Places people don’t get to go
Visit the parts of the South not open to the public...
Video: Exploring Southampton's forgotten air raid shelter—28/10/2016
A look around the ancient vaults that saved the city in 1940.
Behind this doorway is a vault that saved Southampton during the Blitz
Chris Hitchings explores the abandoned medieval tunnel used as an air raid shelter.
Video: The sea fort that's protected our coastline since 1865—Are we rushing the closure of the Calais migrant camp known as ‘the jungle’?
Horse Sand Fort sits in the Solent between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
The sea fort that has protected the south since the 1860s
Chris Hitchings takes a tour around Horse Sand Fort and explores its history.
Video: This is what happens at Air Traffic Control—More on Solent devolution plans, airport expansion plans and the Hampshire man whose explored the world
Chris Hitchings take a tour of the base at Swanwick.
Meet the people who control the skies above the south
Chris Hitchings has a behind the scenes tour of NATS Air Traffic Control Swanwick.
Video: Exploring Wimborne Minster's secret staircase—Are principles out of fashion?
Not one of the 80,000 a year visitors to the Minster get to see this.
Exploring the secret stairs at Wimborne Minster
Chris Hitchings meets guide Chris Oliver to explore the forgotten flight.
Video: Take a look inside Southampton's Itchen Bridge—The Queen visits Dorset
The bridge is a landmark in the south and an important transport connection.
We went inside the Itchen Bridge and this is what it looks like
Chris Hitchings takes a tour of the Southampton landmark.









