Discover the Secret Cold War Bunker in Brindle
Brindle Cold War Bunker, Denham Lane, Brindle, Lancashire, PR6 8PR
During the Cold War in the 1960s to 80s, a network of over 1,000 small underground bunkers were built to monitor the nuclear fallout if a nuclear bomb had been dropped on Britain.
We're restoring one of these locally to the state it would have been in just before it was decommissioned in the early 1990s. These bunkers would have been manned by three volunteers from the Royal Observer Corps. They would have gone there if the threat of nuclear attack had become significant. Their task was to take measurements of the scale of the nuclear bomb blast and its resultant fallout over a period of up to two weeks after the attack. This information was telephoned or radioed back to a regional headquarters on a routine basis and went on to a national centre in order that the location and extent of blast and fallout nationally could be managed.
Timings & Tours
- Sunday 08 September:
- 1000 to 1600
- Sunday 15 September:
- 10.00 to 16.00
Location & directions
Brindle Cold War Bunker, Denham Lane, Brindle, Lancashire, PR6 8PR
- Directions:
- Whats 3 words is score.interacts.stubborn Post Code PR6 8PR National grid reference SD59304-22951
- Contact on day:
- Michael Prescott
- Telephone number:
- +447411036064
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-secret-cold-war-bunker-in-brindle-tickets-775452979737
- Booking contact name:
- Michael Prescott
- Booking telephone number:
- +447411036064
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-the-secret-cold-war-bunker-in-brindle-tickets-775452979737
- Booking opens:
- 01 Aug 2024 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 14 Sep 2024 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
Visitors to the below-ground bunker must be over the age of 12, physically fit and able to descend and ascend a 14ft ladder without assistance. Most of the tour will take place overground, however, access to the bunker is via a 14ft ladder and is unsuitable for those with mobility issues or claustrophobia. The team will ask you to complete a medical declaration before entering the bunker to certify that you are fit to take part.
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 8
- Est. tour duration:
- 0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
