than what we already seen we mostly enjoyed the view.

Whilst this site is technically on a active firearms range it is a good kilometer from the actual firing range and despite its supposedly being off limits we ran into several hikers including a family with very young children. This site is a great one to check out for beginners and if your just interested in some spectacular views.

- Phoenix

Safety comments: The riffle range is only open on Saturdays so for extra security best not to visit the site on a Saturday and Frostalicus remember long pants as there are snakes in the long grass. Safety first always.