JH Members Cold War Bunker Tour

JH Members are invited to take a private tour of Jersey's Cold War Bunker with guide Paul Lister. Hidden down a street in the heart of St Helier, this Jersey command centre was kept a secret from the public for years, as the world waited for news of nuclear war.

The bunker, built during the German Occupation in the Second World War, was a communications centre, passing and receiving messages to and from other bunkers around the UK and Europe. The threat of nuclear war with catastrophic loss of human life and destruction of the planet was a real danger in the years after the Second World War. To help prepare for such an event, a network of hundreds of bunkers was built throughout Britain and Europe. Messages would be sent and received from similar bunkers in France, the UK and the other Channel Islands.
Equipped with blast-proof doors and emergency equipment, from gas masks and radiation suits to Geiger counters, maps and emergency procedures, the bunker has been frozen in time since it was abandoned when the threat had passed.

During this tour, Paul will share what impact the Cold War and the threat of a nuclear attack had on the lives of the Islanders and the rest of the world.

Two tour times are available to JH Members:
Friday, 28 February
- 4:15pm - 5:15pm
- 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Spaces are limited to 10 Members per tour, booking is essential , see link below to book.