Why were air raid shelters needed in the Second World War?
Join IWM expert Ngaire aboard her cosy houseboat on the River Thames as she tells real life stories of how people passed the time—whether they sheltered in their back garden or in underground tunnels. What would you have taken inside to keep yourself and your family entertained?
Hear stories about John, whose father built an Anderson shelter that they grew vegetables on top of in their garden, and Kitty, who spent nights in a communal bomb shelter in Camberwell with her family.
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The World's Best Den
The World's Best Den
Curriculum Links and Learning Topics
Second World War, Home Front, Evacuees, The Blitz
Letters from Home
Letters from Home
What would it be like if your only means of communicating with your family was a 25 word message that would take months to arrive?
Discover how the Hill family from Guernsey managed to stay in touch when war separated them by writing very short letters with the most important information they wanted to share - then have a go at writing your own.
