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Tuesday 18 February 2025 12:23 am

London’s £120 million top secret real-life James Bond tunnels

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City PM partnered with Joolz from‬ Joolz Guides to take an exclusive first look inside London’s deepest underground tunnels — a hidden network 40m beneath Chancery Lane that’s being transformed into the city’s newest and most unique tourist attraction.

These tunnels, built initially as WWII bomb shelters, later became a top-secret MI6 intelligence hub during the Cold War and are thought to have inspired James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s Q branch!

Now, after decades of secrecy, they’re set to reopen to the public in a £120 million redevelopment project.

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