Burlington Bunker, Underground Corsham Urbex

The Central Government War Headquarters (CGWHQ) is a 35-acre complex built 120 feet (37 m) underground as the United Kingdom's emergency government war headquarters - the hub of the country's alternative seat of power outside London during a nuclear war or conflict with the Soviet Union. It is located in Corsham, Wiltshire, in a former Bath stone quarry known as Spring Quarry, under the present-day MoD Corsham In 1940, during the Second World War, the site was acquired by the Minister of Aircraft Production and used as an underground engine factory
The complex was known variously as "Stockwell", "Subterfuge", "Burlington", "Turnstile", "Chanticleer", "Peripheral", and "Site 3". It was also nicknamed "Hawthorn" by journalist Duncan Campbell, who first revealed its existence in his 1982 book War Plan UK. It was also mentioned by Peter Laurie in his 1979 revised edition of Beneath the City Streets.
In 2013, parts of CGWHQ were made scheduled monuments relating to Cold War history. Additionally a number of underground murals painted by Olga Lehmann are Grade II* listed. East to west, they are:
Tunnel Quarry
Slope Shaft (Emergency Exit)
Kitchen, Canteen, Laundry, Dining and Washroom areas
Prime Minister's Rooms and Operations Rooms
Radio Studio
GPO Telephone Exchange
Lamson Terminus Room and associated Fan Room
Quarry Operations Centre murals
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[@ScrotusXL]

Fantastic video, frickin annoying spod shoes! Stealthy as a car crash and 😅

[@mooncatandberyl5372]

its not a slice room, no slicing, but a sluice room, for disposing of human waste. the "scrolls like typewriters"are teletype/teleprinter machines used for sending and receiving written/typed communications via telephone lines, kinda like texting but even before fax machines were used, telephone exchange has /had a checkerboard floor and is by hospital

[@martinsmith8572]

Just started getting an interest in this sort of thing, and bang struck gold with you guys, nice 1 ✊

[@grahamfisher5436]

Google- Struggle for survival written by Steve Fox

[@stevenlimb9076]

This is the best urban exploring vlog i have ever seen you 3 are mad in a good way just cruising around on electric cars ha ha ha.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Thanks buddy 😁

[@mafic_taco7061]

Awesome video . Thanks from across the pond 🇺🇸

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Thanks 😊

[@zGJungle]

First video from actually in Burlington, not just knobs getting lost in Box and calling it Burlington.haha, Excellent job

[@strangeunusualphotography2786]

Epic ans

[@user-fz6gp7ek5y]

Definitely not the first ever video, its been getting done for years. Not even special anymore. Maybe the first time the social media ball bags have got in there

[@skepticalbadger]

Says the guy commenting on social media about it. ​@@user-fz6gp7ek5y

[@Ben-zh4nz]

@@user-fz6gp7ek5yyou sound miserable

[@richardmuir1783]

I've worked down there in the mid 90s. That brought back memories.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

It must have been an amazing place back then to be working at buddy

[@gavster023]

This is epic and puts the ole area 51 bollox to bed. Huge area all but stripped out down to last few bits. I'm guessing the limestone seeps water so wouldn't have been radiation proof. Abandoned for good reason and there updated bunkers like morwenstow, are unbelievable builds!

[@mi5ninjas413]

Not at all, none of the main bits were touch, Burlington is split into 3 different sections for a reason! This is all left abandoned for a reason! Maybe the bunkers gone deeper down another level underground who knows! The Back section of ark data base which is certain people only access, that sinks down 6 levels in the underground! 800million doesn't cost what they have above ground so think about it!

[@gavster023]

@@mi5ninjas413 800 million 😳 yeah I mean you know more about that than me, I'd love to know. The one in Devon you can't even get near it has a fake road shut no throughway sign. Only reason I knew about it was a friend on mine worked Waterloo air management and they did air handling for it. I parked couple miles away and walked along coastal path a filmed a little bit of it there sum footage on my you tube. But they shut my phone down and security picked me up and drop me miles away from my car asked me not to take any pictures or return as next time I will be prosecuted 😅

[@mi5ninjas413]

@@gavster023 yeah too much for me to say about this place, I've been exploring the military underground for many many years! That sounds like situation you can get into around here! But there still say "nothing is going on here" haha

[@danosdotnl]

@@mi5ninjas413 The ARK data centers go underground in the quarry? (Makes sense)

[@mi5ninjas413]

@@danosdotnl yeah thats right man, that part of spring quarry has more than 4 levels going down underground! It's sectioned off to its own little bit, then Burlington is shut off via blast proof doors so its just passageways and passageways surrounding ark data base, Burlington and tunnel quarry then ccc is sectioned off to itself! Only entrance in for us would be abseil in mate!

[@davidroberson8030]

That was a badass video guys cannot believe what they got going on underground, crazy those little golf carts I wunder when the last time they were charged up those things went on for a long ways and nobody was down there that's nuts.

[@DSPrints_]

It’s like plying Portal 2 when going down into the old mine and old test areas.. so surreal

[@johndufton9686]

Absolute gold. Don't know how you did it but what a superb explore.

[@Sir-WMW]

I was waiting for Austin powers bit doing 3 point turn on cart 😂

[@Joshlin100]

Ive been down there and confirm its fascinating

[@shellybelly35]

I used to install EMC2 mainframes and telecommunication cabinets here from 98 to 2001 the mainframes look like 6ft wardrobes very heavy and fully kitted out were worth 4 million pounds each. They would have been used for data storage for various government entities, insurance companies and banking institutions to keep our stored data safe in case of a nuclear strike, the telecommunication cabinets were part of a strategy to maintain and keep communications going after ww3, we use to deliver and install around the country at many places of deep subterranean installations, all this was early days of the internet boom. These days these places will be filled with Microsoft AWS dell IBM META (and many more) mainframes to run the much bigger internet services we have today

[@Johnketes54]

That's all very well and thanks for the information but the "egg heads" hiding themselves during a nuclear holocaust have forgotten about us topside, Reign a brand new tomorrow 3 survivor's and rule over them, They probably believe thousands will "make it"?

[@mooncatandberyl5372]

Fantastic video apart from the flip flop shoes, would love to know how you gained access, would a drone work down there, for getting footage of areas not accessible to man?

[@Sir-WMW]

Someone buy that lad a new pair of trainers! all you can hear is "flip flop flip flop flip flop" 😂 it was use to house a continuation of government in the even we got nuked by the good old ussr apparently it was planned to keep 6,000 people going while we all got vaporised. Looks like its been completely gutted unfortunately, should have been kept as a museum imo unless there planning on bringing it back into service to house something else? Anyone know more about this place or it future id be interested to know!

[@GiffordMusic]

I'm jealous this is absolute gold! n I'm feelin the tune at the end!

[@richardhanney7950]

Epic mate, impressive work on this one ,I'd love to get down there 👍

[@quas392]

got to be the maddest explore you guys have done im wheezing at the electric trolley bit 😂

[@KIRBZVIDS]

I'd like to know what the electric cars where originally designed for some people tell me there tugs from a airport

[@quas392]

@@KIRBZVIDS yh esp that bradshaw electric one ive seen a few of those knocking about gatwick airport carrying people and suitcases airside stuff like that had a bit of googling apparently they were those t100s that they used to use in power stations

[@KIRBZVIDS]

@@quas392 wow that's really cool info there ! That's mad power station yh that be true tbh to think that what thay use moving heavey machinery around

[@kennethbarker852]

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth

[@michaelbarlow3686]

absolutely awesome and great explore thanks guys

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Thanks 🙂

[@benjaminhornshaw8394]

This was quality 👌 epic exploration

[@MOUDY73]

good video squeak squeak squeak squeak

[@terrysinclair136]

I know this video is a year old now and I’m shocked to see nobody noticed the phone number on the phone on the wall at 7:58 so I’ve rang it myself and I’m shocked to discover it actually rings… whether it’s ringing that phone on the wall is only something you’ll find out if you get back in there and call the number yourself in front of said phone… but this is truly shocking nobody has said they’ve tried it before I did haha

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Yh the place has phone numbers for all the shaft and different locations most big underground sites all use the same system

[@terrysinclair136]

@@KIRBZVIDS out of all the videos I’ve seen of the secret red door etc… yours is the only one I’ve ever seen inside an actual bunker. Even the secret vault who years and years ago marched right up into their main entrance still hasn’t been inside on video yet from what I’ve seen. Been follow it for literally four years and only just found your video here… do you have more inside here and the other uk “secret” bunkers lol

[@DJALEXRRR]

Awesome video mate congrats on getting in to the holy grail of urbex! Wish I had a video camera when we went down we only had a shitty phone 😅

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Your visit was still amazing tho mate 👍 you deffo have alot other areas witch we missed

[@bunkerbusterexplore]

The holy grail was anchor exchange BIrmingham. Somebody has just cracked it.

[@willtaylor6112]

@@bunkerbusterexplore that'll end up being secured

[@bunkerbusterexplore]

@@willtaylor6112 yep no doubt.

[@zGJungle]

Mate this gives me a buzz every time I watch this.

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

That was mental, kudos for sharing that.

[@nickfinch6850]

Wow!! Another cracking video but this is just amazing mate. How the hell did you get in?? So much for people saying it’s still being worked in down there.

[@POPEASS1]

They do special forces training down there.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

@@POPEASS1 MI5 🤣

[@tylerm9902]

Madness. Looks sick down there

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Deffo somewhere I can say is very strange but deffo no hidden ufo or men in black down there haha

[@Johnketes54]

"Sick"? I'm a wee bit old and "sick" means bad in queen's English what ever English your using that means GOOD?

[@Johnketes54]

That air tube dates back to the 60s for quick document transportation today supermarkets use it for cash transportation, I worked at a airport and that was for the General Declaration issued from the office took about 5 seconds no computers back in those day's smaller than a house

[@steventaylor153]

I'd love to get in there with a mountain bike and a good light some beer and herb, tunes volume turned up to No 11 ! Nice one !

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Some people off 28 days later cycled around in there years ago I think haha and thanks buddy 😄

[@Johnketes54]

And no vandalism,No paint and graffiti, no pissing and vomiting everywhere and clear up after yourself? Sounds good

[@fourtwenty4837]

deserves 1mil views

[@brokenbritain9441]

Telephone numbers that were in the lift dial the number and this chap answer the phone straight away and this was 12:00 in the night😮

[@KIRBZVIDS]

No way 🤣 what did he say 😂

[@brokenbritain9441]

@@KIRBZVIDS it was just one ring and he said hello straight away I put the phone down😳🙄😮😁 it was the phone number for the bottom of the lift.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

@@brokenbritain9441 thats halriours shoud ask them where the ufos are kept 😂

[@TheSlippinJim]

mad!

[@GamingInTheFASTLANE]

Is this same place secret vault tried to get into using big red door ?

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Yes the red door is airshaf 5 emgerncy exit from ventaltion shaft and there is also anouther red door Futher down there 2 red blast doors in box mine

[@ArgaTheRexouium]

I have no clue where you get one of those electric cars but I really want one

[@KIRBZVIDS]

There use at small airports as airport tuggs mate

[@kieranwhittemore1010]

WOW! That place is freaking CITY!

[@finbo600]

they call it the underground city

[@johnnybethnalgreenkent8747]

Proper 👍nice one geezer

[@grodxlfarina]

I swear I had a job for a while back in the 90s packing ham for apetito or something similar and it was in this place.. I

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Really iv never heard of that 😂 you shure was hear this is spring qurry ypu shure wasent the site on the A4

[@m7dgz]

I'm curious about that lift. Looks way newer than any of the other lifts I've ever seen used to access Burlington before...

[@KIRBZVIDS]

It's been replaced but in the original shaft most the lifts in there don't work any more so I guess most of them got left to rust away before any one had the idea of reusing them

[@m7dgz]

@@KIRBZVIDS the usual way in was via the PNCC lift, which still works I think, you were headed that way at one point in the vid in fact you went thru the airlock on the way to PNCC, through what I think is called 79 door, around where the electric trucks were. So whichever lift you came down is one I've never seen before! The place looks in better nick than it has in years.

[@gavinjohn-hyde2760]

@@m7dgz Its now called Corsham Mines Training Area and used as underground firing range by the military, i live just round corner so see all the troops arriving on coaches for a bit of underground fun

[@robgray4419]

Wicked Video 🖖, Only you would use the lift 😄

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Ha thanks 😄

[@Jammius8]

Id love to get down there. I assume Rudloe Manor and the CCC has tunnels connecting to these? The CCC is interesting and I wreckon thats where it goes further underground unless there is more places in the area ive not heard of. Deffo did research in these underground tunnels and facilities including Rudloe Manor. Whether they had and ufo wreckage or not i dont know but research 100% happened there.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Rudloe manor doesn't have any underground areas as that across the road on the other site doesn't connect, CCC is in the fsr end of tunnel querry and the other end of tunnel querry is PNCC

[@ukexplorer]

That's a sick explore. I'm jealous. Hats off to you lads

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Thanks mate not an easy site at all to access spent a few years on this one to crack there G4S secerty 😂

[@ukexplorer]

@KIRBZ VIDS totally worth it tho mate

[@Reaktanzkreis]

26.22 seem to be high voltage cables , the main feeders to the transformers (substaions) , they carry normally 11000 volts. Do not bother with them!

[@KIRBZVIDS]

I wouldn't be touching any wiring in sites like that haha! Just a bit of banter in the videos haha

[@zerofox7347]

It must have been miserable working down there 😞

[@danieIlondon]

Is this what’s behind the red door?

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Yes

[@danieIlondon]

@@KIRBZVIDS Cool. Can you get to the CCC computer centre from Burlington? Seems dangerous if someone could just knock down a wall and break through since I read the centre deals with missiles and stuff

[@Kozzy78]

Wow!!! How on Earth did you manage that??? (Don't tell me)

[@teacupalice]

I mean ok but it’s kinda stupid because if that lift stops working you’re kinda screwed unless you can contact someone to come help you, but then there would be legal repercussions. It’s a cool video but not the smartest of choices.

[@chrishaakerson8370]

Tell your friend to wear quieter shoes 😂 tap tap tap

[@KIRBZVIDS]

The floor was wet and slippery was funny made his shoe sqweeks 🤣where have catch up some time mate x

[@chrishaakerson8370]

@@KIRBZVIDS fair play to you lads for getting in there. Shame no UFOs tho 😂

[@Mike-jx2uj]

Simunition training is a non lethal round used in firearms training 12:32

[@geewatts1219]

Is there no one manning it anymore?🧐 (live in Corsham)

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Yh there G4S Secerty there and MOD Police

[@petersimcoe7341]

How do you look out for asbestos when exploring?

[@KIRBZVIDS]

I taste the walls

[@zerofox7347]

I wonder if there are any actual secret military bunkers anymore??

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Was till thay got infortrated 😂

[@Johnketes54]

I should imagine there are and probably in plain sight, This all old stuff but interesting,

[@mikes0121]

What was in them cases ? By the targets the camera just clips to another shot hmmm

[@jonathansmythe6273]

the nuts

[@Djurel]

Is the guy in blue wearing horseshoes?

[@AnthonyMcaffrey]

27:03 time stamp reminder for me

[@timmesser4859]

Never herd someone lafe as much as you

[@KIRBZVIDS]

🤣

[@jonathanbeaver4211]

well sacurity would know flipper was around,, they would hear him 1/2 a mile away. man get him some quiet boots.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

His mum cant afford new shoes as she is a benefit scrounger from reading

[@improvement_guy]

Where does the money come from to build these bunkers?

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Well if there Built for the government then government money is from tax payers, is a interesting question

[@improvement_guy]

@@KIRBZVIDS very much my point. We also didn’t consent to wars, so…these shelters are ours 😎

[@KIRBZVIDS]

@@improvement_guy Depends if there Sold To Private owner for nondwelling/Commercial use only

[@improvement_guy]

@@KIRBZVIDS these conversations though are so valuable. I appreciate your work my bro 🙏🏻

[@AnthonyMcaffrey]

Who knows maybe this is wear the SAS trained

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Men in black apartly to the UFO wack jobs 😂

[@AnthonyMcaffrey]

@@KIRBZVIDS yeah 😂

[@mm-xi3wf]

I believe the royal marines poss sbs did some CQB training there

[@v4skunk739]

@@KIRBZVIDS UFO are real. You missed that Grusch guy in America revealing the details to the US congress?

[@ChronicExe]

How the fuck did you manage this?!

[@KIRBZVIDS]

With a lot of effort going back and forwards there over the years

[@ChronicExe]

@KIRBZVIDS id love to see this place, never guna happen but one can dream. Im still amazed 👏

[@Mike-jx2uj]

how does one top this video

[@chrisess2581]

By wearing shoes that don't squeak!

[@ZeroCool396]

Good video but his shoes where annoying to listen to.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Sorry about that the kiddy i was with is a tramp couldn't afford new shoes