Banjo Groyne

The Banjo Groyne juts into the English Channel like an oversized, flat-bottomed boat, its peculiar shape mimicking the stringed instrument that gives it the name. This concrete structure served as a tactical defensive wall during the Second World War, built to prevent enemy tanks from rolling onto the Brighton beach. Locals later repurposed the wide, paved deck as a promenade. It remains a spot where the horizon feels closer, catching the sweep of the coastline as the tide pulls against the heavy, moss-covered concrete.