Report - Royal Marines Deep Refuge, Chatham Kent, May 2024

[Doozer]

Wasn't sure if we'd see this place for a long time now. Nicely done, it's a lovely set of tunnels!

I did read your report on it last week while prepping for it, you got some amazing photos of it mate 👍

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

Visited with @Llama @James Cross @Stumpy_UX & @Wastelandr. Thanks guys for a great evening 👍

History
The Royal Marines deep refuge is a multi level air raid shelter constructed in 1938 at the time of Munich crisis. There’s not a lot more info of the history of shelter but the barracks above ground at gun wharf were occupied by the chatham Royal Marines from 1779 till it’s cloasure in 1960.

Explore
Those of you who had the pleasure of entering this place will surely agree with me when I say navigating the staircases are certainly testing, especially after a few beers 🤣, we got in and had a good wander round got some good photos before getting out to check on another place before parting ways. Glad to finally tick this one off the “to do” list and done it with some good company. There’s only so many pictures you could take of place without them looking the same so here’s a handful of half decent ones. Done from my iPhone as usual

I didn't think the stairs were that bad although i didn't go to the very top lol

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

Fantastic night mate, glad to of finally gotten the opportunity to see this one!

Was the garage shut recently then?

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

It’s quite recent, if you know the entrance get there quick coz it won’t be open for too much longer

Is another entry open? Ive only been once but the garage was shut for refurb

 

[Doozer]

I didn't think the stairs were that bad although i didn't go to the very top lol

That would be why you didn’t think they were that bad then lol 😂

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

That would be why you didn’t think they were that bad then lol 😂

No way liam went all the way up hes as bad as i am 😂

 

[Doozer]

No way liam went all the way up hes as bad as i am 😂

Yes he did indeed! I think anyway 🤔 I was a few beers in by then lol 😂

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

Yes he did indeed! I think anyway 🤔 I was a few beers in by then lol 😂

When i took him to some cranes he looked like he was shting a brick and they had stairs u could walk on 😂

 

[Calamity Jane]

Always great to see. Those stairs are exactly why Ive not attempted this one at all. lol. Fair play 👍

 

[Wastelandr]

No way liam went all the way up hes as bad as i am 😂

Oh yess I did! But can confirm the steps were absolutely fucked, that timber crashing down and punching s hole through all the steps below left an impression!

Great report mate it was good fun

 

[Wastelandr]

When i took him to some cranes he looked like he was shting a brick and they had stairs u could walk on 😂

I stand by it's not about pretending sketchy stuff isnt scary, it's about shitting yourself and doing it anyway

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

I stand by it's not about pretending sketchy stuff isnt scary, it's about shitting yourself and doing it anyway

I felt a few bits of steps fly past me from above when i did it 😂

 

[Doozer]

Oh yess I did! But can confirm the steps were absolutely fucked, that timber crashing down and punching s hole through all the steps below left an impression!

Great report mate it was good fun

That would be my lead foot that may have caused that 😂

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

Managed to finally show the hubby last night 😂

 

[obscurity]

Is another entry open? Ive only been once but the garage was shut for refurb

Have some common sense mate. We do not discuss access and certainly don't ask on a publically viewable forum. You should know this. You've already said where one entrance is and that there is a second one.