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York Cold War Bunker

The York Cold War Bunker is a two-storey, semi-subterranean, Cold War bunker in the Holgate area of York, England, built in 1961 to monitor… Read more…

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Sunday10:00 AM–6:00 PM
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The York Cold War Bunker is a two-storey, semi-subterranean, Cold War bunker in the Holgate area of York, England, built in 1961 to monitor nuclear explosions and fallout in Yorkshire, in the event of nuclear war.

One of about 30 around the United Kingdom, the building was used throughout its operational existence as the regional headquarters and control centre for the Royal Observer Corps's No. 20 Group YORK between 1961 and 1991. It has become an English Heritage Scheduled Monument and was opened in 2006 by English Heritage as a tourist attraction.

During its Cold War operational period, the building could have supported 60 local volunteer members of the Royal Observer Corps, inclusive of a ten-man United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation scientific warning team.

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More Information and Contact

Phone +44 1904 646940
Address Monument Close, York, YO24 4HT, UK
Coordinates 53°57'24.607" N, 1°7'0.072" W
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
York Cold War Bunker
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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