York Cold War Bunker

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York Cold War Bunker
Type Scheduled Monument
Proprietor English Heritage
Main feature Bunker
Public access By guided tour
Country England
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Grid square SE5851
Address Monument Close, York, North Yorkshire
Postcode YO24 4HT
Refreshments No
Parking Yes
Shop No
Co-ordinates 53°57′24″N 1°07′01″W / 53.95667, -1.11694Coordinates: 53°57′24″N 1°07′01″W / 53.95667, -1.11694



The York Cold War Bunker is a two-storey semi-subterranean bunker in the Holgate area of York, England, built in 1961[1] during the cold war to monitor nuclear explosions and fallout in Yorkshire in the event of nuclear war. It was used by the Royal Observer Corps as a headquarters between 1961 and 1991. It is an English Scheduled Monument[2] and was opened in 2006 by English Heritage as a tourist attraction.

The attraction is only accessible by tour and includes a video about nuclear war which had to be cut for being too graphic.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cold War bunker, Holgate, York, The Press (4 August 2007), retrieved on 22 September 2007
  2. ^ NO 20 GROUP ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS HEADQUARTERS, English Heritage Pastscapes (2007), retrieved on 22 September 2007
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