Royal Observer Corps Nuclear Bunker

Royal Observer Corps Nuclear Bunker is a bunker in Folkestone, Shepway District, England. Royal Observer Corps Nuclear Bunker is situated near the ruins Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box, as well as near the peak Cherry Garden Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Folkestone Castle and Kent Battle of Britain Museum.

Folkestone Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: GkgAlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent. The Norman castle existed in the late 11th and 12th centuries and was built on a natural mound which. Folkestone Castle is situated 2,900 feet east of Royal Observer Corps Nuclear Bunker.

Kent Battle of Britain Museum

Museum

Photo: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Allied and Axis men of the Battle of Britain. The Spirit of the Few Monument is in the grounds of the museum. Kent Battle of Britain Museum is situated 1 mile north of Royal Observer Corps Nuclear Bunker.

Folkestone West railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.

Folkestone West railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the western area of Folkestone, Kent. It is 69 miles 22 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Folkestone West railway station is situated 1¼ miles south of Royal Observer Corps Nuclear Bunker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheriton and Arpinge.

Cheriton

Suburb

Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.

Arpinge

Hamlet

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arpinge is a hamlet between Paddlesworth and Newington to the west of Folkestone in Kent, England. It consists of three working farms, three now converted to residential use and a further four houses.

Hawkinge

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hawkinge is a town and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. The original village of Hawkinge is actually just less than a mile due east of the present village centre; the village of Hawkinge was formed by the merging of Hawkinge and Uphill.

Royal Observer Corps Nuclear Bunker

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.10086° or 51° 6′ 3″ north

Longitude

1.14897° or 1° 8′ 56″ east

Open location code

9F33442X+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 849348340

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bronze Age Bowl Barrow and World War 2 Pill Box and Cherry Garden Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Upper Dane Farm and U92B Switchgear Control Building.

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