Cuckfield Nuclear Bunker/Royal Observer Corps Post

Cuckfield Nuclear Bunker/Royal Observer Corps Post An ROC Post, restored in 2009 by Mark and Ed and now open to visit a few times each year! Message us on here for directions or information.
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Cuckfield ROC post is a 3 man nuclear bunker hidden in an idyllic village in West Sussex. It was built in 1962 and operated until stand down in 1991. Its role was to monitor the nuclear threat from the Russians during the Cold War. It was restored during 2009 and opened that summer for public visits. Approximately 4 to 6 open days occur per year, usually at w

eekends. A suggested donation of £5 is appreciated as this goes towards upkeep and insurance. Interested groups can arrange special access visits outside of regular open days. Please note the bunker is not available for rent, accommodation and is a museum, not operational, so cannot be used for its original purpose. NB* THE BUNKER IS LOCKED SECURELY AND IS STRIPPED OF ANYTHING OF VALUE WHEN NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

30/08/2026

Had a great day today!

79 visitors came along and the weather held off!

Thanks all that visited us this year, see you next year!

Ed, Mark and Bob

Open now till 13:00
30/08/2026

Open now till 13:00

Looks like the weather is a bit better today!Only 20% chance of light rain so we will be open at 9am!However we won’t be...
30/08/2026

Looks like the weather is a bit better today!
Only 20% chance of light rain so we will be open at 9am!
However we won’t be putting out the surface WW2 displays due to the rain risk as they are really not thing that should be getting wet!

The bunker and all its accoutrements will be open and setup though!

Ed

OPEN DAY SATURDAY 29th AUGUST CANCELLED We absolutely hate to do this, and have left it until last minute but the weathe...
28/08/2026

OPEN DAY SATURDAY 29th AUGUST CANCELLED

We absolutely hate to do this, and have left it until last minute but the weather forecast looks horrible for tomorrow 29th August.

As you all may know, entry to the bunker is via ladder and we cannot risk people slipping if it’s wet from rain. Our risk assessments (as part of our insurance) do not allow it.

We will review in the morning but please anticipate closure this Saturday.
As a compromise we will open earlier on the Sunday (9am). Maybe pop by on your way to church?

Of course Sunday is weather dependant also, but at the moment looks not so bad until after we would close.

Apologies, Ed, Mark and Bob
Cuckfield Parish Council

We need your help!Do any businesses or people in Cuckfield have any surplus A boards that are no longer needed?We would ...
20/07/2026

We need your help!

Do any businesses or people in Cuckfield have any surplus A boards that are no longer needed?

We would like to track down a couple either very cheap or free! Slightly damaged cosmetically is fine as I am sure we can fix them!

So if you have any you are throwing out could you let us know!

Thanks
Ed

Cuckfield Parish Council Cuckfield Museum

Amazing first open weekend!158 came to visit us, 104 Saturday and 54 Sunday. Was amazing to see so many families with ch...
19/07/2026

Amazing first open weekend!

158 came to visit us, 104 Saturday and 54 Sunday. Was amazing to see so many families with children asking really good questions - like ‘what happens if a nuke blows up in the sea’ and ‘we’re they able to shoot planes down with the rifle in ww2’

It’s great to see families out enjoying our history and heritage!

Thanks all, see you in a few weeks, Ed, Mark and Bob

P.s many thanks to IanVisits who plugged our open days on his blog. If you haven’t seen it, check it out, it’s Chock full of cool interesting places to go. Thanks Ian 👍🏻👍🏻

Open now till 1:00 pm
19/07/2026

Open now till 1:00 pm

Open for visitors now till 4pm.
18/07/2026

Open for visitors now till 4pm.

…..and our first open day of the year is tomorrow! Grass is all cut (it’s also all brown), post is tidied and ready!We w...
17/07/2026

…..and our first open day of the year is tomorrow! Grass is all cut (it’s also all brown), post is tidied and ready!

We will open at 12, and we have a chap called Nick coming who just completed a 3 month long exposure timelapse photo using a replica of the GZI pinhole camera. It’s quite the image!

So search him out if you want to know how he did this.

As usual we will have our ww2 ROC display as well as the bunker itself!

Look forward to welcoming you all!

Mark, Ed and Bob

🚨 Step Back in Time Beneath Cuckfield! 🚨The Cuckfield Nuclear Bunker is opening its doors once again this summer — a rar...
05/07/2026

🚨 Step Back in Time Beneath Cuckfield! 🚨
The Cuckfield Nuclear Bunker is opening its doors once again this summer — a rare chance to explore a fascinating piece of Cold War history, tucked away in the Observer Field.

Open Days:
- Saturday 18th July – 12pm to 4pm
- Sunday 19th July – 10am to 1pm
- Saturday 29th August – 12pm to 4pm
- Sunday 30th August – 10am to 1pm

✅ FREE entry
✅ No booking required

Come along, have a look underground, and discover what life was like inside a real nuclear bunker! 👀

Address

Newbury Lane
Cuckfield
RH175AA

Telephone

+447970832667

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