History:
The Bidston Hill tunnel project was born in 1941, probably out of the devastating effects of the Luftwaffe blitz on Merseyside. During these dark months many infrastructure targets were hit, many people were killed and many more made homeless. The first week of May 1941 saw the peak of...
I made my way to Bidston Hill yesterday on the recommendation of a report I saw on here. What a gorgeous place! The whole land was bought on the condition that it would be kept for public use and enjoyment, which is upheld today. The buildings date from the 1800s. No interior exploration as the...
Dont know much about the tunnels but i found some pictures on my phone and have decided to post them. Sorry for the quality the pictures were taken on an iphone 8 with bad lighting
The entrance has been sealed 21.01.2020
Bottom of the first two ladders
The other side of that hall...
After trying to get into this place a few times I got a tip off that it was accessible again (i won’t post details). It won’t be open long as they’re already laying foundations to cover it up as shown in the photos. So if you’re planning on taking a look at get down their soon! Good luck
Visited With The Kwan
This is something I've been waiting to see since I first got into exploring and I've been to Dodge Hill shelters in Stockport before I got to see these. Anyway, I was off work and the missus was in uni when I got a message from The Kwan; "Bidston Tunnels are open again...
Western Command headquarters, Chester is described as a large underground battle headquarters from WW2
The layout is basically 4 entrance/exit tunnels with rooms in the cross-tunnels. The sandstone in the cross-tunnels was lined and ceilings of steel beams and corrugated steel added –...
This place has not been done for a couple of years at least so when the opportunity presented itself off I went.
First some History
The above is copied from this page on OldWirral.com
These tunnels have been opened up that many times over the years that generations of locals have...
We have now been inside the Bidston tunnels about 4times.
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