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Find your nearest nuclear bunker

59 replies

BeverleyBrook · 09/11/2016 20:45

Mine is only a 10 minute walk away Grin www.subbrit.org.uk

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SoloD · 23/03/2017 08:34

Very pessimistic, if you are not killed by the blast then your immediate dose of radiation is likely to be very low. The fallout is extremely dangerous if ingested, so if you can avoid breathing it in (by staying indoors) then your dose will remain low.

The fallout is high energy isotopes with short half lives, so the radiation falls off very quickly.

Newtssuitcase · 29/03/2017 20:40

one recently went up for sale near me.

I wasted a happy couple of hours looking at it online and considering buying it and what I'd stock it with.

Happybee09 · 29/03/2017 20:43

Any in South Wales? I can't find the a locater thingy

Fruitcocktail6 · 29/03/2017 20:47

There's loads near me Grin

However I think I'd rather go with the initial blast than face the fallout/zombies/starvation

RachelRagged · 13/04/2017 15:10

Bit concerned. That book has sold out . Hmm Hmm

tapdancingmum · 13/04/2017 15:42

There is one two minutes up the road from me but as it belongs to Strike Command I don't think they will let me in when I turn up with my slippers and thermos of tea Shock

ScarlettFreestone · 13/04/2017 15:51

It doesn't matter where they are.

They won't let you in if you aren't on the list.

SilverdaleGlen · 13/04/2017 22:19

There is one nearish me but it's tiny. Think I'd rather face the fallout than 2 weeks in that room!

AtSea1979 · 13/04/2017 23:41

2 weeks, is that how long we have to stay indoors for before going outside to look for others?

RachelRagged · 14/04/2017 09:48

Always thought it was 3 ? Could be wrong. On Threads I remember the main female lead (whose name I forget) with her parents and nan in the cellar . Had to eat, drink, take care of their absolutions etc in one room . Horrid . I'd rather it got me (which it likely will as 5 miles from the centre of London here)

devilinme · 18/04/2017 22:28

Mines Chislehurst caves! Very spacious .
Remember the public info leaflets sent out with information on how to build your own shelter. If I remember correctly, you leaned a few doors against a wall.
I was so worried I kept asking my dad if we could install one in the garden under the lawn

cozietoesie · 18/04/2017 22:42

It gave you something to do, I suppose. A bit like life jackets in aeroplanes. Grin

TwoLeftSocks · 18/04/2017 22:44

Well there's shit all near us, though I do know someone with a medieval priest-hole tunnel that would do the job.

SailAwaySailAwaySailAway · 18/04/2017 22:47

Nah. You want a table and some blankets like the girl in Children of the Dust. And don't forget to pack your epilator.

cozietoesie · 18/04/2017 22:50

Chislehurst Caves sound pretty good, I must admit. (Although you can't exactly keep them stocked with vittals etc.)

originalbiglymavis · 18/04/2017 22:52

We had a very eccentric gardener who wanted to build a bunker in our garden when we were kids (during the last cold war). Wish we'd listened to her now!

cozietoesie · 19/04/2017 00:12

Not worth it, mavis. Sorry.

Elawrence · 24/04/2017 17:17

Hi all so is there a list of where I could search for my closest shelter??

TheNiffler · 26/04/2017 16:34

Check with the link in the OP, Ela

floraeasy · 26/04/2017 16:36

Are they hermetically-sealed? They'd need to be? If so, where do you get fresh air from in the two weeks you are stuck in there? Won't you suffocate? Shock

floraeasy · 26/04/2017 16:38

Even supposing you found one/were on the list, how do you enter the bunker without the radiation travelling in with you? I honestly don't know how these things work!

Elawrence · 26/04/2017 16:51

I couldn't find a link on the thread that gave me the info?! I'm being a dork probably..

bangingmyheadoffabrickwall · 26/04/2017 21:43

RAF Holmpton in East Yorkshire.

Like many, it is disguised as a 1950s type bungalow which is actually the entrance.

It opened up to the public as a museum a year ago and I was one of the first ones down.

Several flights of stairs, corridor followed by a very long corridor that descends to the blast doors.

It was fascinating inside! Various rooms over two levels still equipped and resourced ready for a nuclear war. Bunk beds were still in place and even the cups and saucers!

The 'command' room was by far the most interesting - lit up displays, war paraphernalia and even an actual bomb (not loaded!) that we sat on (think movie Armageddon!)

Easily spent 2 hours down their and so many museum officials who worked the bunker on hand for informal guided tours, questions etc.

We went as a group and even my then 4 year old was intrigued.

They did say that once the bunker was built, it wouldn't actually withstand the nuclear blasts of the day, and certainly not now, and doesn't help that the generator is in a building outside.

Still, if I am nearby, I would fancy my chances bunking up in it until major dangers had passed.

The most bizarre thing was they had a resident cat and all doors (I think except the blast door) had a cat flap!

bangingmyheadoffabrickwall · 26/04/2017 21:44

www.visitthebunker.com/

junglebookisthebest · 26/04/2017 21:56

When this thread started I looked up the nearest one to us - Worsley and we are going to go for an explore in the coming weeks. Am quite excited!

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