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Cold War Bunker

📷 Wikipedia · York Cold War Bunker · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.43015, -2.06499

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +278 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +278 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Raspberry, Greater Plantain, Gypsywort +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Greater Plantain, Gypsywort +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple

Named routeLength 13.4 kmRegional walking route
Peak Forest Canal towpath - part Marple to DisleyWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alan Newton WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans-Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTRegional cycle route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Middlewood WayCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Tame Valley LoopMountain bike route29 km
Named routeRef AdvancedLength 29 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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York Cold War Bunker

📷 Wikipedia · York Cold War Bunker · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marple Memorial ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Etherow Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Bredbury Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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