Tunnels and secret passages

[coffers1]

Are there any stately homes or castles etc in England open to the public where you there are secret passeges.....I was always fascinated by the idea as a kid

[twiglet4frog]

most useless info going but here goes, there is a college not too far from nottingham sheffield that  cant remember the name of but it is really old college and there are secret tunnels and passageways hidden throughout the grounds that if i remember, a lord or something important used to live in all the tunnels cos he was too ashamed or scared or something to be seen in public so he lived in secret tunnels that at the time were all fitted out in splendour!

ok, not much help there but i know it exists as my uncle used to have to deal with the grasscutting contract at the college and one day took me as a 10 year old to see these tunnels and walk about them cos even he was blown away (think i remember a derelict ballroom underground but not sure)

i have a strong feeling the college begins with a W so i hope this helps u on a bit of research into it, i fancy looking myself now so if i see anything on google i will post it

[twiglet4frog]

ok, its a DUKE and he was at WELBECK and a little info is here

 

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/follies/portland.html

[Lillabet]

Edinburgh Castle - Obviously in Scotland rather than England. Has an extensive tunnel network underneath it running down the Royal Mile. I don't think it is all publicly accessible. But certainly parts of it are on Castle tours. Plus the castle itself is impressive in its own right.

[spudqueen]

Not a stately home or a castle, but there are loads of tunnels under Liverpool, see here

[Gilli]

Not England (obviously), but if you ever go to Jersey there are the fascinating tunnels which formed the German Underground hospital .... these have now been made into a very good & thought provoking museum about the occupation.

[PFD]

If you visit any of the fortresses on Portsdown Hill near Portsmouth there are many tunnels carved out of the chalk of the hill. They link the forts and were also used to store ammunition.

[flaming]

I can't do anything clever in giving you the website link but just key in :  Subterranea Britannica   on your browser (I did on my hotmail home page) and lots of info. will come up.  They are a good crowd to join and you would be amongst like minded souls.  It is an organisation devoted to the exploration of man-made underground places.  You will be surprised at how many there are. 

More accessible than things I have explored with Sub.Brit. are the available tunnels at Dover Castle, the Hell-Fire caves at West Wycome to name but two.  With Sub.Brit I viewed the tunnels under Manchester, Bristol ..stone quarries under Bath....oh , hosts of things.

[blueted]

check www.darkplaces.co.uk or www.derelictplaces.co.uk loads of information on some fascinating sites.