Ramsgate Tunnels

As part of our Topic, "World at War" we visited the Ramsgate Tunnels to find out a bit more about life in during WWII. Arriving early to eat our lunch allowed us to play on the beach beforehand which was a lovely addition due to the nice weather! 

At 2pm we entered the tunnels and were greeted by our tour guide and were introduced with a short film about Ramsgate's involvement in WWII. From here, we put on our hardhats and torches and headed down the old railway tunnel to the smaller tunnels that were cut out for people during the air raids in 1940. There were parts in which we had to use torches as there were no lights whatsoever. At one point, we were approximately 70 metres below the surface of Ramsgate! We found out an interesting fact about navigation: the tunnels were deisnged to mimic the roads above so that people could gauge a rough idea of where they were underground. 

Overall, we had a great time and learned a lot about the lives of people in the 1940s living in Ramsgate.