1/6/2023 0 Comments The long dark bunkers![]() In this mission, Astrid must search for bunkers scattered throughout Pleasant Valley. ![]() ![]() Joplins Bunker Raid is a side mission in Episode 3 of the story. Whatever supplies remain could help you survive Pleasant Valley long enough to find a way out. The Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker is one of a small number of surviving Cold War and World War II bunkers now open to the public. The Forest Talkers have been raiding Joplins prepper caches. If you find yourself driving through Essex, this bunker is well worth a visit. My son learnt a lot from the visit and although he had been a bit unnerved as we got deeper underground and realised we were totally alone, we had visited on a rainy week day in February and it probably gets busier and has more visitors at weekends and in the warmer months. It took me straight back to the 1980s and vividly brought back the whole nuclear fear we lived through. It may have been slightly chaotic and arbitrary, but that just made it more immediate and more realistic. I have a soft spot for private museums that haven’t been over curated: I love that it looked as if it had just been left as it was, that scraps of paper were still on desks, that there were few glass display cases surrounding the artefacts, as it makes the whole experience so much more authentic. I have to say that although my son found the whole experience slightly terrifying, I really enjoyed it.
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