Camp X Memorial, Intrepid Parkin-person Doors Open Whitby

  • In-person
  • Guided tours available
  • National Historic Site (Canada)
  • Parking
  • Self-guided tours available
Camp X Memorial, Intrepid Park

Camp X once trained agents for secret missions behind enemy lines and hosted the largest wartime communications hub — linking Washington, New York and London. It has been commemorated as a National Historic Site, highlighting its vital role in Allied intelligence. This facility was crucial to Allied intelligence, making it one of Canada’s most important — and secret — Second World War landmarks.

Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, the memorial to Camp X at Intrepid Park is dedicated to the men and women who were employed at the British Security Coordination spy training school and communications centre located here during the Second World War. The buildings associated with the site have been demolished or relocated. The memorial was erected in 1984. Over 500 special agents were trained here to go behind enemy lines and “set Europe ablaze,” as dramatized in CBC Television’s X Company. During Digital Doors Open, do some spy training with site expert Lynn Philip Hodgson (see the video below). Or explore the documentary on this acclaimed spy school. Discover what happened to the site after the war ended – and the fascinating role played by women here. And, students, explore the Camp X photo gallery and download images for school projects. Today, while no buildings remain, you can still visit and evoke this fascinating history.

Contact info

2008 Boundary Road
Whitby, Ontario
E-mail: events@whitby.ca
http://www.camp-x.com/camp-x.html

Architecture

Year built: 1941
Building type:AttractionHistorical landmarkMilitary
Architect: Canadian Government

Dates/hours open

Oct 18, 10:00am - Oct 18, 04:00pm

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.