Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
The Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker at Kelvedon Hatch, in the Borough of Brentwood in the English county of Essex, is a large underground bunker maintained during the Cold War as a potential regional government headquarters.Photo: Genesisman26, Public domain.
- Email: bunker@nuclearessex.com
- Type: Bunker
- Description: ROTOR air defence control bunker converted to a Regional Seat of Government
- Also known as: “RGHQ 5.1” and “Secret Nuclear Bunker”
- Postal code: CM15 0LA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anderson shelter and Kelvedon Hall.
Anderson shelter
Bunker
Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of non-combatants as well as combatants against enemy attacks from the air. They are similar to bunkers in many regards, although they are not designed to defend against ground attack.
Kelvedon Hall
Building
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelvedon Hall is a country house in the village of Kelvedon Hatch, near Brentwood, Essex, England. Originally the site of an important medieval manor, the current house was built in the mid-18th century by a family of Catholic landowners, the Wrights, who had bought the manor in 1538. Kelvedon Hall is situated 2,200 feet north of Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker.
Trinity School
School
Trinity School was an independent school in Essex, England. The school was located in Brentwood and was closely linked to Trinity Church. The school closed in 2018. Trinity School is situated 1 mile southeast of Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Navestock Side and Marden Ash.
Navestock Side
Hamlet
Navestock Side is a hamlet near the A128 road, in the Navestock civil parish of the Brentwood District, in the county of Essex, England. It is about three miles from the town of Brentwood. It has a small country house called Abbotswick.
Marden Ash
Hamlet
Marden Ash is an urban settlement in the Ongar civil parish of the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. The settlement, previously a village of High Ongar parish, is contiguous with the small town of Chipping Ongar. Marden Ash is situated 1½ miles north of Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker.
Chipping Ongar
Town
Photo: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chipping Ongar is a market town in the parish of Ongar, in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It is located 6 miles east of Epping, 7 miles south-east of Harlow and 7 miles north-west of Brentwood. Chipping Ongar is situated 2½ miles north of Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker.
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
- Categories: military museum, Royal Air Force station, building, and military installation
- Location: Kelvedon Hatch, Borough of Brentwood, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.67237° or 51° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
0.25574° or 0° 15′ 21″ eastOpen location code
9F32M7C4+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 156400862OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q6386622
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In Other Languages
“Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker” goes by many names.
- French: “bunker de Kelvedon Hatch”
- French: “Bunker de Kelvedon Hatch”
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