The Broomway main headways are or were: From Rugwood Head to Fishermans Head, the Broomway is technically classed as a bridleway rather than a byway. Access to the Broomway is restricted because both the mainland at Wakering Stairs and Foulness Island itself are given over to military purposes. The Broomway The Broomway is a public right of way over the foreshore at Maplin Sands off the coast of Essex, England. Most of the route is classed as a Byway Open to All Traffic, with a shorter section of bridleway. When the tide is out, it provides access to Foulness Island, and indeed
Foulness Island walls before the next spring tides, which were due on 16 February 300 soldiers and 70 sailors were drafted in. Three Royal Navy minesweepers, the "Cheerful", "Cockatrice" and "Rinaldo", were moored near Foulness Point, and were used as accommodation by the workers. The number of personnel had increased to 400 soldiers and 100 sailors by 11 February. High tide on 14 February was higher than expected, and washed away a section of the repaired wall at Shelford Creek, but repairs were again made, and the walls survived the spring tides of the following two days. Re-occupation of the island was