THE RESCUE OF THE BENVENUE

THE RESCUE OF THE BENVENUE: A historical sound walk by Steven M Halliday.

Folkestone Harbour to Sandgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Award winning sound designer and musicologist Steven M Halliday retells the story of the 1891 shipwreck at Sandgate where the full rigged Benvenue ran aground.

Using 3D sound design, narration and music the 25 minute sound walk from Folkestone Harbour to Sandgate retells the dramatic events.

Directions:

The sound walk is at its most dramatic when taken at sunset on a wintry day.

To save your phone data download the walk prior to arriving.

If you are having any streaming problems with the echoes app please just download the audio from the link below (on the echoes.xyz website) and play it on your phone instead.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1evKuvfcX-yEzKc7VoKS0hoLavDu8CnHk/view?usp=sharing

Suggested Walk:

Start at the Folkestone Harbour Signal Box (CT20 1QH) walk through the old train station and turn right onto the beach path heading towards Sandgate.

Follow the coastal path (2.2km, 1.4 miles) all the way to the Metropole steps or continue onto Sandgate (3.2km, 2 miles) where refreshments and public transport are available to return you back to Folkestone. (Buses 10/16/102)

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