Museums & Galleries · Inverness
Behind the Radar
📍 IV2 3US
Photo: Craig Wallace (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Explore the authentic WW2 Radar filter room and exhibits
- See vintage PDP-8 and PDP-11 computers, many still working
- View Cold War NBC-hardened areas and shower rooms
- Try the Ultimate Experience operating WW2 Radar filter tasks
- Combine your visit with a target-shooting session in the bunker
Behind the Radar is a museum set inside a genuine underground bunker in Inverness, tracing its story from a WW2 Radar filter centre through Cold War civil defence to a modern private museum. Guided tours let you see the original filter room, radio collections, vintage PDP-8 and PDP-11 computers, and Cold War NBC-hardened areas, with options ranging from a public WW2-focused tour to an immersive Ultimate Experience or family-friendly private tours. It suits history enthusiasts, families and school groups, though advance booking is essential and drop-in visits aren't usually possible. It's an easy walk from central Inverness, with free parking on site. For visitors staying nearby, Inverness station is just 0.9 miles away, and there are 80 bookable places to stay within 5 miles.
Practical details
- Booking
- Advance booking essential; phone for non-standard bookings
- Time needed
- Tours range from 2 hours to most of a day
- Parking
- Ample free parking for those on bikes or in cars
- Best for
- History enthusiasts, families, groups and schools
- Open
- Phone lines Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00
From the attraction's own website on 28 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Turn a visit to Behind the Radar into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Inverness 0.9 miles
- Inverness Airport 6.4 miles
- Muir of Ord 10 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page