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Fan Bay Deep Shelter

White Cliffs of Dover, Kent

Wartime tunnels in the white cliffs, rediscovered in 2012.

In 1940 tunnellers dug a deep shelter into the White Cliffs of Dover to house the soldiers manning guns above. After the war the entrances were filled in and forgotten.

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When
1940–1941
Where
51.1400, 1.3600
Group
Secret bunkers & war sites

Visiting

National Trust, open for hard-hat tours in season.

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