York Cold War Bunker

Facilities

Facilities at York Cold War Bunker

  • Parking

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    Very limited free parking on site: only three allocated spaces outside. There is ample additional free parking on Acomb Road (2 minutes' walk).
  • Shop

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    Shop selling a selection of English Heritage gifts and themed souvenirs, including books, stationery, postcards and war memorabilia.
  • Toilets

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    Male, female and unisex disabled toilets, with baby changing facilities. 

    ***Please note that our accessible toilet is currently not working. We are trying to get this fixed as soon as possible. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.***

  • Dogs

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    No dogs allowed, but Assistance Dogs welcome.

  • Exhibition

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    The Bunker’s control rooms display ‘colour-psychology décor’ together with original monitoring and communications equipment. Decontamination rooms with air filters and special sewage ejectors were intended to seal off the 60-strong workforce from the devastated outside world. Period arrangement of 1960s - 1980s including technical equipment and machinery.
  • Family Friendly

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    Baby Changing Facilities

    Baby changing facilities available.

    Bottle / Food Warming

    No

    Children's Cutlery

    No

    Child Sized Portions

    No

    High Chairs

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    Play Areas / Adventure Playground

    No

    Push Chairs Allowed

    Pushchairs are not recommended due to the many steep stairs and narrow corridors.

    Sling Loan

    No

    Toy / Dressing Up Box

    No
  • Education

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    Interpretation for Children

    No

  • Commercial Photograph And Filming

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    English Heritage welcomes all photographers to our sites and we hope you will share your pictures with us on Flickr and Facebook.
    We do have some restrictions at certain locations, so if photography is your main reason for visiting, please call the site ahead of your visit to check if any parts of the site are restricted.
    We are keen to promote the use of our sites to location managers. If you are interested please go to (Filming Locations) for more information and contacts.
    English Heritage does not permit drone flying from or over sites in our care, except by contractors or partners undertaking flights for a specific purpose, who satisfy stringent CAA criteria, have the correct insurances and permissions, and are operating under controlled conditions.

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