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Ticket Alert: Date announced for a rare tour of a WW2 Bunker
Ticket Alert: Date announced for a rare tour of a WW2 Bunker

Ticket Alert: Date announced for a rare tour of a WW2 Bunker

Deep under a housing estate in North London lies one of World War Two’s greatest secrets, the reserve Cabinet War Rooms that lay hidden and waiting just in case the (now) more famous Westminster bunkers were attacked.

May
24
2016
Wartime bunker under Eltham Palace to be restored
Wartime bunker under Eltham Palace to be restored

Wartime bunker under Eltham Palace to be restored

As part of a range of upgrades just announced for the art-deco Eltham Palace, the WW2 bunker underneath the building is to be restored to its wartime appearance.

Oct
15
2014
Eat some brains in an underground WW2 bunker
Eat some brains in an underground WW2 bunker

Eat some brains in an underground WW2 bunker

Nest month, a group are putting on a dining event inside a WW2 bunker underneath Dalston, and will serve up a heady mix of brains to eat, and science to feed the brains in your heads.

Feb
19
2014
Reserve your places for a rare tour of a WW2 Bunker
Reserve your places for a rare tour of a WW2 Bunker

Reserve your places for a rare tour of a WW2 Bunker

While the Cabinet War Rooms in Westminster are very famous, there was a reserve bunker built in North London just in case the Westminster bunker was bombed.

Feb
07
2013
Going inside a decaying WW2 Bunker underneath North London
Going inside a decaying WW2 Bunker underneath North London

Going inside a decaying WW2 Bunker underneath North London

Hidden under a modern housing estate in North London lies the remains of what was once one of the most secret of military installations built during World War 2. Now needing pumps to keep water down to a manageable level

Jul
21
2012
Visiting a WW2 Air Raid Shelter in Woodford
Visiting a WW2 Air Raid Shelter in Woodford

Visiting a WW2 Air Raid Shelter in Woodford

Lurking under a substantial road bridge in north-east London lies a remnant of the second world war – a public air-raid shelter that probably housed about a thousand people during bombing raids. The area, mainly of semi-detached houses with decent

Oct
09
2011