Uxbridge Battle of Britain Bunker
Uxbridge’s amazing Battle of Britain Bunker combines one of the country’s most important RAF buildings from the 1940s with a state-of-the-art visitors’ centre.
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” These famous words were first spoken by Prime Minister Winston Churchill after leaving the Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge, West London, on August 16, 1940. (These words were later adapted for his famous speech in the House of Commons.) He had just witnessed the organisation of the air defences that were being used to protect the nation against enemy attack during the first major air campaign over Britain during World War Two. The bunker, located 60ft (28m) underground, contained the Operations Room of No.11 Group RAF, which oversaw the defence of London and the South East during the war.
Formerly one of the most secret and highly guarded sites in the UK, the historic bunker was acquired by Hillingdon Council from the Ministry of Defence in 2016 and it’s now an impressive museum, maintained as a national asset for future generations. The council invested more than £6 million in a state-of-the-art above-ground visitor centre and m…
