Each of Sheppeys towns & villages is steeped in history & heritage. The island was where British aviation was born & came of age. The former dockyard is now little more than an industrial estate & the riotous dockside area Blue Town is today just a quiet backwater. Its now hard to think of people like Pepys Nelson Collingwood et al walking the streets of Blue Town but they once did. The area connecting Blue Town to Queenborough was once a thriving community known as West Minster but that has gone following flooding in 1953. The abbey at Minster once the epicentre of the island & a magnet for medieval pilgrims is now just a ruin. But despite all the changes the Isle of Sheppey remains a favourite destination for holidaymakers & day-trippers & is a fascinating place to explore with much awaiting discovery.