Ipswich World War Two museum Clifford Road Tunnels unable to open in August

A popular World War Two museum nestled beneath an Ipswich primary school will be unable to open this month.

The team behind Clifford Road Tunnels, a series of air raid shelters beneath Clifford Road Primary School, was due to welcome customers on Saturday and Sunday.

The museum typically opens once per month – the second weekend – between April and October.

A spokesperson for the museum said: “We apologise, but we are unable to open the Clifford Road Tunnels this weekend due to circumstances beyond our control.”

However, the organisers said there ‘would be a light at the end of the tunnel’.

Those eager to indulge in a little slice of history will be able to do so next month.

It is expected that the shelter will open as normal on September 7 and 8.

Clifford Road Tunnels, formerly Clifford Road Air Raid Museum, were discovered by a workman digging a pond in 1989.

Three shelters were built beneath the school, which were transformed into a museum and operated entirely by volunteers.