  
Open weekend
Saturday & Sunday,
4
- 5 October 2014
Visitors should park in the Innovation Science Park (opposite the Heronston Hotel
- see location on Google Maps here)
and walk from there to and along the A48. There will be a sign at the start of the
short path off the A48 that will get you to the Hut 9 compound;
it is a 5
minute walk.
We recommend wearing
appropriate footwear, since during or straight after wet weather
the path to the Hut 9 compound could be part muddy.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
For everyone's
safety, please do not attempt to stop or park your car on the busy
and fast traffic A48 road.
Our Event's Photo Albums
are here for
Saturday &
Sunday
Were
you there?
Some
of the Hut 9 rooms were restored in an attempt to try and recreate how they
would have looked during 1940-1948 and members of the Hut 9
Preservation Group and WW2 re-enactors will be telling the fascinating
stories of the 4 time-frames of Island Farm:
1940-1944 - Billet
for the Royal Ordnance Factory workers.
1943-1944 - American
billet for the 109 Field Artillery (28th Infantry Division).
1944-1945 - German
POW, Island Farm Camp 198.
1945-1948 - High
Ranking German Officer Camp, Island Farm Special Camp XI.
Here is the map showing the Hut 9 rooms and their contents What's
to hear and see during your visit
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Outside Hut 9, there
will be WW2 re-enactors with all their "kit" and and their vehicles
(weather permitting).
-
Brett Exton will give a
very interesting talk on the complete history of Island Farm.
-
Richard Williams will
complement Brett's talk and guide you inside Hut 9.
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A number of the famous Island Farm
wall drawings/ paintings will be on display inside several rooms/
dormitories. Each picture gives a unique insight into the thoughts of a German POW,
depicting their home, loved ones or quotes in German.
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Numerous volunteer re-enactors
brought the place to life, dressed as former German PoWs, British Home
Guards, American soldiers and Royal Ordnance Factory girls. They will be occupying several rooms/ dormitories with their full
uniforms, equipment and brick-a-brac on display. Such equipment would have been used back in the day!
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Barry Ward
(Preservation Group Member and re-enactor) will be talking about the
escape; how the tunnel was made and all about the prisoners' preparation
prior to the escape.
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Do not miss our Oral
History gazebo, where you can be interviewed by Stel Anthony who shall
record audio/ video your experiences or
stories about Island Farm, Hut 9, the PoW escape and
Bridgend at War in general.
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Finally, a member of the Hut 9
Preservation Group will guide you around Hut 9 and talk about the escape and the famous
Welsh Great Escape Tunnel
that is preserved in tact after
all these years.
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This is a FREE for ALL event, so
no entry fee!
However, as always your kind
donations
will be much appreciated. Without
your generous donations, our voluntary
work and effort to preserve Hut 9 and its history will be near impossible!
Thank
you all for your support
Hut 9 Preservation Team
To get a taste of things to
come, please visit a
webpage on Hut 9 and a
photo album
on VisitPorthcawl.co.uk
from our September 2012 Open Doors Event
   
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