It’s no longer covert, but there’s still plenty of
intelligence at Scotland’s Secret Bunker, which opens on Friday 26th
February.
After a short winter break, the Cold War museum near St.
Andrews will re-open its 3-tonne blast proof doors for the new tourist season.
Scotland’s best kept secret for decades and now a major
tourist destination, the bunker is hidden beneath a farmhouse 100 feet underground
and is the size of two football pitches. It was built to help safeguard
Scotland during the Cold War, decommissioned in the late 1980s and opened to
the public in 1994.
Visitors can tour what used to be a nuclear command centre,
including a room with specialist communications equipment which would have been
the main line of communication with the outside world in the event of a nuclear
attack on Scotland.
The Bunker is open 7 days a week from Friday February 26th
2016 from 10am with last admission at 5pm.
As well as being open for public and school tours, the
bunker is also available for hire, including as a wedding venue.
James Mitchell, Managing Director of Scotland’s Secret
Bunker, commented:
“We’re excited to be throwing open our doors again to visitors,
all three tonnes of them. Their mission, should they accept it, is to come and
see exactly how Scotland would have been governed from the depths of Fife, and
how they would have survived a nuclear attack. As well as an audio tour, we
have information screens throughout the bunker which really bring the place to
life for visitors.”
To find out more about Scotland’s Secret Bunker, www.secretbunker.co.uk or call 01333
310301
For further information, contact Fraser Kirk on 01738 658187
or email f.kirk@volpa.co.uk