Did he British ever plan a direct naval invasion of Germany in World War I? Were there any defensive fortifications on the German coast?

by raketenfakmauspanzer

The Royal Navy dominated the North Sea, and the Western front was locked in a stalemate, so was there a plan to invade Germany and break the stalemate like in Gallipoli, landing somewhere like Hamburg or Wilhelmshaven?

thefourthmaninaboat

There were a number of plans for amphibious assaults on German islands in the North Sea and even the Baltic coast of Germany, formulated in 1914-15, but these came to nothing as it was chosen to focus on knocking the Ottoman Empire out of the war instead. In 1916-17, planning focused on moves to outflank German lines in Flanders, but these were cancelled due to German coastal defences and the failure of land-based offensives these assaults were to link up with. Finally, in 1918, the RN raided the German-controlled ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge, with the aim of rendering them useless as U-boat bases. For more information on these, see my answers here and here. There were also a number of raids made on targets along the German North Sea coast by RNAS (and later RAF) aircraft operating from seaplane and aircraft carriers, which I've covered here.