Due to the expected interest, please be prepared for some waiting time. There is a maximum/limited number of visitors in the bunker at the same time.
History
The bunker was constructed between 1942 and 1943 and was intended as a safe haven for the Reich Commissioner Seyss-Inquart and his staff (hence the name: the Seyss-Inquart bunker). He himself resided nearby in Huize Clingendael.
This unique bunker is designated as Sondernbau due to its shape and dimensions. There is no other copy. The bunker itself is sixty meters long, thirty meters wide, and fifteen meters high, camouflaged as a farmhouse.
From 1948 to 1989 (until the fall of the Berlin Wall), this bunker was operationally used by Defense for, among other things, a number of very important operations during the Cold War. That is how the name Command Post Clingendael originated.
Visit
The volunteers of the Atlantic Wall Museum The Hague will guide visitors through the bunker. The history and use of the bunker will be explained in the Atlantic Wall Information Center. The route through the bunker takes about 30 minutes. In order to receive as many visitors as possible, please keep moving as much as possible.
Due to the air quality in the bunker, wearing a face mask is mandatory. These are awarded on location. The bunker is not suitable for disabled people, small children and pets.