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Cold War Bunker

Cold War Bunker is a cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent. It is protected as a Grade II listed building. A short trip away is Rochester Castle, 11 km off, the first of 55 within 15 km.

Where

100 m

west of Gravesend

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum near Gravesend

Just outside Gravesend

Cold War Bunker is 100 m west of Gravesend. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Gravesend has 122 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Gravesend

Warm weather in Gravesend runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°54 mm

Feb9° / 2°39 mm

Mar11° / 4°34 mm

Apr14° / 5°38 mm

May18° / 8°43 mm

Jun21° / 11°44 mm

Jul23° / 14°39 mm

Aug23° / 13°48 mm

Sep20° / 11°47 mm

Oct16° / 8°61 mm

Nov11° / 5°61 mm

Dec9° / 3°54 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gravesend, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gravesend. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gravesend’s full climate →

About

Cold War Bunker

Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK.

100 m west of Gravesend.

Gravesend’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: 100 m west of Gravesend
Official site: gravesham.gov.uk/home/community-and-leisure/arts-and-heritage/cold-war-bunker

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Cold War Bunker on the map

Orange marks Cold War Bunker, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Cold War Bunker

Of the 8, Gravesend is the largest, at 58,105 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 100 m east of it

Gravesend

58,105 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 200 m west of it

Northfleet

29,892 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km north of it

Tilbury

14,187 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km south of it

Istead Rise

3,398 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cold War Bunker is	People	Places to visit
Gravesend	100 m east of it	58,105	11
Northfleet	200 m west of it	29,892	12
Tilbury	2.1 km north of it	14,187	11
Istead Rise	2.6 km south of it	3,398	7
Ebbsfleet Valley	2.9 km west of it	2,989	12
Southfleet	3.1 km southwest of it	600	9
Swanscombe	3.6 km northwest of it	15,462	13
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	3.7 km southwest of it	16,077	8

Make a day of it

Close to Cold War Bunker

55 more lie within 15 km, 5 castles, a cathedral and a fort among them.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle11 km away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral11 km away 3

Fort · English HeritageTilbury Fort2.5 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle12 km away 5

CastleNew Tavern Fort1.6 km away 6

CastleStone Castle6.1 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle12 km away 8

PierGravesend town pier1.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Cold War Bunker?

Cold War Bunker is 100 m west of Gravesend, Kent.

What is Cold War Bunker?

Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Cold War Bunker?

May to September are the warmest months in Gravesend, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Cold War Bunker a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Cold War Bunker?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (11 km), Rochester Cathedral (11 km), Tilbury Fort (2.5 km) and Upnor Castle (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tilbury Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
New Tavern Fort: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eynsford Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gravesend town pier: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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