Newsletter sign up

UK / East / Essex

Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker

Kelvedon Hall Lane, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5TL

The biggest & deepest cold war bunker open to the public in the Southeast of England.

Come and witness the three lives of the bunker starting with its role as an RAF ROTOR Station, then a brief period as a civil defence centre through to its most recent life as a Regional Government HQ. Designed for up to 600 military and civilian personnel, possibly even the Prime Minister, their collective task being to organise the survival of the population in the awful aftermath of a nuclear war.

Bunker Tour:
The tour is self guided by personal handsets. This is included in admission price. There is an adult and child tour available which both follow the same route.
There are several films to watch en-route and a dressing up area where you can try on authentic military uniforms and gas masks!
As a rough guide the tour takes about an hour to an hour and a half to complete. However, should you stop to watch all of the included films and take some time out to try on the uniforms then this extends the tour by four hours. Some people find one tour just isn’t enough to take it all in!

The Bunker site is huge… and so we’ve a few other things you could consider doing when you are here.

Nuclear High Ropes
The BIGGEST High Ropes Course in Essex and Winners of “Best Ziplining & Tree Top Adventure 2019!”

Nuclear Races
We seriously #lovemud & all kinds of obstacles making for muddy, fun & totally epic award winning obstacle races. Run, walk or jog. Experience the lake-zone, zip-wire, Deathslide & much more!

Visit Website

Opening Times

1st March to 31st October

Monday - Friday

10.00 - 16.00

Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays

10.00 - 17.00

Usually open during school holidays.

The last entry is usually 1 hour before closing time.

1st November - End of February

Thursday - Sunday

10.00 - 16.00

Usually open during school holidays.

The last entry is usually 1 hour before closing time.

Prices

Adult

£12.00

Child (5-16)

£10.00

Family (up to 2 adults & 2 children)

£30.00

Please note: Sometimes being underground there is no WiFi signal for card payment. As payment is at the end we strongly recommend you bring some cash to save embarrassment.

Facilities

Car Parking

Toilets

Café

Other things to do nearby

Featured

Old MacDonald’s Farm & Fun Park

Old MacDonald’s Farm has fantastic facilities to ensure that our visitors have a fun day out whatever the weather!

View attraction

Colchester Zoo

Beautiful, unusual & rare species of the animal kingdom!

View attraction

Seal Watching Harwich

Departing from Harwich this is a truly wonderful 120 minute trip. So far every single trip has seen lots of seals but if you don’t see seals close up you get a free trip!

View attraction

Audley End Miniature Railway

Travel through the beautiful woodland adorned with wildlife.

View attraction

Latest News

Top 5 places in the UK to birdwatch

The UK is home to some fantastically colourful, elusive and rare species. To celebrate their numerous species, we have put together a list of top 5 places in the UK to birdwatch.