RAF Holmpton

#5640 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Museum, Military museum

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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. ()

Built: 1951 (73 years ago)Coordinates: 53°41'2"N, 0°4'2"W

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RAF Holmpton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Withernsea Lighthouse, St Augustine's Church, St Patrick's Church, Port of Immingham.

5.1 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Lighthouse
Withernsea Lighthouse, Withernsea
130 min walk • Withernsea Lighthouse is an inland lighthouse that stands in the middle of the town of Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The lighthouse stands 127 feet high and took 18 months to build between 1892 and 1894.
6.7 miNW
Town, Church
St Augustine's Church, Hedon
170 min walk • St Augustine's Church is a Church of England parish church located in Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The church is a Grade I listed building.
2.3 miE
Church, Historical place
St Patrick's Church
58 min walk • St Patrick's Church, Patrington is an Anglican parish church located in Patrington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The church is a Grade I listed building.
6.7 miSW
Harbor
Port of Immingham
172 min walk • The Port of Immingham, also known as Immingham Dock, is a major port on the east coast of England, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary west of Grimsby, near the town of Immingham.
5.4 miNE
Town
Owthorne, Withernsea
138 min walk • Owthorne was a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Holderness coast, to the north of Withernsea, and it is one of many settlements that have been lost to coastal erosion.

RAF Holmpton

Facts and practical information

RAF Holmpton plan & book

RAF Holmpton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Withernsea Lighthouse, Withernsea

St Augustine's Church, Hedon

St Patrick's Church

Port of Immingham

Owthorne, Withernsea