RAF Holmpton

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RAF Holmpton
Near Holmpton, East Riding of Yorkshire. in England
Aerial View of RAF Holmpton 2013
RAF Holmpton
Coordinates	53°41′02″N 0°04′02″E / 53.6839°N 0.0673°E / 53.6839; 0.0673
Type	RAF Command Bunker
Height	100 feet (30 m) deep excavation
Site information
Owner	RL(FRAFS)BLC Limited
Controlled by	Not for Profit
Open to the public	2016 – 23 March to 29 August
Condition	Fully maintained
Site history
Built	1951 (1951)
In use	1953–2014
Materials	Concrete/steel/tungsten

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.^[1]