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London’s Secret Wartime Tunnels Are Set to Draw Tourists with a Spy Museum and Underground Bar
- The London Tunnels, a network of secret underground tunnels 100 feet below Holborn, are set to open as a tourist attraction by 2028.
- The tunnels were built by the British government between 1940 and 1942 to protect civilians from the Blitz but were never used for shelter.
- The site will feature Britain’s Military Intelligence Museum showcasing over three centuries of military heritage, a commemorative exhibit honoring the 40,000 civilians who perished in World War II bombings, and the world's deepest underground bar located 30 meters beneath street level.
- Angus Murray, chief executive, highlighted that the tunnels’ combination of historical significance and innovative elements positions it as a distinctive attraction expected to draw as many as 4.2 million visitors each year, describing it as “the Q Branch of James Bond.”
- The attraction will raise public awareness of the Special Operations Executive’s secret wartime role, filling a public access gap by relocating Britain’s Military Intelligence Museum from a restricted military base.
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World's deepest bar to open in the UK as part of huge new £120million attraction
A NEW underground attraction is coming to London and it will be home to the world’s deepest bar. Set to open by 2028, The London Tunnels will be a mile-long series of tunnels that “have been kept secret for 70 years”, according to The London Tunnels website. Not known, clear with picture deskSet to open by 2028, The London Tunnels will be a mile-long series of tunnels that “have been kept secret for 70 years”[/caption] The London Tunnels PLCThe …
London. There is a part of London rich in history that few people have seen. Where the city prepared for blitz and secret messages of the cold war were exchanged between Washington and Moscow, the creator of James Bond found inspiration.
Beneath the surface of London are tunnels, a remnant of the city's turbulent history: it was in these tunnels that Ian Fleming (perhaps) found inspiration for James Bond, and Washington and Moscow used them to send messages to each other during the Cold War.
In the United Kingdom, a century of MI5 secrets are being revealed at the National Archives
A new exhibition traces the history of the legendary British domestic intelligence agency and features a wealth of original documents in a bid to maintain public trust and to counter conspiracy theories.
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