Independent and guided tours of purpose-built underground tunnel network used as wartime shelters.
At a glance
#7 of 21 Tourist attractions in StockportLocalGuideWorld score: 4.70
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Quick facts
- What is the rating of Stockport Air Raid Shelters?
- Stockport Air Raid Shelters is rated 4.7 out of 5 based on 1,191 reviews.
- How does Stockport Air Raid Shelters rank in Stockport?
- Stockport Air Raid Shelters is #7 of 21 Tourist attractions in Stockport by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Stockport Air Raid Shelters located?
- 61 Chestergate, Cheshire, Stockport SK1 1NE, United Kingdom — 4.2 km from the center of Stockport.
- How can I contact Stockport Air Raid Shelters?
- Phone: +44 161 474 1940 · Website: stockport.gov.uk
Great experience and good value for money, includes guided audio tour. Fascinating to see how people lived during the air raids, highly recommended
Visited tonight on a guided tour with the Cubs and Scouts was my 1st visit with my 2 son's , was a fantastic experience the tour guide was great and really went into detail he was quite funny as well he made the experience more enjoyable, I would highly recommend visiting to anyone, can't believe it was my 1st visit and I live in Stockport, definitely a hidden gem.
Took my children to experience the air raid shelters. My youngest is learning about it at school. Fascinating place. Great value and the staff were fantastic. If your in the Greater Manchester area it really is worth a visit.
What a great place , audio tour included, spent an hour walking the tunnels and listening to information.
It is a really interesting place to learn about the history of WW2. The tour begins with a short audio visual display, cleverly done with lights and shadows, which sets the scene for the creation of the shelters. Once that is over, you venture into the tunners. There are areas detailing the history of the area during WW2 and other interesting bits of history. There are various areas to see, including the wardens room, sleeping areas, toilets, sick bay, kitchen area, and a reconstructed Anderson shelter. There is an accompanying audio tour that gives extra information at various points, as well as real testimonies of experiences. Finally, there's a shop with wartime themed items. I noticed a sign for guided tours that happen on some evenings where you get to see extra parts of the tunnels not usually accessible to the public (age 16+ for this tour). We spent around 45 minutes here as a family, but could have easily spent double the time if we didn't have a toddler with us.
A really enjoyable visit, both adults and kids loved it!! Staff were very helpful and friendly.
We all really enjoyed our little trip to the Stockport Air Raid Shelter. Absolute bargain entry price for a few hours of keeping the kids entertained over school hols. Probably wouldn’t go again as it’s not that kind of thing - once seen, you’re done. But I would definitely recommend to anyone if you haven’t been before. The staff are all really lovely and knowledgeable & there’s a cute little gift shop with interesting things for kids to spend their pocket money.
The perfect leisurely activity for a Saturday morning. My daughter and I enjoyed an hour exploring and learning about the air raid shelters. Friendly staff, lovely gift shop. Would definitely recommend, at £5.50 per adult it's great value for money.
Well worth a visit. The audio visual at the beginning is fairly poor, but the material on the audio guides is very well done. Gives a good idea of WWII "make do and mend" initiative and creativity..
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