Pěchotní srub N-S 81 „Lom“
Infantry bunker from 1938 near Náchod-Běloves with an exhibition on the construction and equipment of the fortifications; part of the Běloves fortress open-air site; admission is voluntary.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Bunker N-S 81 “Lom” was built in 1938 as a separate double-sided infantry bunker of the Náchod section of the Czechoslovak fortifications. It has two floors, an upper combat floor and a lower rear floor, and stands close to the Dobrošov artillery fortress. Two four-embrasure armoured bells for a light machine gun, made in Vítkovice, were torn out during the occupation.
During the reconstruction at the end of the 1990s, the club members decided only to remove the dangerous remains of concrete from the shattered walls and to leave the walls otherwise unaltered, as evidence of the damage done by the German occupation authorities. Camouflage plaster from 1938, hooks for camouflage nets and the diamond ditches (diamantové příkopy) in front of the embrasures are still visible today; the ditches protected the embrasures from being filled in and served as pits for empty cartridge cases.
Today the Klub vojenské historie Náchod (Military History Club Náchod) runs a museum exhibition in the bunker on the construction and equipment of the fortifications and on the army of the First Republic. Many period photographs and three-dimensional exhibits are complemented by a thirteen-minute video programme. The bunker belongs to the Běloves fortress open-air site together with the Březinka and Voda objects.
Highlights
- damaged walls left as evidence of wartime destruction
- camouflage plaster and diamond ditches from 1938
- exhibition on the construction and equipment of the fortifications, with period photographs
- thirteen-minute video programme
- small bookshop with literature on fortifications
Permanent exhibition
- Expozice v pěchotním srubu Lom – Museum exhibition on the construction and equipment of the fortifications, with period photographs, three-dimensional exhibits and a thirteen-minute video programme.
- Operated by
- Klub vojenské historie Náchod, z. s.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is voluntary only; the visit is individual and without a guide. Donations are used for reconstruction, maintenance and the running of the sites.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The bunker is reached by an approximately one-kilometre walk from Hotel Bonato along paved forest and field paths; sturdy footwear is recommended.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 30 min |
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
From Náchod station and from the Náchod-Běloves stop it is about 3 km to the bunker in the direction of Běloves and Hotel Bonato. A local bus runs from Náchod to Běloves and Bražec (stop “Běloves škola”), and a bus towards Nový Hrádek goes to Dobrošov.
By car
Parking available · 1 km to the entrance
You can park at Hotel Bonato (about 1 km on foot from there) or in the car park of the Dobrošov fortress (about 1.5 km along the green hiking trail; from Dobrošov you reach Lom as the first bunker).
Walking routes from Náchod-Běloves and from Dobrošov lead along paved forest and field paths.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Literature, DVDs, postcards, tourist stamps and business cards, as well as basic refreshments, are sold on site.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | no |
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| Good to know | The visit is individual, without a guide, and lasts about 20 to 30 minutes. The exhibition includes a thirteen-minute video programme. |
