Darkest Hour is a 2017 World War II drama about Winston Churchill’s early days as Prime Minister, focusing on his decision to resist Nazi Germany as invasion looms and political pressure mounts.
The historic Tilbury fort was used as a filming location for the 2017 movie, as well as Mangapps Railway Museum – Burnham On Crouch. Did you know the 1929 underground train used in the film was hired by the production from Mangapps Railway Museum and its still available for you to see!
Tilbury Fort
Tilbury Fort is England’s best example of a 17th-century bastioned fortress, with its complete circuit of moats and outworks. Constructed on the site of a small Tudor blockhouse, originally built under the reign of Henry VIII, the fort was designed to defend the river Thames passage to London. It was nearby that Queen Elizabeth I famously rallied her army awaiting the Armada. Spend a day exploring the magazine houses used to store vast quantities of gunpowder, or enter the bastion magazine passages and experience what it was like for the soldiers who lived there.
Mangapps Railway Museum – Burnham On Crouch
Mangapps Railway Museum makes for a great day out for train enthusiasts! The privately owned working railway and museum, found on a farm in Burnham-on-Crouch, has one of the largest collections of railway relics in Britain and a variety of steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock. Whilst in the historic town of Burnham-on-Crouch, enjoy a walk at Riverside Park overlooking the River Crouch, or take a short 10 minute drive to Clayhill Vineyard.
Working Title Films, 2017
