Cracking UK Cold War Nuclear Bunker, exploring abandoned London Tube stations, Russian Nuclear Submarine, Mail Rail, Battersea power plant and more with 28dayslater Adam Slater
Adam Slater is a British explorer from Birmingham, England. Adam has been exploring abandoned places since early 2000s. He belongs to community of urban explorers on 28dayslater.co.uk forum.
Adam explored the UK’s ‘UrbEx Holy Grail’, a nuclear bunker from the Cold War era that served as England’s Central Government War Headquarters. The Cabinet Office commissioned this subterranean urban fortress during the 1950s when the West faced an imminent threat of all-out nuclear war. Although the facility was commonly referred to as a bunker, the UK government never used this term officially. Instead, they used various codenames, such as “Burlington,” to refer to the facility.
His other impressive lactation is the decommissioned Soviet submarine nicknamed ‘Black Widow’, which was equipped with 22 nuclear warheads and 53 explosive mines, possessing an explosive power equivalent to that of the Hiroshima bomb. During this part of the interview we discussed the concept of “urbex tourism” and the differences between exploring new and already-visited locations.
During the interview, Adam shared a plethora of fascinating stories from his 20-year-long exploration journey. Our discussion triggered my introspection on numerous facets of this hobby, such as its distinctiveness, the driving force behind it, and the essential elements associated with it. Due to the multitude of stories present in the interview, I cannot share all of them in here. Therefore, I highly recommend tuning in to this thought-provoking conversation with one of the most productive explorers in the UK.
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References: “Burlington” Central Government War Headquarters, Submarine U-475 Black Widow
1 Comment
Westen Sultan
July 27, 2023 /
As a very old senior citizen I got banned from 28days later for saying Adam Slater has appeared in court accused of stealing items and providing a link – seems the moderators of 28days later are punishing the wrong people