# Buying Secret Bunkers Clandestine Tunnels for Sale By Cowbag | Published 2008-10-21 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/secret-tunnels-for-sale-buy-your-own-secret-bunker References: [news.bbc](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7672374.stm) A network of [secret tunnels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cold-war-museum-regan-vest) built in 1940 as deep air-raid shelters 100 feet under central London has gone on sale. The Kingsway Tunnels were designed to accommodate 8,000 people. They have also been used as a public records library and even a telephone exchange. British Telecom hope that the [77,000 square feet of space](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/downstairs-at-dmfk) could attract offers of about £5m. This has to be the coolest property on sale at the moment with access through [unmarked doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stay-under-the-radar) on the street. Apparently it needs a purchaser with imagination. If I had $5 million, I would be right there. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Underground Bunkers:** Opportunity to create luxury apocalypse-proof living spaces, attracting wealthy buyers. - **Urban Exploration:** New market for tourism industry to offer guided tours through underground tunnels and bunkers. - **Disaster Preparedness:** Growing demand for companies specializing in designing and building disaster-ready structures for individuals and organizations. ### Where This Applies - **Real Estate:** Opportunity to market and sell unused underground spaces to private buyers and commercial organizations. - **Tourism:** Untapped opportunity for tour operators to offer underground and bunker tours to enthusiasts interested in history, survival, and adventure. - **Construction:** Opportunity for construction companies to develop custom underground structures for individuals, companies, and governments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Underground Autonomous Shelter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plan-b-1.md) - [Dramatic Doomsday Bunker Images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alastair-philip-wiper.md) - [Unique Urban Event Hires](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/private-hire.md) - [Bunker-Converted Holiday Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corstorphine-wright.md) - [Subterranean Garden Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thames-tideway-tunnel.md) - [Excavated Underground Living Space](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hideaway-house.md) - [Partially Buried Tranquil Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-under-the-ground.md) - [Philosopher-Neighbouring Burial Plots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karl-marxs-tomb.md) - [Canadian Waterfall Tunnels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/niagara-parks.md)