A walk around Culver Down offers a perfect blend of breathtaking coastal views and a journey through the Island’s defensive heritage.

A Maritime and Coastguard Agency statement said: "[We] urge people not to take any unnecessary risks with water safety, such as the Bembridge or St Helen's Fort Walk. "Our usual summer patrols ...

The girls - who were thought to be aged seven and 10 - were taken ashore on the Bembridge inshore ... The unofficial walk from the shore to St Helens Fort and back along the exposed causeway ...