6 Secret Underground Bunkers that are open to the public in the UK
May 2 2023 | Tagged: United Kingdom
6 Secret Underground Bunkers that were either used during the Second World War or on standby during the Cold War, that are open to the public in the United Kingdom.
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In the last months, I have been on a Dark Tourism, Cold War and World War Two Bunker Quest.
Travelling across the UK to visit in person these top World War 2 and Cold War command centres that operated or existed in total secrecy for many years, deep underground:
Travelling across the UK to visit in person these top World War 2 and Cold War command centres that operated or existed in total secrecy for many years, deep underground:
- Churchill War Rooms in London
- Western Approaches HQ in Liverpool
- Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge
- Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker in Essex
- Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker near Nantwich, Cheshire
- Scotland’s Secret Bunker near St Andrews in Fife
1. The Churchill War Rooms
From an underground bunker, The Churchill War Rooms, deep below Whitehall, Winston Churchill and the British government masterminded the war against Nazi Germany.
2. Western Approaches HQ:
Explore this secret underground World War 2 Bunker, the Western Approaches HQ, deep below the streets of Liverpool where The Battle of the Atlantic was coordinated.
3. The Battle of Britain Bunker:
Home to RAF FIGHTER COMMAND No. 11 Group the Battle of Britain Bunker, 60 feet underground, was where the Battle of Britain and the fight against the Luftwaffe was coordinated.
4. Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker:
This purpose-built secret nuclear bunker, the Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker, 125 feet underground would have been the Government's control centre, where the recovery of life above ground would have taken place.
5. Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker:
This former StarFish site and a ROTOR station, not far from Crewe, the Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker would have been used as a Regional Government HQ had a Nuclear War broken out.
6. Scotland's Secret Bunker:
An innocent-looking farmhouse conceals the entrance to Scotland's Best Kept Secret for over 40 years.
Scotland's Secret Bunker, an amazing underground labyrinth on two levels, 100 feet deep, where Scotland would have been governed had nuclear war broken out.
Scotland's Secret Bunker, an amazing underground labyrinth on two levels, 100 feet deep, where Scotland would have been governed had nuclear war broken out.
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