13 Abandoned Cold War Bunkers Hiding Incredible Secrets

Lisette Marie

May 6, 2025

13. RAF Hack Green, UK: From Radar Defense to Museum

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, now a Cold War museum, Cheshire Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker Hack Green was an RAF camp and radar station during the Second World War. After the war, it was converted to house a radar installation, part of the ROTOR. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons @Espresso Addict

This former government-owned site in Cheshire played roles from WWII radar station to Cold War Regional Government Headquarters (RGHQ) bunker. Designed to protect key personnel and coordinate regional response after nuclear attack, it was decommissioned in 1993. Now a museum, Hack Green's secret lies in its extensive collection of original Cold War equipment displayed in situ – teleprinters clatter, radar screens glow, offering an incredibly atmospheric and authentic immersion into the technology and tense atmosphere of Britain's civil defence network during the nuclear standoff.

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13 Abandoned Cold War Bunkers Hiding Incredible Secrets

13. RAF Hack Green, UK: From Radar Defense to Museum

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