Hythe Sound Mirror — Attraction in Folkestone and Hythe District

Striking piece of military history in a great location overlooking the channel. The grassy roughs just west of Hythe are an interesting environment, the uneven ground providing a challenging walk to the sound mirror, with some rocky outcrops to see along the way. If you're visiting with a dog, it'd be a good idea to keep it on a short lead as sheep graze the area and roam freely. The views over Romney Marsh and Hythe are excellent, and the area has an unusual, wild feel that sets it apart from the surrounding countryside. There's no official parking, but some of the streets in Hythe have free roadside parking if you don't mind a bit of a walk. The sound mirror itself is protected by a fence, probably for the best as the old receiver station nearby has been defaced with graffiti and filled with litter. Nonetheless, it's a fascinating military relic with a great walk...

The Hythe Sound Mirror is a historical landmark, which is located in an area known as The Roughs. It is an example of unique warning systems that was built between about 1916 and the 1930s and was intended to provide early warning of incoming enemy aircraft in World War II.

It is fenced off but you can still get close to it.

Although, be prepared to face you walk in very overgrown area with nettles and thistles.

The Sound Mirror is a little bit remote to find and lacks sign posting.

We followed satnav indications and approached it from a field at the top of the cliffs.

Needless to say, we needed to walk through the farm field , but we got there at the end! :)

Awesome views of Hythe and the coast from there, so we didn't regret...

The walk from the cycle path alongside the canal was over the fence and a short walk up, however the further you walk the more overgrown it was with nettles and thistles. But in saying that you get a great view I haven't seen before of Hythe across the shooting range and further. But be warned, I couldn't even make it all the way to the sound mirror and it's fensed off anyway but even half way up that hill...