UXO Found at Hampshire Holiday Park Destroyed in Controlled Explosion

A controlled explosion was carried out after unexploded ordnance (UXO) was found at a holiday park at Barton-on-Sea in Hampshire.

A 100m security cordon was put in place by Police overnight, prior to the attendance of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team.

The EOD team rendered the device safe through a controlled detonation.  The exact nature of the ordnance is unknown, described only as a ‘World War Two bomb’.

See: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20012226.ww2-bomb-found-hoburne-naish-holiday-park/