Alconbury Weald | Cold War Avionics Building Tour
The Club, The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA
Alconbury Weald is rich in military heritage and offers an abundance of stories spanning its time as an RAF airbase. Several historic landmarks remain on the site and Urban&Civic has worked on their retention and conservation, integrating them into the newly created mixed-use development.
Take a tour around the unique Cold-War-era military bunker which was designed to survive chemical and biological attack. The Grade II building was completed in 1989 and it was one of the largest in the UK. Built to process intelligence data collected by the TR1 reconnaissance aircraft, it is one of the UK’s most sophisticated buildings of its kind.
Please note the bunker is not fully accessible, with uneven surfaces and steps. Please note whilst children are allowed, they must be with a responsible adult at all times. For more information on accessibility please email [email protected].
The tour takes about an hour, you will be transported to the Bunker by vintage bus.
The Watch Office has been converted into a pub. You can book a table for lunch or dinner at https://ordertab.menu/thewatchoffice/bookings or just pop in for a coffee and soak up the atmosphere of this WW2 Nissan hut.
Please note the bunker is not fully accessible, with uneven surfaces and steps. Please note whilst children are allowed, they must be with a responsible adult at all times. For more information on accessibility please email [email protected].
Timings
- Saturday 12 September:
- 10am, 12pm and 2pm
Location & directions
The Club, The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA
- Directions:
- As you come down The Boulevard, please take a left down Lobelle Way where you will find ample parking. Please meet at The Club building (third building on the left as you come down The Boulevard). There are lots of ways for visitors to travel to The Pavilion and Watch Office Bar and Kitchen including walking, cycling and catching the bus (AW1 and 904).
- Contact on day:
- Natalie Leigh-Brown 07823 527068
- Telephone number:
- +447823527068
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Booking via Eventbrite 10am Tour https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-day-alconbury-weald-1-hour-cold-war-avionics-building-tour-tickets-1989083052956?aff=oddtdtcreator 12pm Tour https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-day-alconbury-weald-1-hour-cold-war-avionics-building-tour-tickets-1989083226475?aff=oddtdtcreator 2pm Tour https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-day-alconbury-weald-1-hour-cold-war-avionics-building-tour-tickets-1989083355862?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Booking contact name:
- Natalie Leigh-Brown
- Booking telephone number:
- +447823527068
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-day-alconbury-weald-1-hour-cold-war-avionics-building-tour-tickets-1989083052956?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Alternative booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-day-alconbury-weald-1-hour-cold-war-avionics-building-tour-tickets-1989083226475?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Booking opens:
- 01 Jun 2026 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 12 Sep 2026 01:00 AM
Accessibility details
The Watch Office area is accessible and free to explore. If you are booked onto a tour of the Cold War bunker accessibility is limited tickets are available via Eventbrite, just search Alconbury Weald
Additional information
We will also have a family fun day on Watch Office Green with a live band from midday - 6pm. The historic pub The Watch Office Bar and Kitchen will be open from 10am serving coffee and a full menu and something stronger if required later in the day.
- Max number of people:
- 20
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s)
