The blast door you saw off its hinges has been like that for at 52 years. It is like that because in 1971 a few youths worked to remove the hinge bolts. In doing so one was crushed by the falling door. His mates were unable to save him and the 17 year old guy died. The 60's / 70's c;utter you found is because the bunker was briefly used as a charity function room (hence the "enter at your risk" sign), document store, and storage for a local electrical retailer.

@VacantHaven

9 ай бұрын

Wow, very interesting! Cheers for the info 👍

@Suckmesideways420

7 ай бұрын

What a shame. Not. Should have stayed away and not trying to get scrap metal huh.

@chrisbabbitt4202

7 ай бұрын

So the title of this video is wildly inaccurate.

@Nowaybro420

7 ай бұрын

What blast door is off the hinges?

@LewisCowles

7 ай бұрын

@@Nowaybro420 they walked past a big metal door off it's hinges.

Those bungalows weren't decoys. As you've said yourself , this would not make much sense given those huge antenna towers nearby. The bungalows were for the guards and operators who were basically living there in shifts lasting several days or weeks and thus needed a decent place. What really surprises me is that this bunker is still connected to the power grid. Another thing : you should really wear protective masks in such places. You mave have noticed that the ceiling reinforcement beams at 14:40 are all covered in what looks like white/greyish plaster ? Thats spray asbestos which was meant to protect the ceiling from fire. So that it won't collapse because of the heat. It was widely used in all kinds of buildings as fire protection measure up until 1970 went it was finally recognized to be highly carcinogenic and banned almost all over the world simultaneously. Especially when its that old or gets disturbed like being touched, it starts to crumble or falls off completely, emitting fine dust which ,for stated reasons, should not be inhaled under any circumstances. I bet there are even more dangerous fibre wool asbestos mats in some of the walls.

@sw6188

9 ай бұрын

In addition to the asbestos, I noticed yellow mold on many surfaces especially anything made of wood or paper. That stuff is easily disturbed and inhaled and isn't good for one's health.

@user-gk5bd9gx5u

8 ай бұрын

asbestos is only dangerous if it is smashed up and you breathe the dust. the particles are like glass and destroy your lungs. it is a myth that it causes cancer. it does however destroy your lungs if you breathe it in a lot but people treat it like if they come in contact with it its a death sentence. patently untrue.

@Fektthis

7 ай бұрын

the whole time I was watching I was thinking at least they'll have the video and mesothelioma to remind them of their trip

@forton615

7 ай бұрын

Also electrical wires were often isolated with some kind of asbestos weaving, I cringed when the guy dragged his finger over the wire on the wall.

@danielmarshall4587

7 ай бұрын

Yes I second your advice regarding the use of dust masks and also the power being on, wish I was on "THAT" tariff.

The ‘bungalow’ was a standard pattern control of entry point to these bunkers. Everyone going in and out would have passed through the bungalow past a security checkpoint usually manned by an RAF Police NCO. Tags or badges would be issued at the checkpoint so they knew exactly how many and who was in the bunker. It will probably have run on 12hr shifts with a constant presence being in the bunker 24/7 for many many years.

@Travis_22

9 ай бұрын

Indeed. Even disregarding the large antenna towers, the building looks very 'MoD-ish' to me, having served on a number of different bases in the past.

@gorillaau

7 ай бұрын

I know its Amercian, but the missileers shift change scene out of War Games appears to be conceiveably accurate.

@joshuabray37

7 ай бұрын

@@gorillaau I was thinking the same (I just watched it last weekend).

They were not WW2 vintage. They were all built in the 1950s, as you say part of project ROTOR. I worked down a couple of these bunkers when they were operational in the 1980s. The ‘bungalow’ were a GPO design and used in many locations not just ROTOR bunkers. Speaking of which there were many underground design types each given an R designation; R1, R2, R3 etc denoting how many floors, above or below ground, layout etc They had many uses apart from radar unit control, the one at Anstruther in Fife started as an RAF Radar control but was converted as a centre for the Scottish government should a nuclear war break out I worked in R3 bunkers on radar systems one of which is still operational.

@avap2677

9 ай бұрын

Nice information , thanks a lot .

@keithrock939

9 ай бұрын

U just gave away secret information for free. Wow!!! Hope Ur never captured as a civilian... They wouldn't have to torture you 😂

@ThatMicro43Guy

9 ай бұрын

@@keithrock939 lol, fortunately all declassified and in the public domain although, I won’t be saying anything about the one which is still operational.

@keithrock939

9 ай бұрын

@@ThatMicro43Guy don't worry I just dropped a classical one, I just located a unknown nuclear silo lol now I realized oops !!

@derekp2674

9 ай бұрын

The Kelvedon Hatch bunker is Essex is open as a museum and, from KZread footage, looks well worth a visit.

The paper reel that you speculate is morse code is actually a player piano roll - the triangle of paper with a decorative CA printed near it is the torn off front of the roll. I wonder why that ended up down there? A lot of strange things. Almost like someone who was a company accountant stored files there and used it as an office for a few years. It must be Truleigh Hill if memory serves, About 1969 or 70 I got down there through the emergency exit building - went down the stairs and came up to THE DOOR - mentioned in another comment. Couldn't open it. A few months later read about some kid being killed when THE DOOR fell on him. When we went back there a month later, the authorities had welded up the door to the emergency exit building. I never saw any other way in, the bungalows were locked up tight, so never got to see the extensive tunnels, until now. I recall reading that in the late 60's a private owner ran some late night parties there. Strange to see it all there with random rubbish and odd furniture? Must have been a storage place for the private owner, and he never cleared up. If the UK ever legalizes cannabis I suspect it may be repurposed as a grow-op? There must be some use for this interesting hideaway.?

@DerWaffel

6 ай бұрын

I was just about to come down here and say that, yeah. Fond memories there - I still have my rolls even though the piano's gone now.

An underated risk in these places is from asbestos, most of which was never stripped out.

@andrewgiles3790

11 күн бұрын

No. Not if it’s left undisturbed…. It’s not radioactive material.

I visited one of these on the Isle of Wight back in the 1980s as a young Army Cadet. It had been repurposed as a local government emergency shelter in the event of a major catastrophe, with wall maps, banks of phones, radios, camp beds, meeting rooms, etc, etc. All hidden underneath this perfectly innocuous little bunker on top of a hill. In fact, the only give away was the ruddy great radio tower in the back garden!

@petekray2007

2 ай бұрын

We're on island I live on island love to viste it

@themagus5906

2 ай бұрын

I think it was, "Attack Warning Red" = missiles in progress. "Attack Warning Black" = radiation coming, and "Attack Warning something else to indicate an all-clear. All under the Handel system of voice commands. The British used a voice command over the telco system rather than the automatic system of CARW that the Americans used (5 dials). In the American automatic system, the yellow light meant test, the blue meant alert; to secure any facilities against attack, the red was of course, an attack is in progress, and the white was an "all-clear", or "listen to radio for further instructions". The 5th dial was to cancel a previous command.

The state better renovate that bunker quick. People in the local area are going to need access. Who knew there'd be a greater chance of nuclear war now more than ever?

@Got_Your_Six

27 күн бұрын

Lots of people… this was being spoken about in my circles three years prior. It was the plan all along anyway

I love how the "decoy bungalow" was awkwardly surrounded by giant radio towers and security fences 😂

I like how they stop to look at things in their videos for more then one second and are truly interested. I hate it when explorers just run through it fast.

I started watching these sorts of videos a while back, several of the people that do them have gone all fake paranormal - I love how real you guys are and where you go. Stay real

@VacantHaven

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you're enjoying our adventures, plenty more coming up 😁👍

@dazzab111

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, those that have gone Paranormal make me cringe. VacantHaven, The Secret Vault and the Bearded Explorer are the only ones I watch really now.

@Carol......

9 ай бұрын

I just find it so hard to believe that all these people think those stupid noises and fake voices are actually real !! It's beyond ridiculous 😂😂

@AndyUK-Corrival

9 ай бұрын

@@dazzab111Same here although I wish Secret Vault would leave that Pratt Jordan behind.

@dazzab111

9 ай бұрын

@@AndyUK-Corrival I liked him until recently….the latest videos he’s been in though….setting alarms off etc….nah. Matt’s best off without him.

The best way to check if a electric fence is on. Hold a blade of grass between finger and thumb, put the TIP of the grass on the wire, move the blade of grass towards the wire, if your thumb nail starts tingling, the fence in ON! no tingling it's off 😊

@themagus5906

2 ай бұрын

Or you can just knock the wire with a wet corn cob. That'll get your attention if it's working! Yikes!

It's like a goddamn Skyrim dungeon. It just keeps going and going, and when you think there can't be any more, there is an EVEN BIGGER room. The amount of stuff still down there is insane. Thank you for putting yourself at risk in exploring such places

This video is so refreshing and very interesting. I’m tired of watching people exploring houses. This is a great look into the past .

In the best traditions of Vacan Haven, a superlative examination of our hidden history. Compelling, informative and entertaining. Well done! 10/10

@VacantHaven

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Steve! Glad you enjoyed 👍

Imagine being able to buy this from the British govt and having the resources to clean it out as a museum / airbnb. That would be incredible.

@trixysvinylmusicfordjs8799

24 күн бұрын

It would be a great underground techno rave club...!!

This bunker is either at Truleigh Hill (otherwise known as Mill Hill) just above Shoreham, Sussex or is identical to the bunker that is there. I used to fly radio controlled slope soarers (gliders) about a quarter of a mile further along that track that can be driven up by just normal cars. Still interesting though- I'd often wondered what it was like inside. Everyone KNEW it was a bunker.

@alexday5892

7 ай бұрын

The decoy cottage is the same as Kelvedon Hatch.

@MrBLUEDEVILUK

7 ай бұрын

It is Truleigh Hill as I looked around 3 years. ago. Unfortunately I was unable to enter as it was sealed up tightly.

@montyzumazoom1337

7 ай бұрын

@@MrBLUEDEVILUK Yup thats the one. I'm quite local to it.

@markpriest7223

Ай бұрын

I know the guy who owns it.@@alexday5892

How brilliant that was I didnt think there was many of the bunks still around . That was amazing. ❤

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Love it when you get to explore bunkers. Absolutely jaw dropping to think that was under a fake bungalow.....genius 🧐 Thank you for showing us.

Amazed people can get in it

I love this episode and it’s because you guys were having so much fun. I’m homebound and following you on this adventure was very uplifting. I’ll

I live in Wisconsin and didn't realize you guys had blue skies too. I thought that it was always cloudy...lol. great video.

its no secret, the address is 10 Cloverfield Lane. it has a long history

This looks really similar (both over and underground) to RAF Holmpton which has been restored and occaisionally do tours for the public. The Bungalow above looks almost identical. I've been around that one on an official tour, its been restored and made "safe" for the public to look at. Very cool.

Great bunker this one, I’ve been in here, nice to see it again. When I went in there the blocks was a huge double door, the bunker was being used by an mp to store documents as far as I’m aware. thanks for sharing

Very good tour of that bunker. You would never know all that existed beneath that bungalow.

When the site that I worked at closed, I burn’t all the documents related to my section dating back to 1944, I’ve no idea why they never pruned the files over the years. Most of it was actually obsolete paper work.

BTILLIANT! be a great location for a film. New Subscriber here. BIG thumbs Up for Ed, Cheers from Western Australia

worked in one of those years ago in east yorkshire it wasn't manned but had two guys who maintained the place. we did maintenance on one of the huge fans for the air filters, It was all still ready to go if needed back then. had bunks and everything. It wasnt that long ago. Fun fact the guys used the bungalow during the day and they had a little portable tv. the day before they had just received a letter telling them they needed to get a tv license. It was in the middle of nowhere :D

Amazing bunker! Thanks for showing us around.

That's one awesome place. I'm jealous! Great video xx

Brilliant, I really enjoy bunkers. I think the secret vault might've done this before though. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I strongly suggest you wear face protection, in particular to breathing in particles of asbestos material that made up these bunkers. It is an alarming fact that only a few micrograms of asbestos inhaled can cause cancerous growths on the inner lung.

Stellar explore! Love that you find the unexpected! Thank you for sharing this wonderful adveture! You all always go above and beyond anyone I’ve ever seen! Love and appreciate all of you❣️

Awesome, my neighbor has a 400' tunnel from his home's basement all the way out to his machine shop way behind the house. So nice on snowy days to not have to bundle up to go to work, lol.

During the Cold War I was stationed in Western Germany outside of Ulm. We had another base too but it was spent at a secret location. The bunkers that we had in some areas were for equipment. But the housing units 3 buildings with two bunkers in the basement. We had blast doors that were curved inward. We had an air and water system and stacks of crations. MRE meals weren’t invented yet lol I’m old like your grandpa

" Hotpoint " is or at least is a brand of water heaters and other appliances. That's one hell of a big hidden complex there. I wonder if they'll eventually let someone buy and use that whole thing? A bit of renovating etc and you've got a really and you could have a really unique bed n breakfast type setup there, very cool! What massive project that must have been to build originally. I'm wondering whether they'd have just excavated a huge pit and built all this then filled in over it or, somehow tunnel it all out, which would have been incredibly difficult. If it was meant to be secret, they probably had to tunnel it but, it's hard to imagine them doing that on a scale like that joint. Awesome, thanks for showing it.

The overall features of this bugalow of course are the downstairs toilet and the rural location with lots of room for extension.

the older boy is a comedic genius "look they been all the way down there moosh" XD

An excellent explore as usual guys, you found a good one 👍. Keep up the good work and safety first.

"you always get bike wheels as well" cracked me right up, cheers!

Thanks very much. That was a great explore. Looks like all the military artefacts were removed before the bunker was re-used for other purposes.

Great video Alex enjoyed this thanks for sharing 👍❤ great crew as usual too x

These bunkers were built in the 50s with the towers being added later

I'm surprised you didn't stop for a spot of tea old boy

Great vid with NO annoying music. Keep up the good work!!

i was saying it for yrs prob secret bunkers in scotland disquised as cottages , we used to pass this cottage everyday on way to a carehome , one morning as we passed there was a huge milk lorry with a 6 ft metal trolly/cage rack being lowerd to the ground , i was saying back then , who gets that amount of milk deliverd to one little house !

@sgoredraw1455

7 ай бұрын

A lonely old cat lady with 200 cats ?

@keterbinah3091

7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣@@sgoredraw1455

The antennas are modern.They were not there during the war. I lived up there for a while and explored everywhere.

Truleigh hill?

Hello Alex and Pompeye! Brilliant video. Very interesting.😊❤

Wow guys that was amazing thanks for the video xx

Myself and my partner watched this together on the tv and we were both impressed with this find and your knowledge of items you and Ed. You never disappoint with the content you produce and present to us. Thanks Alex great work xx

Also should add it’s a very well filmed video, thanks for sharing guys 👍

All the rooms with the step down pits, are due usually to a raised floor to allow wire and cabling underneath.

That door hatch on the kitchen was to only exhaust the cooking Heat and not draw from the whole bunker

Absolutely 💯 ❤ this! Thank you xxxx

“Solar “ wind turbines ? That’s a new one on me ! 😂

Just imagine the time and effort to build anything like that. Digging and remove all the dirt out, and carry it from the site. All the labour gone in to build that place. Could not actually be a secret facility in its time.

OMG. That is amazing. How the f---! I would love to be able to look into the past and see the construction of that place. It was mind boggling. Imagine being sealed in there for who knows how long before you could come out and see the sky again.

in 71 I was 2 years old, what a crazy bunker, I explore abandoned places and WOW what an awesome find, I can´t wait to find such a place and make a great video like you. very nice walk through Loved the UFO Sketch, it is sometimes very strange to see what is left behind. Thanks for Sharing 😊

Nice video and visit. Up here in chilly Jocko-land we have ‘Scotlands secret bunker’ a similar bunker to this and now a museum that shows what it would have been like in the day…similar bungalow and 300 foot entrance tunnel. Well done.

Another amazing explore....look forward to many more ❤

@VacantHaven

9 ай бұрын

More to come Tracy that's for sure 😁👍👍

So I have wanted to say this for a long time now "watching from across the pond" 😂 checking that off my bucket list. ❤

@VacantHaven

9 ай бұрын

😁👍 thanks for watching!

The plane on that paper looks like Thunderbird 2 :-)

@maxguod

5 ай бұрын

ThAt was a cool show !

never lost the inner child of exploration.................................... great video discovery here for me

@VacantHaven

6 ай бұрын

Amen! Thanks for watching 😁👍

The first time I got in was 40 years ago via the vent shaft , what fun that was . We were in there one day and someone else got in as well but didn't know we were there so we hid and jumped out on them , they nearly shat themselves . Happy days .

Just come across your channel and i enjoyed this video i love historical places ive done only a couple videos myself ive subscribed your channel too here in Staffordshire there is a WW2 air bunker too on a monastery ground keep up the great history vids 💯💯👍👍👌👌

While stationed at RAF St Mawgans I occasionally worked in a very similar facility a bit north of the base. That was in the late 70's.

Nice…looks like another great find. Catch you later!🎉🎉

Great team work guys, thanks for sharing!

@VacantHaven

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed 👍

Sick explore great to see it not totally trashed

Love those old bikes. Will they ever see the outside world again?

The amount of asbestos you have properly breathed in.

Nice find guys really enjoyed watching this wish we had places like this up here in Scotland

That was a super fun video. Thank you.

I enjoyed that ,it was very different and interesting .I love the way you talk btw 😂 lovely accent and great explore .😄🫡

Nice one fellas Interesting Cheers Alex Thank you very much

there is another bunker at Kelvedon Hatch near Brentwood in Essexthat is built on the same pattern, this one is open to the public, and is signposted "to the secret nuclear bunker" it has the same bungalow entrance and was fitted out as a regional seat of government when I went there there was a mannequin of Margaret Thatcher in the BBC radio room. In the gift shop they were selling original gas masks and NBC suits. the long passage at the entrance were so a gunner had a field of fire to stop unwelcome visitors (including uninvited civilians should the bunker need to be used)

@LewisCowles

7 ай бұрын

Kelvedon hatch is much larger.

@lovelifeloveboat

7 ай бұрын

Nope KH is an R4 Bunker this is an R3, but it is good that the Parrish family allowed it to be re-opened when they were handed back control of their land.!!

Awesome video . 🇨🇦

I'm thinking that that one long hallway would make a great bowling alley. Just have the lanes one right after each other like a golf course.

It’s sealed back up now . Went down here loads 25 years ago . Full of stuff back then

Wo What A Brillant Video From Blue

Absolutely loved watching this. So intriguing and interesting. Thanks 🇬🇧

@VacantHaven

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed the explore 👍

About 7 minutes in my heart was pounding! What an incredible find

I enjoy these videos so much! It is ( 09/17/2023) 5:02 am here in US (Eastern Time) and I am watching to see what you guys are up to!

Super creepy that the lights in the hallways were turned on!!

Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

@VacantHaven

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Under the road or tunnel will be land drainage tunnel, they had them in the old apex under Bridgend but one in Bridgend is bigger. Because it has train tracks. For holding ammunition, bombs, from some of old folks of Bridgend they said you were living on top of a huge ticking time bomb

Really enjoyed that session guys keep up the good finds till the next one 👍

@VacantHaven

9 ай бұрын

We will try 😁👍

A similar format to kelvedon hatch bunker,the bungalow facade, be careful of all that asbestos down in that bunker riddled with the stuff

Wow well done guys absolute amazing I love watching this well done❤

Thank you enjoyed very much 😘💕🇨🇦

Amazing video some incredible old finds. I personally wouldn’t have film the entrance let’s hope no idiots fine out and start burning stuff. But what a place.

Many of them were asbestos riddled, but that one has been surface treated with the cement spray, which was part of the care and maintenance plan, in case they were needed again. As said below - the ROTOR plan was based around a common design, with the bungalow - and the differences were mainly how many floors they had. Sadly, not just this one cost lives after they were abandoned. One around here had a similar fate, and one fully working one had a big fire and one of the firefighters died.

@tomgee4327

7 ай бұрын

There is some asbestos spray coating visible all over the ceiling at 15:00.

@pauljohnson4590

7 ай бұрын

funny how they were treated at great cost, even though they were just abandonned!@@tomgee4327

I love it once again. Great content. Thanks. 👍👍👍😍😍😍

@VacantHaven

9 ай бұрын

Nice one! Cheers Sharon 👍

That was great guys very enjoyable 😀👍👍👍👍👍

Brilliant explore

Excellent video

The paper roll with perforations is for a player piano.

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on some tea chests. My dad made my rabbit hutch out of 2 tea chests when I was a wee girl. Great find guys, bit claustrophobic for me, don't think I could have handled working or living down there