On Saturday 24 May, many bunkers along the coast will be open to the public. From Zeeland to the Wadden Islands, you can take a look at these extraordinary World War II structures that were part of the Atlantic Wall between 10am and 5pm. Our bunker is at the former Valkenburg airfield. It is not that old, but dates back to the Cold War. The bunker is also above ground.

During this tenth edition of Bunkerdag, we commemorate and celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. Therefore, some bunkers will host special activities. There will be actors dressed as soldiers showing what life was like in and around the bunker during wartime. At some locations, historical army vehicles drive visitors around. In our bunker, we have a special exhibition about the time when Valkenburg airfield was occupied by the Germans. At that time, the airfield was called Flugplatz Katwijk.

Atlantic Wall
During World War II, Nazi Germany built a defence line along the western European coast to prevent an attack by the Allies. This so-called Atlantic Wall ran all the way from Norway to the border with Spain, over a length of some 5,000 kilometres. Although our bunker itself was not part of the Atlantic Wall, the airfield was. Flugplatz Katwijk was the only German airfield in Europe that was included in the Atlantic Wall. Many traces of this can still be seen, and we show them in our exhibition with photos and a model.

When
Saturday 24 May 2025 from 10am-5pm.

One price for entry to all participating bunkers
€7.50 (adults), €4 (children aged 4 to 12) and free for children aged 0 to 3. With this entrance ticket, all participating locations are accessible.

More information
More information on all participating venues and the full programme can be found at www.bunkerdag.nl.