As you enter the 1950s bungalow which masks the tunnel to the bunker, you are instructed to pick up a “wand” and to listen to the recorded messages as you do the tour. They even have a version for children – Ted was delighted with his wand and randomly pressed buttons all the way round.
My father persuaded them to do him some ham and eggs. He got the best deal.
mango says
sounds fun !! ( i think…….)
Helen (Fuss Free Flavours) says
Golly! That is a great write up.
I bought my mother a copy of Bollocks to Alton Towers a few years back.
It actually looks really interesting, but I think that I shall take a picnic.
Big Red Hearts says
What a brilliant blog post! Loved your comments regarding the food! I'm almost tempted to pay a visit – I said ALMOST!!! lol John Major in bed with his glasses still on made me grin!
vickys says
The Honesty Box, what a great name to get to you! You could NOT not give to it!
mango says
actualy the very first picture you have posted on this looks rather like a hospital operating theatre, wires monitors lights and slabs and a bit of lunch incase your peckish!
Su-yin says
I must say this post scared me a bit, lol. Kudos to Ted for being braver than me! (Love the photo of him in that dinosaur like? ensemble… so cute!)
tasteofbeirut says
Fascinating but somewhat depressing; wish we were not always contemplating total annihilation, which is a reality for us in the near east.
Heavenly Housewife says
Okay, I gotta say, this is a very original post. You know no other food blogger got here before you LOL 😀
Hope you are having a fab weekend.
*kisses* HH
deer baby says
Don't think I'll be visiting any time soon. At least they have a sense of humour. I remember reading When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs. Scared the living beejezus out of me. And those leaflets through the door.
Quick thinking about the blog answer. Hilarious that they had to go off and check.
Your word verification for this was VIAXWAR.
deer baby says
And forgot to mention – you've got Martha Stewart following you!!! Be proud! But don't mention prison or cells to her in any shape or form.
Kitchen Butterfly says
What an outing……….definitely not the place for gourmet anything! Ted seems quite happy despite your 'summary'
Jamie says
"fascinating in a morbid way" is just the way we love it! It looks fun and too hysterically funny! Pretty freaky bewigged plastic people! And what was scarier than that food? How brave you were to eat it! But it does look like a fun day out! I'd do it! And it all reminds me of a brochure I found in my dad's stuff after he passed away: a late 1950's pamphlet entitled "How to Survive Nuclear War". I kid you not. Among other things, get down behind your sofa or if you are out in your car lie down flat in a roadside ditch.
Sarah says
– The photo of cherry bakewells in their cling film body bags depresses me.
– Pray tell: what was in the Bargain Box?
– Did you *seriously* eat that pasty? It looks absolutely rank. I'd have gone for the sausage though.
– The chip sign is my favourite and brings to the mind an image of a Mighty Booshesque chip genie.
– I am looking forward to hearing about girl guide trauma, although I think I have a brownie camp nightmare which will beat all oncomers.
Sarah, Maison Cupcake says
@sarah – yes they do look like body bags!! I can't remember what was in the bargain box and I won't be going back in a hurry to check. I ate the pasty, to my shame. The chip sign was a scream. I will be writing about my guide camp trauma on the 25th anniversary of the experience in August!!
Nicisme says
Loved reading this – you do bring a smile to my face Sarah!