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 nuclear explosions and fallout in Yorkshire, in the event of nuclear war.Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: British Cold War command center in Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cold War period Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Howe Hill”, “ROC 20 Group HQ”, “Royal Observer Corps 20 Group Headquarters”, and “York Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters”
- Address: Monument Close, York, YO24 4HT
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holgate Windmill and York railway station.
Holgate Windmill
Photo: Synaptic peach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holgate Windmill is a tower mill at Holgate in York, North Yorkshire, England which has been restored to working order. Holgate Windmill is situated 1,200 feet east of York Cold War Bunker.
York railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tagishsimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
York railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line serving the cathedral city of York, in North Yorkshire, England. It is 188 miles 40 chains north of London King's Cross and, on the main line, it is situated between Doncaster to the south and Thirsk to the north. York railway station is situated 1 mile east of York Cold War Bunker.
St Stephen’s Church, Acomb
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Stephen's Church is the parish church of Acomb, a suburb of York in England. A church has lain on the site since the Saxon period, and some remains of the Saxon church were uncovered in 1830. St Stephen’s Church, Acomb is situated 2,700 feet west of York Cold War Bunker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holgate and Acomb.
Holgate
Suburb
Holgate is a suburb of York in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located about 1 mile west of Micklegate Bar in the city walls. Holgate is also the name of an electoral ward in the City of York unitary authority.
Acomb
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Acomb, is a village and suburb within the City of York unitary authority area, in North Yorkshire, England, to the western side of York. It covers the site of the original village of the same name, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Clifton
Suburb
Clifton is a suburb of York in the unitary authority area of the City of York, in North Yorkshire, England about 1+1⁄2 miles from the city centre. The A19, passes north out of York through Clifton.
York Cold War Bunker
- Categories: military museum, bunker, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, tourism, and historic site
- Location: York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.95683° or 53° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.11666° or 1° 7′ westOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C5WXV4M+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 117420246OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q12073377
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In Other Languages
“York Cold War Bunker” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “約克冷戰地堡”
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