Drakelow Tunnels
Drakelow Tunnels is an underground military complex. Its setting is 100 m north of Wolverley. Top of the 33 other places within 15 km is Severn Valley Railway, 4.3 km off.
Fort near Wolverley
Just outside Wolverley
Drakelow Tunnels is 100 m north of Wolverley. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Wolverley
The warmest stretch in Wolverley is May to September, at 17–22°C in the afternoon.
Drakelow Tunnels
3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Fort
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 100 m north of Wolverley
- Official site
- drakelow-tunnels.co.uk
Finding Drakelow Tunnels
Orange is Drakelow Tunnels; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Drakelow Tunnels
Kidderminster is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (57,567 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Wolverley
Cookley
Kidderminster
Kinver
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Drakelow Tunnels is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverley | 100 m south of it | 1,208 | 12 |
| Cookley | 1.3 km east of it | 1,971 | 7 |
| Kidderminster | 1.6 km south of it | 57,567 | 19 |
| Kinver | 3 km northeast of it | 4,651 | 9 |
Next door to Drakelow Tunnels
Nearby, 33 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 2 museums and a heritage railway.
Heritage railwaySevern Valley Railway4.3 km away2
CastleHartlebury Castle9.2 km away3
ZooWest Midland Safari Park5.6 km away4
Historic houseHarvington Hall7.9 km away5
Historic houseEnville Hall5.7 km away6
Historic houseHagley Hall9.3 km away7
Museum · National TrustDudmaston Hall12 km away8
MuseumBewdley Museum6.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Drakelow Tunnels, answered
Where is Drakelow Tunnels?
Drakelow Tunnels is 100 m north of Wolverley, Worcestershire.
What is Drakelow Tunnels?
Underground military complex in Worcestershire, UK.
When is the best time to visit Drakelow Tunnels?
May to September are the warmest months in Wolverley, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Drakelow Tunnels?
Within 15 km: Severn Valley Railway (4.3 km), Hartlebury Castle (9.2 km), West Midland Safari Park (5.6 km) and Harvington Hall (7.9 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 (9)
- Drakelow Tunnels: Joesaphine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Severn Valley Railway: Duncan Harris, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartlebury Castle: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Midland Safari Park: Robek, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvington Hall: Dave606 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enville Hall: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hagley Hall: Hagley Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudmaston Hall: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bewdley Museum: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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