This is now sealed off with security measures now I believe

@gordybishop2375

Ай бұрын

Like security checks it once a decade …lol Weird they did not fill it in before building houses on top.

@mogadon7

Ай бұрын

The way things are going it might be needed.

@frankiefourfingers6717

7 күн бұрын

@@gordybishop2375might need it

HMS Forward was decommissioned after WW2 in 1945. It was never converted to a cold war bunker. That small room as you entered, that had the small hole looking towards the entrance, was a machine-gun pill box. As was the one on the right up those stairs. One of those exits came up inside a building named the Guinness Trust Holiday Home in South Heighton. In the early 90's some people found the room inside and dug down into the tunnel. Sadly in 1996, the building got demolished to build a housing estate. A book was published in late 1996 - The Secret Tunnels of South Heighton: Tribute to H.M.S. "Forward" by Geoffrey Ellis. He interviewed a number of people on video who are probably no longer alive sadly.

@mogadon7

Ай бұрын

If you want to save 40 minutes its one long tunnel of a video not too much else.

As an Aussie, this is what I love about the UK and Europe, so much history within the ground you’re standing on. If you dig a hole in your front yard you never know what you might find.

@ExploringWithin

8 ай бұрын

Very true, that’s what makes it so exciting!

Thank you Steve for taking us exploring that bit of history! Thanks to Matthew and Ray too!👍

Great explore, chaps. More history of this can be found online and in Geoffrey Ellis' book, 'The Secret Tunnels of South Heighton'. Lots of old plans and pics from when they reopened the entrance in the floor of room 16, Denton House - demolished in the 90's. The other stairways led up to defensive pill boxes, one of which was disguised as a hen house. This one stood in what is now the garden of a house on Glynde Close.

@ExploringWithin

2 ай бұрын

Nice thanks for the info 👍

Really interesting with so many twists and turns. I've learnt more about bunkers and where they are during the last few months watching Matt, Alex, Ray and yourself than ever before and found it all really intriguing. Thanks for the explore and for being able to show us what we didn't know existed in our homeland xx

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support, glad you’re enjoying the videos and finding it all interesting. Not everyone can get out and about to explore these places so it’s good to bring it to people with our videos 😁

That metal door looked freshly cut with no corrosion at all on the edges, very fresh

@ExploringWithin

2 ай бұрын

It did yes! I think it had been open only a matter of days before we got there. We got a tip it was open so rushed down there before it got sealed again

@thomascochrane3100

2 ай бұрын

Glad someone else mentioned it. Too much of a coincidence that it gets cut open and these guys "got a tip"...

@ExploringWithin

2 ай бұрын

@@thomascochrane3100 Coincidences do happen - I don’t break into places - I think you can probably tell that by my content!

@andrewtaylor9634

27 күн бұрын

Yes very fresh cut that how strange

Another very interesting and great explore. I love it very much. Thanks Steve.👍👍❤️❤️❤️

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching 😁👍

Wow that was a great video from start to finish the way I was a bit tight for you all and it was great to watch you thank you

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks glad you enjoyed! 🙏👍

That was awesome guys really enjoyed the video

@ExploringWithin

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Wow what a crazy adventure that was, great video❤

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

Definitely one of our best ones! Glad you enjoyed this one 🙏

The lack of rust on the way in let's us know you brought a grinder😂

Matt always lives this stuff what a legend wish I had one near me

Good explore. Good funny bits. Thx for the extra bits What would Alex do lol

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Awesome explore guys keep up the awesome work 👍 👏

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude 👍

Amazing tunnels and in such good condition Would have been great to get out of one of the exits! Great explore and fab filming 👍

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😁 Yes shame we couldn’t get out one of the other exits, worth the look through.

Finally found your channel!!! Ive seen you tons on VacentHaven with the boys over there. Awesome explore!!!

@ExploringWithin

Ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

You never know what your walking over and this bunker is a great example look at the size of it and all the bends a very cool bunker and explore 👍💯

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you just never know what’s underneath you! All part of the fun exploring it 👍👍

That tunnel system under the subdivisions is amazing,and so huge the way it just keeps on going on..I’ll bet you all had sore tired legs after all that stair climbing that you all did🇨🇦

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Was an awesome explore! We are used to all the climbing 🧗‍♀️

Good one! 👍👊😎

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Ooops got here late. Never seen this location before. Nice one Steve! Cheers to Matt and the French guy.

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

No problem at all. Was a great location 💯

I have shown the entrance to this bunker as it’s already readily available online, and it also sits in plain view along a busy road.

I’m amazed that the entrance is so open. I reckon that manhole cover you came to is in a road on the estate. There is a set of tunnels under Tranmere in Birkenhead and one of the entrances was replaced by a manhole cover when the new estate was built on top.

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

Interesting. The main entrance is now all fenced off with CCTV. Looks like they spent a bit of money to preserve and protect this bunker. You don’t tend to see this much effort with other bunkers.

Currently watching this one in bkground while I'm busy .😊

This i believe was called HMS Forward during the war. There was an entrance at that time in a building that became Guinness Trust Holiday home after the war. I explored it as a kid in the 1960's.

@ExploringWithin

8 ай бұрын

Yep it’s HMS Forward. I believe the building is still there where the escape hatch is.

Great exploration guys. I live nearby and knew about the bunker, but didnt picture it to be like that. I'd been up to the door before, but there was no hole in it. Its all blocked off now, with fencing and security cameras.

@ExploringWithin

Жыл бұрын

You never know what’s beneath you which makes it all the more interesting. I have seen pictures of the entrance now with all the cameras and stuff. That isn’t typical of what they’d normally do, so my guess is they are looking to guard/protect it either for preservation or for future use at some point. Thanks for watching 👍

Those tunnels around 30 minutes in are so disorienting!! I felt drunk with you haha-great explore as always

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏 Yeah they were a bit, all good fun though 😆😎

remember watching this when it premiered and Matt's can't believe that place is just in the middle of a housing estate..and how steep it was and how many stairs.... I wonder what they was used for, escape tunnels maybe.. there must be blocked entrances to people homes like u say hidden and blocked up that I bet home owners don't even know about..cool find though Steve..👍

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you never know that is underneath you! I suspect they were escape tunnels or other entrances. Would be good to know where they came out though. Defo an interesting one to explore. Thanks for watching!

This similar to PADDOCK, At Dolis hill, Churchill's backup to the Imperial war rooms which he used only once! Too damp, A housing estate built above it, Nice opening music similar to Tangerine Dream

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

Do you know if Paddock is ever open for tours? And glad you liked the intro music. Thanks for watching

Breathe quietly! Cannot hear a thing. Great find!

Likely the back filled rear tunnels with no steps leading to a single ladder, where ventilation shafts..

Would love to visit somewhere like this, I find it extremely interesting 😍

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

It’s very cool! I think it’s still currently open.

@SimsbyLJ

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExploringWithin I’m not brave enough! I am localish though so I could check! The rooms with large holes in the floor like swimming pools were communication rooms which would have had machines in, the random large holes in the floor were grenade pits 😊 thanks for uploading I’ve subscribed 👍🏼

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

@@SimsbyLJ Definitely worth a look if you’ve got someone to go with. And that’s interesting thanks for the info on that 👍 Glad you enjoyed and thanks for subbing 😁

More information about this can be found in Newhaven museum next to the Garden centre

The homeowners have missed a trick. They could have sealed off the roadside entrance and had themselves an extra room under their houses each home could have done thick concrete walls . Great storage/ panic room / bunker

Tin work looks in remarkable condition, very dry.

I've always said, if your looking for bunkers...look for higher ground (less water access :-). This was 2022 (early). In 2023 the entrance is fenced off..as shown on street view. Good explore lads.

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍👍

Hi guys ..I've just moved to the hill above this (and over a bit and up the hill to Denton). Fascinating stuff! Where's the Welshie from (fellow Welshie). I've walked past the entrance many times with my dog and wondered what it was. Also spent the night at Newhaven Fort recently which is incredible...

@ExploringWithin

Жыл бұрын

Glad the video gave you a look inside! I believe it’s got a fence and cameras outside it now from what I’ve heard and partly seen. Will have to look into Newhaven fort sounds interesting! And not actually sure where in Wales he’s from. Thanks for watching 👍

18:18 that would be a guard post, allows a guard to position himself safely out of the way if the bunker was attacked. They was that big Sanger / pill box structure on the main road probably used to defend the entrance and accessible from inside the tunnels.

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

Seems logical, thanks for the info there 👍

After you threw the gate it would of been funny if the haatch was a doorway into someones kitchen were someone has boiled the ketel for a cuppa tea with now the exsplorers from underground. amazing tunnels

@ExploringWithin

8 ай бұрын

Definitely would have been funny. Thanks for watching

Hi guys what was the sound track culled that's played over the video at the start as I've heard it a lot but don't know what it is Could you tell me please if you know?

@ExploringWithin

10 ай бұрын

If you open the video description up below, the song info is listed towards the end - it’s automatically added by KZread

15:03 I think here there may have been a generator and a fuel tank. The 2 pits look like sumps for containing any spillage of fuel or oil from the genny and the fuel tank

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

Yeah definitely a good point

Oh my Lord. Matt does get about lol.

I was surprised by the sheer size of the place! Would love to see where that hatch went, whether it was into someone's house or in a field or something.

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

We were surprised on the size of the place as well. Would of been good to see the other side of the hatch.

@robkennard1867

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there- I used to play in these tunnels regularly as a kid- sometimes in the upper reaches you could hear domestic noises like hoovering in the houses above. One of the exits is now vented, and you can see the enclosure and grill on surface on the green by the Guineess Trust houses

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

@@robkennard1867 That’s interesting thanks for the information there! The bit where we got to in the bunker where we couldn’t go any further, I’m sure we thought we could hear muffled sounds from above - perhaps that was a house above or something?

@JD-wo5bx

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExploringWithin Hi I'm Robs friend, we used to live above these tunnels and play/explore them in the 80's. I have a book a local man wrote about the history ISBN 1 85770 1011. The tunnels were acessed from the top in the War, the access is from the Guniess trust building (Denton House) which was taken over by the MOD. The other 'exits' were machine gun nests that were blocked up, one is near the old south heighton corner shop the others are actually in someones back garden. A quick google of HMS forward will give you more info. Also check Newhaven fort which has many more tunnels, but i expect they are all blocked now.

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

@@JD-wo5bx Thanks for your info! Very interesting to hear. I will definitely look at checking out newhaven fort. Cheers 👍

pity you didnt have an endescope to poke up the holes in the hatch

With captain paranoid and his hat eh 🤔😂

Not sure if mentioned before in the comments, Or on camera here...But TIGHT SQUEEZE BUNKER. SECRET Army Battle WW2 Underground HQ. MAN vs HOLE, Posted by TheSecretVault. The corridor builds in that video, are pretty much identical to those in this one. I guess this was a standard thing back in that time period? Gave me Deja Vu. Apologies if my knowledge on this subject is a little out...Only started watching a lot of different video's, And Urbex related stuff on KZread within the last 24 hours, So it's relatively new to me.

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

They certainly do all look similar but have different characteristics. Hope you enjoy all the explore videos 👍

@SFS1009

9 ай бұрын

@@ExploringWithin Great stuff!

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

@@SFS1009 more bunker explores here if you wanted to check them out kzread.info/head/PLc95b64gNtTlEH221hkm6YJKwzHZuN2o0&si=HlqUJ78y78LoHkCg

Local to me. Main entrance was from one of the house above. 😉

@ExploringWithin

10 ай бұрын

Yep we realized that 👍 😎

You should look up ww2 history hunter it's a man and his son it's really good

So much of our recent history is hidden and locked up. It is not that we really all want to wander around these places but we do want to know about our history. We have probably 400 years of stuff in and around our country that is hidden, scrapped, derelict, or private that is really ours. The only way to find it is to see what others have found here.

@ExploringWithin

4 ай бұрын

Definitely 💯

24:48 Defense location. Hole in the bricks is for guns to shoot intruder.

Went today to explore there doing work there it's fenced off and has CCTV cameras

@ExploringWithin

Жыл бұрын

Interesting thanks for the update. I assume they somewhat want to preserve it if they are going to those measures.

The most interesting aspect of this bunker was the freshly cut entrance. But not even a word about that. Did you guys get this entrance broken for your video?

@ExploringWithin

2 ай бұрын

We had a tip off the bunker was literally just opened so I think it must have been literally opened a day or two before we got down there. We saw it was freshly cut but wasn’t a surprise to us as as I say, we heard it had just been opened that week

New haven actually

How many times does he have to harp on about his 360 camera?

@ExploringWithin

Ай бұрын

😆👍

❤

your destination is way off, I know exactly where this is…I’ll not be saying however 🤔

Sealed up now

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

They must of done that this weekend then as it was open Friday just gone

What happens when the metal rust starts will the houses fall in.

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

It’s a good point! I’m sure the council keep an eye on it.

@normanboyes4983

2 ай бұрын

@@ExploringWithinYeah like they keep an eye on potholes.😉

Do u know where abouts this is and if it’s still open ?

@ExploringWithin

8 ай бұрын

No idea where it is 🤔 I do know it’s sealed up with security now though

@EXPLOREWITHKIRST94

8 ай бұрын

@@ExploringWithin o really that sucks do you have Instagram as if you cool with it hit we could send each other some locations ?

@ukusapatriot327

2 ай бұрын

BN9 0QT under 34 heighton close entrance on video A26

You should have let ya gps ping and know where the hatch is!!

@minemineraladdicts5742

2 ай бұрын

How would you get gps to work underground 🤔

Nowhere near the Sussex border by the way.

@ExploringWithin

7 ай бұрын

Correct

"It's weilded shut" ..🤣🤣😆😆😆😆😆😆

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

That came about as quite a catchy one! Haha!

@jackiecampbell3365

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExploringWithin am laughing as that's why a said it..too catchy 🤣 😂 😆 No be able shiftbfrom my brain now...What a place..I'm Gobsmacked 😲

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackiecampbell3365 On par with big cook then 😉 Yeah absolutely mental place! Just the thought knowing you are stood right under people!

@jackiecampbell3365

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExploringWithin Nahhh big cook was in my head singing when at Aunts hahaha honestly to point driving me nuts 😆,that n fecking pingu...Nuts!! 😆😆😆.Well done boys on getting up the tunnell with zero stairs .Sooo steep ..😲😲

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackiecampbell3365 😆😆 Yeah it was a proper workout in places! Enjoyed it though

Guys please get some gas/o2 monitors

@ExploringWithin

9 ай бұрын

Yes definitely something we’ll look at 👍

Another awesome video! I just got done filming an abandoned school here in Florida! You'll have to check it out on my channel! Keep up with the awesome content!

@ExploringWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍👍

tic tic tic

Guys, you will be surprised, but Ukrainian army says that this bunker is underground city under azovstal. You can consider that you have been in Mariupol 😁

@paulhyde1834

2 ай бұрын

It's DEFFINITELY in East Sussex. About half a mile from our house!

@gordybishop2375

Ай бұрын

Huh

@travishurst8061

Ай бұрын

Ya ok buddy stop with the lies

Good video, but please, take it easy on this American word 'guys' ....