“The whole quarry felt untouched, it's not often you get that feeling doing this hobby. There's nearly always some evidence of previous visitors.”
“The thing that sticks in my head the most walking around here was the sheer feeling of infinity when looking down the entrance shafts with no end in sight.”
“The first signals to come from the Normandy beaches delivering the messages of success would have been received here; amazing.”
“Some parts of the citadel were never converted from its military beginnings, and these antiquated, original parts are really interesting.”
“As you arrive at the front of the fort you're greeted by my favourite feature, "FORT GILKICKER" hand-painted above the door - a rare treasure to find a sign so well preserved. ”
“The entire area is covered with warning signs, and rightly so, potentially dangerous unexploded bombs litter the surrounding countryside.”
“A lot of effort went in to the exercises to make them as real-to-life as possible with casualties even sporting fake blood and broken bones.”
“The firing range was constructed between 1889 and 1903 and the huge stone stop butt is the area's most iconic feature”
“Not knowing if & when we'd get this opportunity again we headed straight for the end of the Breakwater. What we found on the way was fascinating...”
“A long walk, a climb, evading CCTV and regular patrols, this kind of explore really puts your stealth skills to the test.”
“Having previously visited the laboratories at Holton Heath it was a long time coming that I actually pulled my finger out and explored the rest of the site!”
“Unfortunately, it soon became apparent that the features in the Helicopter Control Tower which made it such an interesting explore were removed altogether or vandalised even further”
“Immediately we bumped in to another set of explorers, photographing the metallic autopsy bench, complete with bone saw blades”
“Darkness surrounds you with only the echoes of footsteps resonating all around... however when you get to the bottom of this particular 212-step shaft a whirring fan can be heard in the distance”
“Under the Corsham Cotswalds approximately eighty feet below ground, and around a kilometer in length lies the UK's largest underground bunker and for sixty years one of the best kept secrets in modern MOD history”
“The sheer scale of the Breakwater Fort becomes apparent as you approach the small, secluded harbour. We moored up and headed straight to the Fort, the outbuildings would have to wait.”
“The camp, although abandoned, has a sense of feeling that it could quite easily be used again at the drop of a hat”
“We'd pretty much given up when we spotted our access - staring right at us! "There's always a way in!"”
“This place was definitely a nice surprise. The underground was in really good condition with a lot of nice features. One of the nicest underground ammo stores I've ever seen”
“Rather wet in the entrance and got even wetter inside. Flooded in fact. We opened the large heavy door and was greeting by a nice long passageway”
“There's still a lot of nice workings on the upper levels. Floors are very scary in places and if you're visiting, be really careful!”
“The tunnel was linked to the Monkton Farleigh Central Ammunition Depot approximately 1 mile away. Ammunition would be brought to the railway sidings, loaded in to carts and sorted in the yard below ground.”
“Room upon room filled with war memorabilia, journals, letters, newspapers - some of these things should be in a museum!”
“The entrance tunnel, gently sloping into the bunker is breath-taking and by far the most incredible feature of the ROTOR.”
