BRE: Bouncing Bombs and More
Building Research Establishment,
Bucknalls Lane,
Watford,
Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX
We will be opening the gates at BRE to allow access to the once top-secret model of the Möhne Dam used by Barnes Wallis in the first stage of…
We will be opening the gates at BRE to allow access to the once top-secret model of the Möhne Dam used by Barnes Wallis in the first stage of developing the Bouncing Bomb. There will also be presentations (and artefacts) from the US B17 bomber ‘Choo-Z-Susy’ which crashed on our site in 1943, fire demonstrations in the Burn Hall, the vast Structures Lab, the wind tunnel, the eco-homes of the Innovation Park, the Victorian Mansion ‘Bucknalls’, our all-new acoustics test labs, the ‘as seen on BBC Countryfile’ flood resilient house, the Xylarium… and more. Visitors might also recognise locations used for recent Hollywood blockbusters and some well-known TV shows too!
A great family fun day out set in 50 acres of former Victorian parkland.
Opening Times
- Saturday 8 September: 1000-1600
Booking Details
No booking required
Access Information
We will be opening the gates at BRE to allow access to the once top-secret model of the used for developing the Bouncing Bomb. There will also be presentations (and artefacts) from the US B17 bomber ‘Choo-Z-Susy’ which crashed on our site in 1943, fire demonstrations in the Burn Hall, the vast Structures Lab, the wind tunnel, the eco-homes of the Innovation Park, the Victorian Mansion ‘Bucknalls’, our all-new acoustics test labs, the ‘as seen on BBC Countryfile’ flood resilient house, the Xylarium… and more! Family fun day out set in 50 acres of former Victorian parkland
Additional information
Plenty of free parking on the large BRE site. Local bus services pass nearby. As well as complete access via Bucknalls Lane main gate, pedestrian access from Bucknalls Drive gives access from nearby Bricket Wood station too.
BRE’s onsite restaurant Café Bucknalls will be open.
Bouncy castle and picnic area too. Sorry, but no dogs (except assistance dogs).
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