The History of Alconbury Weald
The Club, The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA
Alconbury Weald’s Heritage Open Day will include education and fun for all the family. Alconbury Weald is rich in military heritage and offers an abundance of stories spanning its time as an RAF airbase. Several historic landmarks remain on the site and Urban&Civic has worked on their retention and conservation, integrating them into the newly created mixed-use development.
Take a tour around the unique Cold War-era military bunker which was built for chemical and biological attacks. The Grade II building was completed in 1989, as tensions between the West and the Soviet Union thawed. It was one of the largest in the UK built to process intelligence data collected by the TR1 reconnaissance aircraft and is one of the UK’s most sophisticated buildings of its kind. Guided tours of the bunker will be available to book tickets are limited.
The Watch Office has been converted into a cafe for refreshments.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 07 September:
- 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm
Location & directions
The Club, The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA
- Directions:
- As you come down The Boulevard, please take a left down Lobelle Way where you will find ample parking.
- Contact on day:
- Natalie Leigh-Brown 07823 527068
- Telephone number:
- +447823527068
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Tours will be accessed via a mini bus. Please be aware the bunker is not fully accessible, if you have any queries please email [email protected]
- Booking contact name:
- Natalie Leigh-Brown
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alconbury-weald-heritage-open-day-tickets-894428187787
- Booking opens:
- 01 Jun 2024 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 06 Sep 2024 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
The Watch Office area is accessible and free to explore. If you are booked onto a tour of the Cold War bunker accessibility is limited tickets are available via Eventbrite, just search Alconbury Weald
Additional information
We will also have an archeology exhibition on items found around the airfield from the late Roman period.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 20
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s)
