Secret Wartime Tunnels at Dover Castle

  • Operation Dynamo
  • Secret Wartime Tunnels
  • Secret Wartime Tunnels
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Operation Dynamo

Immerse yourself in the drama of the Dunkirk evacuation in the very tunnels where the desperate rescue operation was masterminded. State-of-the-art effects and real film footage combine to bring those dramatic events of May 1940 to life in this new visitor experience. 

The Rescue from Dunkirk

Underground Hospital

Travel deep into the white cliffs to explore the atmospheric Underground Hospital. Converted into a hospital for injured troops in 1941, visitors today can experience the sounds, smells and atmosphere of the World War II hospital with its operating theatre.

Underground Hospital

Wartime Tunnels Uncovered

For over 200 years the tunnels have provided shelter, safety and secrecy to those defending our shores. In this new permanent exhibition, delve deeper into the history of the tunnels, from Napoleonic times right up to the Cold War.

Wartime Tunnels Uncovered