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RHYDYMWYN VALLEY HISTORY SOCIETY
Nant Alyn Road, Rhydymwyn, Mold, CH7 5HQ
Tunnel Tour Season 2026
Tunnel Tours in 2026
The Rhydymwyn Site will not be open in the short term
The latest update that we have from DEFRA is summarised below:
"As we have notified previously, the site was closed just before Xmas for the foreseeable future because it needed an urgent survey concerning public safety.
Very recently, Defra have informed ourselves and the site management that only the area South of the DA gate and the Bird Hide area were now closed, and that the rest of the site was accessible to the escorted public in the normal hours.
Additionally, when the remaining works are completed, we will be informed, and a revised Induction Procedure would have to be issued.
We understand that tunnel remediation will improve our frequency of visits, and the underground areas that we are able to visit. Details should be available from May onwards, but we cannot plan or train for any tunnel tours until the new rules and configuration are defined to us.
As soon as all of this is in place we will be able to proceed with training and visits."
We have not been able to reply to your recent messages because we were unsure of the future ourselves, but this is now mainly resolved, so we will clear our backlog.
These major changes mean we will need to restructure, re-organise and expand our current organisation.
We will contact you shortly
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Events
2026 - TBA
Clearing the pathway to the magazines.
8th March 2009
Contacts
The Rhydymwyn Valley site is owned by the UK Government and the responsibility for its upkeep rests with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The contract for the security and maintenance of the site is with ISS.
To contact the society directly:
Email barbercolin453@gmail.com
To contact the site directly:
Sando Citra
Landline 01352-741591
Mobile 07801-122976
Email sando.iss-citra@defra.gov.uk
To contact DEFRA directly:
Michael Garrod
Landline 02080-262471
Mobile 07799-347851
Email Michael.Garrod@defra.gsi.gov.uk
The Valley Works, Rhydymwyn
The Valley Works is an important historical site concerned with:-
* UK Chemical Weapons
* History of Chemical Weapons production
* The Initial Research and Development of Nuclear Weapons
* Underground storage facilities for weapons
Rhydymwyn Valley History Society (RVHS)
The RVHS exists to promote the maintenance of the Valley Works site for its historical and educational value and interest. The society collates and stores relevant information relating to the sites history and also strives to inform and educate visitors and groups through pre-arranged talks and site tours
LATEST NEWS
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MEMBERSHIP
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IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT SITE ACCESS AND AVAILIBILITY
The listed buildings will be returned to public use on completion of work shortly
The Rhydymwyn Valley History Society is an organisation which researches and promotes the operation of the former Ministry of Supply's Valley Works in the Alyn Valley at Rhydymwyn in North-East Wales.
MONTHLY MEETING
Field Studies Centre 17, Nant Alyn Road, RHYDYMWYN, CH7 5HQ
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