HARRASED BY OWNER at HUGE COVERT BUNKER RAF Holmpton Hidden under a field!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Hidden under a field, you would never know it was there unless you knew the looks of the only visible element - the Guardhouse. Just goes to show the lengths the MOD would go to spending public money to essentially hide from the UK public - as its clear that the Russians would have known exactly what was there.
So this was obfuscation from the UK public that paid for this stuff.
Royal Air Force Holmpton or more simply RAF Holmpton is a former Royal Air Force Cold War era nuclear bunker that was built in the 1950s as an early warning radar station as part of the ROTOR Radar Defence Programme. Located just south of the village of Holmpton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, RAF Holmpton remained a part of the Defence Estate right up to 8 December 2014 when it was sold into private ownership after 62 years of military service.
The site runs to about 36 acres (150,000 m2) and comprises a number of surface structures along with a secure 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) command bunker which is about 100 feet (30 m) below ground
The Bunker Design type R3-M2 (R3=Rotor Bunker Design R3 - M2=Including 2 additional mezzanine floors) was first built from 1951-3 and started life as an early warning radar station, part of the ROTOR program. An R3-M2 is a larger version of the standard UK R3 Bunker and RAF Holmpton was the only example of this type of structure in the UK as 1: It combined several Radar functions in the one building and 2: was a prototype for three similar bunkers built in Europe during the Cold War. The Bunker is set in an excavation of about 120-foot (37 m), it is encased in 10-foot (3 m) of solid concrete all round with tungsten rods providing additional stability to the outer shell. The shell is then encased in brickwork and lined with pitch to form a waterproof membrane. Between the top of the bunker and the surface there is a concrete buster slab inserted to provide a deflection of any incoming ordnance.
In the late 1960s it became a Master Comprehensive Radar Station trialling the Ericsson 'Fire Brigade Auto Intercept Radar System' and later going on to house a massive Elliott & Plessey computer system for the 'Linesman Radar Project' All Radar functions at the site eventually closed in 1974 and for the next few years the site was used for training.
Command and Control Information System
In the 1980s, the Bunker was converted to form the new Emergency War Headquarters for RAF Support Command. However with the end of the Cold War in 1991 this function ceased and the site returned to training until 1994 when it was given a major refurbishment to become the first experimental (trialling) headquarters for the new UK Air CCIS system Electronic Warfare Advanced Communications System. This function remained at RAF Holmpton until 2002 although the CCIS Operations Room, known as AREA 7 remained intact until the end of July 2012.
SADLY WE CANNOT GUANATEE YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME SORT OF ENCOUNTER WITH "JOHN" WHO IT TURNS OUT OWNS THE PLACE AND SAYS ITS OK TO BRING CAMERAS IN BUT THEN UNLIKE THE REST OF THE VOLUNTEERS REFUSES TO BE ON CAMERA AND WILL FOLLOW YOU AROUND THE BUNKER HOUNDING YOU LIKE A SCHOOL TEACHER TRYING TO MAKE YOUR DAY SHIT.
before anyone asks yes we paid to get in and yes we asked twice RE cameras and had permission to take our cameras in, which anyone could see clearly had lights fitted to.
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Equipment used:
DJI Mavic Zoom DRONE
Sony A7s ii with Samyang 14mm full frame lens
Dji Pocket 2 camera
Insta 360x R
Adobe Premiere Pro 2020
Ryzen 5950X
65GB Ram
Windows 10 (No Apple shiz here)
Nvidia RTX 3950 GFX
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I have invited the owner "John" who is seen giving me crap in this video to come on and watch and comment if he wishes. I wonder if he will come on.
he said he will see you tomorrow Matt is that ok!
There's always a "John". We had one or even two at Coalhouse Fort (My old stamping ground - I founded and ran a small artillery museum there). Humourless, always interfering and huffing and puffing.
Hi Matt we visited the Bunker in the summer, I agree that all the staff were friendly, I also spoke to John and mentioned that I liked watching urbex and you tube he knew what it was. I was filming at the time in fact I mentioned and how great it was to watch your videos and learn something..
But I didn't name you or your channel. I had my lads with me and showed them the pumps and the well etc... He said film as much as like... There was another person there filming too and said the same thing...
The lady top side is his wife, she explained that they like to keep the Bunker on the low so to speak so it dosent ruin the atmosphere in the Bunker with too many people... They prefer word of mouth and I've lived near it for all my life and didn't know about it until this year...
Ooh I know of a Bunker near by that has never been explored too... 😉
@@mickeyfubar69 yes i live and wait for such experiences.
@@jotomkys1313 yes i guess they prefer not to charge people to enter and give all the money to charity also. They must be millionaires and independently wealthy.
Should be thanking you for advertising the bunker, I would never go there after your experience
Naw, be more positive... Dial... click, "Hello, it that the bunker?... Is John in today? ... No? Brilliant, we'll come and visit, thanks!" ... click... 😇
@@xenon53827 haha... not a bad idea.
John needs to get himself a job in a car park “you can’t park that there mate!” 😂
yeah or near the beach sea side colonel in charge of deck chairs 😄
@@michaelperkins5746 lol
Considering the exploring comments, I reckon he recognised you and had clearly got some issue with you, either way, I’m surprised you kept your cool with him towards the end as I wouldn’t be able to bite my tongue.
I prefer to film what happened and put it on youtube. I dont give these people what they want in terms of a fight. I hear ya tho.
I’ve visited this place twice. Both occasions pre-Covid. On both occasions my attention to detail seemed to annoy the tour guide who was more interested in herding us through on schedule than satisfying my curiosity. The place is awesome, in amazing state of restoration and preservation, and I felt I needed more time to soak it up and photograph it. You get the idea you have to go where you are told, and are allowed to see only what you are shown, at the time you are allowed to see it….. SO frustrating
shame he hasnt worked out that pissing off the tourists = bad reviews.
Really enjoyed this video, thank you! What a nasty little job’s worth he was, some people just like to spoil it for others! Keep up the good work Matthew! 👍🏻
Yes apparently hes banned videos now since our visit. Right little hitler.
John's still under the illusion that the bunker is active, talk about a totalitarian jeez. Just tainted what was a great explore but you dealt with it brilliantly. Beface is hilarious - could've done with him being around when the Gestapo came I'm sure his reaction wouldn't disappoint. Keep em coming Matt.
"When the Gestapo came out" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣☠
Another great video Matthew! You held your peace like a proper gentleman when speaking with the poor old party pooper. I’m afraid that I wouldn’t have your patience with a jerk like that. Good job and well done on your part!!
👍👍👍👊😎
Some people have a little bit of power and it goes straight to their head. What a knob.
Really interesting video...I am ex RAN intelligence (Australian Navy), 1985-1995. It's so similar to the Sub Com Cen bunker I was posted to...brought back a lot of memories. Debbi from Western Australia.
Wow St Athan.... I used to live in Llantwit....in the Bovvy Castle for quite a few years! The pub had a HANDEL reciever in the foyer above the lounge door. It has to be tested once a year by the landlord (my father). In the event of a looming nuclear attack it was supposed to be manned by the military and it would transmit a code. I remember messing with it as a kid and hearing it beep! Great video by the way and "John" was a tool! Put me right of visiting, which is a shame...
Excellent Matt!, Really enjoyed that "Explore" sorry I mean museum tour! Good quality because of lighting and your amazing kit, along with information and your humour!
Thank you for taking us with you into this awesome bunker, too bad about Sr Groucho!👍
I think John knew who you were or he dislikes you tubers. He had it in for you the moment he saw you. He was rude straight off the back. The way he disregarded you then greeted that lady, that almost seemed exaggerated to drive home the point.
Agreed.
Absolutely love this place and the staff here. If you look on the desk in the room with the map of the UK and all the things on display, those Soviet orange medkits were donated by me.
thats great. I believe places like this should be supported. If I live nearer I would try to help... and also bang my head against the wall with owner probably. lol.
Im impressed by the variety of content that you have. You seem like an interesting person. I started watching Vacant Haven's library and now I have been working through your library. I appreciate the knowledge that you share. Very interesting for me to watch and learn. Thx Scott from Cloverdale British Columbia Canada
What a salty character that guy is! You were polite throughout and get grief like that for paying to see a bunker that's open to the public! It makes you wonder if it's even worth doing legit explores when you get the same kind of grief from official ones. Other than that, great video!
Its much much easier not to have to deal with owners at all... Shame huh.
Salty potatoe
Threatening behaviour is what it looks like in law I would guess.
Let's get a Law suit started on that John extradite him to the USA
Really loved this video, been following you and Dan for awhile and always love the videos you all do. Definitely like yours a bit more as your always showing history and bunkers :)
Wasn't there a sign at the beginning stating photo and video recording welcome?
Yes, it was a sign allowing it.
yes it says photos and videos welcome. photos = needs flash... video = needs light. No duh innit.
Loved this explore, another amazing rotor bunker in brilliant condition like kelvedon hatch, never seen another full of stuff and so well kept, shame there not all like that, shame on Mr grumpy, congrats to the other staff who keep it open for the likes of u Matt to show us around thank u 👍💖
I visited this bunker many years ago, the RAF were still there decommissioning the bunker, in fact, it was an RAF Officer that conducted the tour, he informed us that he was actually stationed there and his job would end the instant that the RAF left, we were not allowed to wander about and could only visit certain sections, they were removing the floor and the equipment and wiring from the section where the floor is missing, occasionally you could get a glimpse inside that area, there looked to be some large Radar monitors and a good deal of computer equipment, it looks as if they never put the floor back.
Sounds like a good visit.
The service floors that lift up arent just for servicing kit, they are also a shock absorbing floor just in case of a close hit.
Someone’s probably answered, but just in case they haven’t about the small rope on the wall. If it had two knots every so often - one larger than the other - it’s a safety feature in the event of a fire. The small and large knots indicate direction to a safe exit, so if there’s smoke you can still find your way out. There was a bad fire at Neatishead’s bunker and several civilian firefighters died trying to make their way out.
When I worked in the R3 at Buchan and also at Boulmer we all had to be able to escape in an emergency, and the rope thing was something we were all familiar with. At Saxa Vord in the R10 we even had to be able to escape wearing a small emergency BA set.
Wow, interesting,
@@TheSecretVault Theres more than one type of those knotted ropes. Down under they use three knots. two close together and a third slightly further apart then a good gap to the next 3 knots. A quick way of remembering it, taught to me by an ex firefighter (they run lines behind them to navigate in the pitch black), when doing my SCBA course. Think of the knots as your squad - The two firemen go in to the building first, followed by the commanding officer. When the proverbial hits the fan, the officer gets out first followed by the two firemen. Its probably something similar with the big and small knot, im guessing the skinny overworked grunt goes in first followed by the commanding officer, but when the shells start falling the officer legs it outta there first :D
I watched this with all lights off and even turned off my screen incase john would get mad at me ;)
lol
The rope is just a guide rope in case the lights go out. Had one at RAF Boulmer too.
Impressed to see such a fully maintained bunker complex, even though it is basically a museum now. Seeing some of your other videos where the RAF and ministry of defense have dismantled and basically turned former bunkers into skeletons, is very impressive. Although I would say for the sake of the United Kingdom as well as the United States and any other country, that it is foolish to decommission these bunkers. Even though the military would no longer see fit to maintain them, a budget should have been set aside for a division of Civil Defense in which to maintain and keep all of these bunkers in any of these countries fully operational in case a situation should arise to keep the civilian populace safe in those areas, as well as maintain a continuity of government. But again, great video as always!
We have no civil defence plans or infrastructure for a major war anymore, its rediculous.
Most people who own such places would give you a personal private tour and look forward to the free advertising your video could bring. I've been three times since it opened, it is a really interesting place to visit for people of all ages.
Maybe John is related to the pooh throwing woman in the field.
That was absolutely terrible the way he spoke to you; what a disgrace; keep up the good work Matt all the best
Great looking place. And nice to see one not smashed like most. Shame about grumpy looking for confrontation, odd he kept saying, this is not an explore.?
Very interesting. Surprisingly vast.
Enjoyed this video as I do with all your exploring videos. What was the sound that reminds me of who wants to be a millionaire?
Keep up the great work Matt
This was amazing, I appreciate you sharing this. I hadn't a clue it existed, I live a sheltered life here in America.
Matt do you know if Ham radio is immune from Electronic Magnetic Pulses?Playing the organ is equivalent to whistling in the dark!This was a fulfilling tour Matt, great work!
solid state equipment can't be trusted.. vacuum tube equipment is almost completely immune and I noticed two sets of that technology in the cb shack.. one a straight Eddystone comms receiver and the other I think was a Radford tx/rx set. 1950's tech.. you know when it's mission critical solid tried and tested is always best.
@@PaulaXism Good stuff,thanks!
Hahaha that bloke about the not using light what a strange one 🤣 you did well keeping your cool with him lol
Was planning a visit will give it a miss now
When the Sewage Alarm goes off, The Shit has REALLY Hit the Fan :-)
Absolutely shocking behaviour from this man; he is featured on the RAF Holmpton website
Interesting explore.
What strikes me most is how crude and basic everything is, not as high tech or state of the art as I would expect a military bunker to be!
well kept secrets and they probably stripped the place when leaving.
@@TheSecretVault Agreed, a lot of that added equipment looks non original and just for 'show' and decoration like the ham radio room, some of it is period equipment like the fat screen monitors etc
I worked at Buchan in 1987 and we still had kit from the 1950s and 1960s. The replacement system was delayed and didn’t enter service until the early 90s. That got replaced in the early 2000s because it was already becoming obsolete with all the delays. So yes the kit is old because UKADGE was in service for a very long time before ICCS replaced it.
@@ianmcclellan7695 I understand that situation, I worked in the rag trade through the 1980s and all their kit was circa 1950's -1960's, even the desk I worked on was like something out of the ark, it had a cast iron base and frame, painted default 'factory green' and had a large tilting work table on an old fashioned weighted cantilever style tilting mechanism, had been recovered many times over the years lol I'm sure there were Egyptian hieroglyphics carved on it somewhere lol ..
Even my chair was probably an antique!
If ever they 'upgraded' anything it was always 2nd hand 'old' stuff from a factory that had closed, very rarely bought new!
The heating system in our office was a long thin finned rad heated by steam from one of those industrial cotton mill type steam boilers, like something out of a steam loco but long converted to gas powered!
The rad used to bang and rattle, make noises as it heated up and got to pressure, first time I heard it I thought it was going to blow!
The others just said oh that's normal don't worry!
It was fine in winter but it would sure make you sweat buckets if it was on in spring or autumn!!
I just thought the military would be a little more up to date and 'modern' lol 😆
I think I will pass on my visit after seeing this man
Nice video, Matt. Despite some people who got up the wrong side of the bed.
The female staff were as nice as pie.
Worth reading the Negative Reviews on TripAdvisor for this one, "John" gets quite a few mentions in fact he replies to a few of them with an arrogance that can only be described as astonishing, in fact he basically calls several people stupid, talks down and is properly aggressive to the point where you wonder if he's alright mentally, it's not just unprofessional it's a safety risk, like if he does this to the wrong person or god forbid has a pop at someone's kid he is going to get the scrap he's apparently spoiling for and he's risking having to get other staff to separate them, guy is actually a walking liability and if i was involved in the running of this place he'd have been out on his arse the same day.
Haha!!
The bit with the organ…
😂😂😂😂
I’m in creases…
“Our father, please forgive us for launching trident missiles to Russia hymn” 😂😂
Sealand is up here near Chester (Queensferry), was once a massive RAF base with a rail connection and all sorts, It's now a 1/4 of its size and parts of it (The Barracks and drill square next to the A55) look abandoned
I drove past it, it looked like still in use.
I agree with you Mathew. What a bloody jerk.
I suspect he's an ex squaddie.... Small brain small Winkie.
squaddie who thinks hes six grades higher now he owns a bunker perhaps... lol?
Ive watched your empty bunker explores. Its interesting to see the complete version
did a lot of work down there painting (2 years) in the 80's was manned 24 hrs a day with regular fence patrols :)
Really getting into bunkers now, pardon the pun. Always impressed by your knowledge of things.
They were all built to the same home office design.
@@eliotmansfield this one was the only example of that type of layout apparently. The inner big bits are roughly similar as you say.
I hope the other staff watch your video and see how he speaks to you all who have camera's. Other than mr grumpy this was a great video, really enjoyed this one. Keep up the good work matt
37:45 best condition lid that will probably ever be seen on an ROC bunker 😂
Brilliant loving your videos keep it up mate and what was he problem the bell John lol
You should go back with disco lights and strobes
Dont tempt Jordan.
Oh great another bunker banger 👍
You should have told him you're filming so viewers all over the world like me in Canada who would never get there to visit otherwise can see the place and the history. The light bit was stupid too, what a knob he was...
Cracking trip there Matt. All best Will 👍🍻
He wanted to have a go at you obviously very unfriendly man don’t think I Would won’t to go there with that nasty attitude
He needs to get out that bunker, underground has done his head in.
😂😂😂 right !!
Fantastic and very educational. Well done sir I loved it.
Awesome video, been watching them for a while but never commented ! Hope to see more great content :)
Oh Well just another tresspass notice incoming lol, im sure Matt wont lose any sleep, Great video awsome watch as always
very very interesting video.thanks mathew,
Owner sounds ex-military. If they don't want you to use additional lighting they should have stated it in the we allow filming sign. Bright led lighting does degrade artifacts, that's why many museums state no flash photography. There are ways of saying it nicely, maybe he needs a customer service course?
yup
Legend of The Secret Vault!
we are still yet to visit this place :-)
Dont say you are "explorers" lulz
Excellent Explore Matt. Thank you
John there, thinking he's guarding the delicate frescos of the Sistine Chapel
LOOOOL
the final resting place of van goghs ear
Where did put All the people in the bunker has thay didn't show us where it was to look at please thank you xx
It was really good mate from what I see I believe there would be a lot more to that bunker
Brilliant bunkers fascinate me. Looking forward to it.
Don't think I'll be paying that place a visit after seeing that big baby throw a tantrum.
put on a bra and visit the place... youll be fine.
Ah, you met Uncle Nasty, "Children's entertainer", 'ruin-your-party-o-gram'.
Still at least you got a "yup", think yourself lucky!
P.S. I just wished you had turned around and replied that you were 'exploring' the museum, I think he might have exploded!
I just thought.... Maybe, he is also the security guard? His banter reminded me of one.
Secret vault is the best bunker channel bar none , great film thanks
Magnificent place thx for sharing👏👏
Great video 👍🏼
Hi matt very interesting video thank you all the. best
Fantastic video matt as usual that bloke was way out of order some people have got no respect for others....the drone flying of the bunker it would be good if you could superimpose a map of some kind with the drone footage to actually see how big the bunker is from a Ariel view if that makes sense matt...I could see that bloke made you feel uncomfortable that was uncalled for ...again matt great video and very interesting 👍 👌
The first moment with me of the gritted teeth hed be picking them off the floor
I love the lady again at the end, seems like she went ugh, presumably she knows who was telling you that, maybe it's her husband and she knows him well,
Big Brother, John believes your thinking the wrong way.
I get the feeling it was personal. Maybe he's seen some of your videos or heard about you. But people want to see places like this because its part of our history and can't always get there themselves x so @Secret Vault this video was awesome, thank you. I'm wondering if he was ex RAF, hence him barking orders like he was talking to one of his cadets x
Wish I could confirm the Local Rumours of CW Nuclear Bunkers built into the Mines Escape Tunnels between Walton & Parkhill Collieries in Wakefield and Middleton & Newmarket Collieries in Leeds
interesting Matthew Thank you
On the table underneath the triple handset phone there's a blue and yellow phone. Is that for communication with the little roc nuclear observation bunkers because they had exactly the same colour blue and yellow phones in them? I'm hoping someone on here will know, maybe John would be able to give me the answer?
Yes there is one near by
Just got to the part where you were looking at the possible Russian bomb drop picture of UK. I Think the volume in that room was being turned up little by little all the time you were in there just to get you out.
He certainly doesn't make this place feel very welcoming, given the current situation around the world and places being closed due to restrictings they should be grateful they can open and have visitors to bring in money. Having watched this I won't be recommending it as a place to visit sadly.
A bit oversensitive if you don't mind me saying so. And to put your hand giving a wanker sign on TH-cam? Was that really necessary? I videoed in there after I asked if it was okay before we went down into the bunker and, for the life of me, I don't see why you had to have a light on most/all of the time.
I was in supress my feelings mode.
John doesn't represent us Hull folk. His interpersonal skills need updating, certainly at a time like this when people want to visit the East Yorkshire coast. He's not really a good advertisement for our tourism. He's probably just showing his authority...but in an unpleasant way.
Im sure hes just an odd one out.
Think I'd have told him to foxtrot Oscar
Loving the wooden bar .. epic stuff Matt.
He probably hadn’t taken his Mogadons that day ,John grumpy person.
He spill it for us too
The camera never lies. John must be so far up his own backside he didn't notice how it would look and sound lol. 👍
@51:06 those are Tetleys Bitter Pumps, Can't beat em!!
Great explore 👍💯
Isn’t that the whole point of a museum to explore the past! 🤯
lol NO exploring!! Just a rotten guy!
Only one who don't want to be filmed and the only one who kept walking up to a man with a camera??
Amazing bunker. Is that a Sinclair c5!!!!!
Wow what a W anchor. Totally unnecessary and as you say nobody else was anywhere close. Twice he said it’s not an explore, wtf is he trying to say.