“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.”
“Early in 1944, bomb storage peaked at 31,563 tons as the invasion of Europe was being prepared and in April & May of that year the RAF dropped 200,000 tons in operation Overlord.”
“Discovering this incredible tunnel was the equivalent of finding out that your wife of 32 years is actually a man, you're adopted & Father Christmas isn't real all in one day!”
“The entire area is covered with warning signs, and rightly so, potentially dangerous unexploded bombs litter the surrounding countryside.”
“The tunnels under Antelope Walk no longer connect to one another, but visiting each part individually it soon becomes clear where they once linked up.”
“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!”
“The brickwork was black and the torchlight from all three of us was being sucked up by the darkness.”
“As we stood at the entrance, the thawing icicles above the opening were falling off taking stone with them. A little concerning...”
“I can safely say I really enjoyed my first time down a drain! I expect it wont be the last time either!”
“We finally had a bit of luck getting in to the second tunnel. The bars on the gate had been bent and there was enough room for us to squeeze through”
“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”
“During the Blitz, sculptures, The Elgin Marbles, tapestries & carpets from the V&A, even the crown jewels were said to be stored there.”
“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”
“Perhaps a little more unstable than some of the other mines in the area but plenty of history, tools, horse and cart prints and a superb crane still in situ.”
“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”
“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.”
“At the centre of Box is an area known simply as Cathedral. Nothing anyone tells you about it can ever actually prepare you for the sheer size.”
“No one bats an eyelid as we uncover the man hole and start descending into the depths of Poole Town Centre.”
“Possibly one of the best preserved Victorian forts in the area, especially when compared to the Portland High-Angle Batteries”
“The entrance tunnel, gently sloping into the bunker is breath-taking and by far the most incredible feature of the ROTOR.”
