Stockport Air raid Shelters

Not as glamourous as it sounds!
joking aside, this is an easy way to picture to yourself what our grandmas etc had to put up with, and gives you a bit of a grounded feeling in this hectic world.

location-​located in chestergate, stockport this is further out but worth the visit if you like history. Going into these is like experiencing a bit of history first hand, it feels so real and is such an eye opener when you think tht its purpose was to protect thousands and thousands of people from the threat of getting attacked from the germans. The tunnels were made out of soft red sanstone.

A great excuse to get out of the rain or if you are bored with Stockport’s shops is to go underground and visit the air raid shelters. This is probably the most popular attraction in the town and well worth it. You tour the underground network of tunnels all the while hearing and seeing reconstructions of lifelike air raids — audio visual stuff and plenty of artifacts lying around. If you are only remotely interested in our history then make sure you visit — its good fun and a real eye opener.