The drakelow tunnels formed one of the many underground factories. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. However, only four years later, in late 1955 all production work at drakelow was stopped indefinitely. Drakelow tunnels kingsford country park near kinver kidderminster dy11 5sa. Near birmingham, england three and a half miles of topsecret tunnels housed a world war ii shadow factory and a cold war nuclear bunker. The drakelow tunnels are a former underground military complex beneath the blakeshall estate north of kidderminster, worcestershire, covering 280,000 sq ft, with a total length of around 3. Drakelow tunnels cold war nuke bunker, first and only. Please register below, remembering to book any required hire equipment. This is the new and centralised facebook interface for those people playing. Drakelow tunnels ghost hunts, kidderminster ghost hunts. Ghost hunts at drakelow tunnels in kidderminster 3. I first visited drakelow in march partaking in a paranormal investigation.
The tunnels were built between 19411942 as a shadow factory for the rover car company. Tunnels is a subterranean fiction novel by british authors roderick gordon and brian williams. Discover drakelow tunnels in cookley, united kingdom. It was initially selfpublished as the highfield mole in 2005, and rereleased as tunnels by chicken house in 2007. Exploring the drakelow tunnels all you need to know. Mind you, you will need to book ahead as admission is by arranged, guided tour only. Great railroad tunnels of north america william lowell putnam on. This massive cold war era nuke bunker consisted of 4 main tunnels with smaller tunnels branching off.
Drakelow tunnels cookley, united kingdom atlas obscura. Drakelow tunnels kidderminster 2020 all you need to know. This aircraft museum is home to one of just three halifax bombers in the world. Drakelow tunnels are a former top secret underground military complex beneath kingsford country park north of kidderminster, worcestershire. In april 1951 the deputy controller authorized the reactivation of drakelow but on a limited basis, production officially commenced again on 30 th april 1951. Drakelow tunnels ghost hunts in kidderminster, spend the night on one of haunted happenings overnight ghost hunts at drakelow tunnels. The story follows will burrows, a 14yearold archaeologist, who stumbles upon an underground civilization called the colony. Most areas were in compete and absolute darkness, and in many cases the shadows were your only. Drkelow tunnels were designed in 1939 and took 2000 men until 1943 to complete. You must book this on through their website at the time of securing your place to play. The drakelow tunnels are a former underground military complex beneath the kingsford country park near the village of kinver, staffordshire. The tunnels were used by the rover group and became known as the rover shadow factory, it. Tours cover only about a quarter of the site but include all aspects of the. They were originally built as a second world war shadow factory, and were developed during the cold war to be a fallback government centre.