Largest UK network of wartime tunnels
Ramsgate Tunnels, Marina Esplanade,
Ramsgate, Kent CT11 8FH
e-mail: admin@ramsgatetunnels.org
OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
PRE-BOOKING DURING PEAK SEASON STRONGLY ADVISED
1st October to 31st October
- Monday to Friday 10:00-14:00 hrs
- Saturday & Sunday 10:00-16:00 hrs
1st November to 31st March
- Closed Mondays
- Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-14:00 hrs
- Closed for Christmas and New Year
1st April to 1st May
- Monday to Friday 10:00-14:00 hrs
- Saturday and Sunday 10:00-16:00 hrs
1st May to 30th September
- Monday to Sunday 10:00 - 16:00 hrs
PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NO PUBLIC TOILETS IN THE TUNNELS.
THE NEAREST ARE THE BATHING STATION TOILETS
A MEMORABLE ADVENTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
Your Explorer tour starts with a short film show in a 150 year old Victorian Railway Tunnel before heading off to see our purpose built Air Raid Precaution tunnels where thousands took shelter and lived under the town of Ramsgate.
Depending on which Explorer Tour you choose, you will either continue along our Railway Tunnel, or head further into the Air Raid Precaution Tunnels. On both tours you will hear more about Ramsgate Borough Council’s ambitious plans to create a network of deep shelter tunnels which would provide shelter for 60,000 people, and after the plan was finally given the go ahead and the Tunnels opened on 1st June 1939, life for the people of Ramsgate and those who made the Tunnels their home.
Stories of life in the tunnels abound; from the dark days of war when part of the system evolved into an underground city with over 1,000 permanent residents, to the exploits of later urban explorers who couldn’t resist the temptation to explore the unique atmosphere of the Wind Tunnels.
read moreVJ Day 80th Anniversary - 15th-17th August
Our free display will be open between 15th-17th August. Tickets for our free talk on 17th August 'The Long Road to Peace: Ramsgate and VJ Day' by Tunnels Historian, Isaac Naylor are available to book.
Railway Tunnel Tours are back!
Railway Enthusiasts will be pleased to see that our Railway Tours have returned in time to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Modern Railway! We will be running this special tour on Saturday 23rd August, and two on Sunday 7th September to coincide with the Model Railway Exhibition.
Siren Sounding - 24th August
We will be sounding our Air Raid Siren throughout the day to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the 1940 raid on the town. More information here.
Ramsgate Air Raid Experience - 24th August
Our experienced guides will be leading a special version of our Ramsgate Air Raid Experience on the 85th Anniversary of the 24th August air raid that devastated the town. Click here to find out more and book your tickets.
Free Model Railway Exhibition- Sunday 7th September
Canterbury and District Model Engineering Society’s are holding a ‘Trains return to Ramsgate Harbour’ event along the promenade outside Ramsgate Tunnels to celebrate Rail 200 - the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. We are hosting a free Model Railway Exhibition in the railway tunnel as part of the event. We are also running two Railway Tunnel Tours during the day (ticket costs apply). Find out more information here.
- Hear about the 'Mad Mayor' who saved the town
- Discover how the tunnels were built
- See where a town below the town evolved
- Listen to stories of life underground
A Day of Light and Lament: Ramsgate’s V.E. Day
At 15:00 on 7 May 1945, Winston Churchill addressed the nation: the following day would be Victory in Europe Day—V.E.…
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