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If you are a fan of exploring underground places, in military history or just love a day trip with a difference, then these ten previously classified bunkers are something for you.
10. Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, Cheshire
Hack Green Bunker near Nantwich in Cheshire is maintained as a museum. The facility on two levels was built in the 1950s and was used until 1992 as a regional government headquarters. Nowadays it is full of wartime and military artifacts. The museum paints a frightening picture of the harsh reality of a nuclear attack on the UK. Many of the original luminaires and fittings of the bunker are still intact, while rooms have been reconstructed in other areas to prove the different use of the bunker during the decades.
TripAdvisor Score: 4.0
9. Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker, Essex
Not far from Brentwood, Kelvedon Hatch, a huge underground bunker, is hidden under an innocent -looking house in the Essex countryside. The bunker is spread over three floors and is accessible via a 100 -meter -long entrance tunnel of an ordinary -looking house.
Kelvedon Hatch was built in the early 1950s by the air minister on land that was requested from a local farmer. It was put into use in 1953 as a RAF rotor station, one of the many bunkers throughout the country whose role was to offer full radar cover for the UK. In 1992 the threat of the Cold War died, the bunker was taken out of use and was bought back by the family from the original landowner. Now in private hits, the bunker has been restored and it is now one of the most popular military museums in the country.
TripAdvisor Score: 4.0
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8. Scotland’s Secret Bunker, Fife
One of the largest and most secret bunkers of the UK was located near the small Scottish city of Anstruther in Fife. This regional hiding place was hidden under an innocent -looking Scottish farm. De Bunker was kept secret for more than 50 years and was used until 1993. It would be occupied by British forces and officials in preparation for a potential nuclear emergency. After the Cold War, the bunker was unused for ten years before he was reopened in 1994 as a museum.
TripAdvisor Score: 4.0
7. York Cold War Bunker, York
Only a few minutes from the historic city center of York is a well -preserved bunker, which is now open to the public and offers a fascinating insight into the threat of Nuclear War. English Heritage Run Guided Tours of the semi-subterranese bunker from the atmospheric 60s, which lasts about an hour and gives you an idea of the vital role of the bunker to ensure that the country could survive a nuclear attack.
TripAdvisor Score: 4.5
6. Western approaches HQ Museum, Liverpool
The Western Approaches Museum is one of the top five tourist attractions of Liverpool and is usually housed in a restored WWII Command Center hidden under Rumford Street. The museum is similar to the Churchill War Rooms, but tells a completely different story. The bunker was originally the home of a command center that was responsible for the safety of British ships in part of the Atlantic Ocean that is known as the Western approaches. The museum has an enormous amount of information about the Battle of the Atlantic Ocean and the service personnel that worked in secret there to combat the U-Boat threat.
TripAdvisor Score: 4.5
5. Mail rail in the Postal Museum, London
Mail Rail is the latest attraction on our list. The narrow gauge, underground drivers without director has been hidden since 1927 under the streets of London, but was closed in 2003. It is recently opened to the public and visitors can take a 15 -minute ride on the underground mail train.
TripAdvisor Score: 4.5
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4. Dover Castle, Kent
The English Heritage ownership Dover Castle is a great day out. Above the famous white cliffs there has been a settlement on the site since Saxon Times, but the tunnels under the castle found a new life of life when the outbreak of the Second World War. They were converted into an air striking and were later used as a secret underground command center and hospital.
It is worth trying to secure a place on a tour if you can, which give you a great insight into the tunnels that are hidden deep in the cliffs, which are now home to a state-of-the-art attraction, as well as the atmospheric underground hospital.
TripAdvisor Score: 4.5
3. Churchill War Rooms, London
The Churchill War Rooms is located under Whitehall in the center of London and are the third best rated tourist attraction of the city. They served as Prime Minster, Winston Churchill’s Hideaway during the Second World War and were built in a fortified cellar under the Treasury building.
The facility was abandoned in 1945 when the war ended, but the site remained in the hands of the government that enforced and protected it for its historical value. In the early 80s, with the support of Margaret Thatcher, the Imperial War Museum took care of the bunker and the war rooms were opened to the public. De Bunker has been proven a popular tourist attraction and was maintained and improved in 2005, it underwent large development work and had a facelift in the form of a new entrance in 2012.
TripAdvisor Score: 4.5
2. Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge
The Underground Operations Chamber in Raf Uxbridge in the western suburbs of London is where fighter aircraft were checked from all over WWII, but it is best known for the important role it played in the planning of the Battle of Britain. This bunker has been preserved as it was in 1945, to original cards on the sudden space table. The employees of the museum guide guests around the bunker on enormous informative and sometimes emotional tours of one hour.
Above the ground there is a new visitor center that includes an informative Battle of Britain exhibition and a mock -up of the plot room for those who cannot get the 76 steps. There is also a great café on the spot that is worth a visit.
TripAdvisor Score: 5.0
1. Big Pit National Coal Museum, Wales
The big well is not only an educational insight into the Great -Britain -my construction history, the former working coal mine in Zuid -Wales is also completely free to visit. The mine operated from 1880 to 1980 and was opened to the public in 1983.
If you like to explore underground places, you will not find attraction that is much better suited. The highlight of the site is a real former coal mine that you can descend via the original lift shaft of the mine to go to a fascinating tour. Back on the surface there are many more experiences to get for underground buffs.
TripAdvisor Score: 5.0
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