Museums · Central Scotland
Scotland's Secret Bunker
In or near Pittenweem.
Scotland's Secret Bunker — underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Scotland's Secret Bunker is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1953. Part of ROTOR. Wikidata describes it as: "underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum". Coordinates: 56.2705°, -2.6985°.
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Official information
Scotland's Secret Bunker is an underground nuclear command center located near St Andrews. Visitors can explore its historical Cold War exhibits, including a command center, dormitories, and broadcasting studio, providing insight into how the elite would have survived a nuclear fallout.
From the Wikipedia article
Scotland's Secret Bunker is a nuclear bunker turned into a Cold War museum.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The nuclear bunker was built in 1952 with the original purpose of being a Royal Air Force radar station as part of the ROTOR system, it was officially named RAF Troywood. In the 1960s, it was transferred to the Civil Defence Corps. The facility had a cinema, broadcasting capabilities and telephone switchboard. In 1993, it was decommissioned, and became a Cold War museum. In 2004, a man broke into the facility using a JCB digger. He sealed himself inside the bunker, leading to stand-off between him and armed police officers. This ended after 3 days, after which the man was committed to psychiatric care.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.2705, -2.6985
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY10 3LE
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Phone
- 01333 310 301
- Established
- 1953
- Opening
- Daily 10am–5pm; open February to November
- Official site
- secretbunker.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q122199177 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scotland's Secret Bunker (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Scotland's Secret Bunker (30133329717).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scotland's Secret Bunker?
- Scotland's Secret Bunker is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY10 3LE).
- What is Scotland's Secret Bunker?
- Scotland's Secret Bunker — underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum.
- How do I get to Scotland's Secret Bunker?
- Drivers can use postcode KY10 3LE.
- When was Scotland's Secret Bunker built?
- Built or established in 1953.
- How do I get to Scotland's Secret Bunker?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY10 3LE. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.