Open Doors - Brecon Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post

The ROC Post was part of over 1500 Royal Observer Corps nuclear monitoring posts spread over the UK, to monitor the effects of nuclear bomb blasts and fall-out during the Cold War from the early 1960s to 1990s. 

The Brecon Post has been restored to what it would have looked like when operational during the Cold War, with all the communication equipment working to recreate the atmosphere in the lead-up to a nuclear conflict.

The Post will be available to members of the general public - to visit for a sense of what happened all over the UK during the Cold War and have ex-Royal Observer Corps personnel explain what they did. 

The visit involves going 15 foot underground down a ladder. Only people who are fit and able to traverse the ladder, and children under 12 years old with parental permission, are allowed to go underground.

Booking required - 
charles.dewinton@btinternet.com
or 07973 775661 
or Facebook Messenger, Brecon ROC Post

NB - the event is weather dependant. Therefore it is important to check beforehand by contacting Mr Dewinton. 

Location - Cefn Cantref, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8LT (approx.)          
Grid Ref SO 048266
What 3 Words: Safely.counts.twinkling

Directions - The above details will point you to a gate into a field where car parking is offered. Please follow the signs to the Post - this involves a walk of approximately 200m across three fields. The land is level so should not be a problem.