This site was secretive as Coleshill House was used as a training HQ for the Auxiliary Units. While some have been demolished, others remain largely intact. We used this to create a roundup of some of the most interesting sites, along with a full list of bunkers that exist in the county. Subterranea Britannica explore underground sites in the UK and released a map of the numerous nuclear bunkers they visited. Oxfordshire is home to a number of these shelters, and you might be surprised to find out just how many there are - a whopping 37.
READ MORE: The hidden nuclear bunker underneath council officesĪs a result, a number of nuclear shelters were designed across the UK in order to withstand the blast of a nuclear bomb. Well, there's probably more than you might think.īack in the 20th century, the threat of all-out nuclear war was a source of constant worry and kept many awake at night.
Have you ever wondered how many secret nuclear bunkers and shelters are sitting beneath our very feet in Oxfordshire?
