Secret Wartime Tunnels
Secret Wartime Tunnels is a history museum. It lies 100 m east of Dover. Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage.
Museum near Dover
Just outside Dover
Secret Wartime Tunnels is 100 m east of Dover. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Dover
Afternoons in Dover reach 19–22°C from June to September.
Secret Wartime Tunnels
A short trip away is Dover Castle, 200 m off, the first of 43 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Town
- 100 m east of Dover
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
Where it sits
Secret Wartime Tunnels is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
In size, Dover comes first of the 4, with 36,349 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Dover
Guston
Whitfield
St Margaret's at Cliffe
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Secret Wartime Tunnels is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 100 m west of it | 36,349 | 28 |
| Guston | 1.3 km north of it | 1,684 | 25 |
| Whitfield | 2.9 km northwest of it | 6,509 | 24 |
| St Margaret's at Cliffe | 3.9 km northeast of it | 2,399 | 20 |
More to see nearby
Among the 43 within 15 km are 3 castles, 3 forts and 2 museums.
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle200 m away2
MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat700 m away3
Fort · English HeritageDover Western Heights1.7 km away4
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle12 km away5
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle9.8 km away6
MuseumDover Museum700 m away7
Fort · National TrustFan Bay Deep Shelter2.9 km away8
FortAdmiralty Pier Turret1.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Secret Wartime Tunnels
Where is Secret Wartime Tunnels?
Secret Wartime Tunnels is 100 m east of Dover, Kent.
What is Secret Wartime Tunnels?
Museum: history.
Who runs Secret Wartime Tunnels?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Secret Wartime Tunnels?
June to September are the warmest months in Dover, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Secret Wartime Tunnels?
Within 15 km: Dover Castle (200 m), Dover Bronze Age Boat (700 m), Dover Western Heights (1.7 km) and Deal 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)
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Bronze Age Boat: mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Western Heights: Paul Wells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Museum: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fan Bay Deep Shelter: Inklin235, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Admiralty Pier Turret: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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