York Cold War Bunker
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Overview
English Heritage’s most modern, most unusual and probably most spine-chilling site dates back to the Cold War. ‘No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps HQ’ is the semi-subterranean secret bunker which was built to monitor nuclear explosions and fallout in the Yorkshire region. It’s not only the control rooms you can explore beyond the bomb-proof doors of this 20th-century time capsule, but also the dormitories and the decontamination chamber.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open Apr-Sep, Wed-Sun 10-6; Oct, Wed-Sun 10-6; Nov-Mar, Sat-Sun 10-4. Entrance by guided tours only no pre-booking required. Closed 24-26 December and 1 Jan
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
About the area
North Yorkshire, with its two National Parks and two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is England’s largest county and one of the most rural. This is prime walking country, from the heather-clad heights of the North York Moors to the limestone country that is so typical of the Yorkshire Dales – a place of contrasts and discoveries, of history and legend.
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