Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker

This place is awesome! If you are considering visiting, I would definitely recommend. The staff here are super friendly and informative, especially Goulash the cat! We have learnt lots on our trip today about nuclear warfare and military operations, and the self guided tour was very easy to follow and well laid out. It is extremely cold so I would definitely recommend putting on a few more layers. Despite the temperature the place does have a warm, homely feel as soon as you enter, as the staff are so lovely and friendly. The canteen offers lots of options for food and drinks and I definitely recommend the homemade cakes!

Very interesting and engaging museum, well worth travelling to and entrance admission. Activity book for children kept 5 year old engaged even if some of the material is unsuitable. Will return in the future.

What a fascinating day out! My 10 year old daughter is really interested in history. We really enjoyed it. We didn't let her watch the film in the cinema room as it was too graphic but loved learning about everything

A totally absorbing visit and view into cold war life. Some of this was utterly terrifying in its chillingess. The objects on display are many and varied from bombs to lifelike sleeping arrangements to films from the era.

What a interesting and great place to spend time in. Take some headphones and download the podcast that talks about each room you visit , it will enhance your experience and is a really great feature.

This is a really interesting place, but quite harrowing at times (to be expected given the subject). There are lots of great exhibits ... not just the bombs but also all of the civil defence and emergency response equipment, even a radio studio, press briefing room, sleeping quarters and displays of Soviet military uniform and military memorabilia. (including a mock up ICBM launch room). It is suitable for kids of a certain age, and plenty of them were enjoying it. Prepare to be surprised and fascinated ! A unique insight into the thinking of the time and the detailed plans in place to try and recover society in some way after the unthinkable. Takes a good 2 hours to explore ... recommended

This place is good lesson for generation. Great visual and collection of afterfacts from Cold War and even BBC radio station or UK Regional Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Operation Room, loads of radiation meters and more. There is nice cafes and parking. There is great activity for kids too and surprise 😜

A great place to go for a visit? Also a great place to have a snack. Always interesting what you might see on your next visit.

Very interesting look into the scary past times of the cold war. Loads of exhibits of post war communications equipment.
Harrowing film of the consequences of a nuclear strike, let's hope it never happens again!!!!

Free parking :) a great experience well worth a visit tickets are valid for one year . Cinema film on history is 45 min and many displays with Audio video.

Very interesting exposition. We arrived an hour before closing time and it isn't enough, if you want to absorb all the information. However, good thing is that the ticket is valid for 1 year and we can return.

Great place for a couple of hours.... Interesting exhibits in a fascinating building. Cafe on site for light snacks.
The site is on 2 levels, lots of steps and stairs, there is no lift, please be aware. There is a mouse trail for children to follow if they're interested.
Purchased tickets in advance on phone. Once there you'll be given a card which allows you free visits for a year for the number of people you bought tickets for.

What an amazing place. Forget the York Bunker. Thats just a tiddler compared with this place. Its huge! I absolutely loved how they got alot of the old machines to light up again with the sounds of stuff beeping or buzzing away. Lots of stuff for kids to twiddle and play with too. We spent over hours on a self guided tour covering 29 or so different rooms on two levels. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would deffo visit again in future.

Amazing piece of history. It's very scary to see how stupid we can be.
An interesting and eye-opening place.
Well worth a visit.

This place is a 'must see', especially for those of us who lived through the whole 'Protect and Survive' era. It's absolutely crammed with artefacts relating to the Cold War, and includes such things as the original telephone that was reserved for calling HM the Queen in the event of a nuclear attack to obtain consent to enact emergency powers.

They're displaying the film 'The War Game', which was banned by the BBC. It made 'Threads' look like children's television. I felt physically sick after watching it and it's hard to believe that anybody ever conceived of creating these weapons of horror.

I felt genuinely chilled by my experience of visiting here, but at the same time I definitely want to return. It's a truly important place and it's vital we never lose sight of the devastation that nuclear weapons cause.

I ended up going here, by accident, as where I intend to go was cancelled due to a prior engagement coming to light, and on the way back, I found this purely by chance, but what a great time we had. It was a fascinating place to visit, and after I mentioned it to a few family members, a day out there very soon is assured. I have kept this short because I am pretty sure I reviewed it after I went there.

Really great place for kids and adults. It has been curated very well. Lots of content and items, far more than I was expecting. Prepare yourself to spend 1.5hrs to go through all the rooms. The cold war years is told really cleverly through out the different rooms of the bunker.

It has also got a little shop with some very quirky souvenirs.

Ok, up front I am a retired IT Techie and I loved it!
Going around this bunker, it was full of old fashioned tech, but at 67 I can relate to nearly all of it!
This building, during the "dark years" was in a field, in the middle of a small village and was used by the top UK guys and gals to check out "the baddies!"
We of course were the goodies! 😎
The tech we saw, that day, was the same as I saw when I was sixteen in 1972. The typewriters the telephone systems etc.

The marked out route, takes you on a journey, around the building, with plenty to see and read about. .Expect to be there for a good hour or so.
Parking is free and it is well signposted.
We loved it as it's a piece of time, that is standing still for us to reminisce what could have happened if this place hadn't been about!
Think on that... Then go visit!

Informative welcome at the desk and we were given our own mini introduction to it all. The lady who works there is extremely knowledgeable. I wasn't sure what to expect here but it was brilliant with so many displays and so much information. The atmosphere is quite chilling too, with music and noises in certain places which make you feel like you could be expecting a nuclear attack at any moment. My son completed an activity booklet all the way round which kept him interested (7) and my 11 year old son really enjoyed it as he's quite into history. Be warned, it's freezing down there. We liked the cafe too which had a cold war / retro theme to it.

A very interesting place to visit. Cafe very good.