Visiting the former government-owned Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker near Nantwich, Cheshire.
This is the latest in this dark tourism cold war series.
During the 2nd World War, Hack Green was a Starfish site. Controlled fires simulated burning cities to mislead the Luftwaffe and divert them away from their intended target, which, in this case, was Crewe, which was, and still is, a major railway junction.
In the 1950s, the site was used as a ROTOR, air defence radar station.
Eventually abandoned, the Home Office acquired the site and turned it into a Secret Nuclear Bunker. Had nuclear war broken out, it would have been used as a regional Government HQ.
As the threat of a nuclear attack diminished, the site was declassified in 1993.
The Hack Green Cold War & Radar Museum Trust acquired the property and opened it to the public in 1998 as a museum with a Cold War theme.
The Arms Race, the need for the West and the East to keep up with each other, so that no one pressed the button.
Had one side launched an attack, within minutes the other side would have done the same, and well, what was the point of that?
Entrance to the bunker:
Getting a snack at the NAAFI CANTEEN:
Photos from Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker:
Planning your trip to the Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker
I took a train from Milton Keynes to Crewe and then a bus to Nantwich. The site is another 6km away.
Unfortunately, there is no public transport to anywhere near to Hack Green so I walked with my thumb out but to no avail. It took me 1 hr 5 minutes. Mostly in the rain.
Opening Times:
The Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker is open from 10 am to 4 pm. Closed Mondays & Tuesdays except during Bank Holidays and school holidays.
Admission Prices:
Admission Prices 2025:
- Adult: £17.50
- Child: £11.50
- Disabled+Carer: £15.00
- Disabled Child+Carer: £10.00
- Family Ticket: £48
School & Group Visits:
For school and group visits, contact them directly on:
- Email: coldwar@hackgreen.co.uk
- Phone: 01270 262610