▁Sc ar cl iffe ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁The ▁t ipped ▁material ▁is ▁so ▁in ert ▁that ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁years ▁later ▁veget ation ▁remains ▁sparse . ▁Sc ar cl iffe ▁C ut ting ▁is ▁best ▁viewed ▁by ▁walking ▁along ▁the ▁public ▁foot path ▁which ▁continues ▁over ▁the ▁stone ▁st ile ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁short ▁" W ood ▁Lane " ▁which ▁starts ▁by ▁the ▁restored ▁sign post ▁opposite ▁the ▁El m ▁Tree ▁public ▁house ▁in ▁Sc ar cl iffe . ▁About ▁ ▁after ▁the ▁st ile ▁the ▁path ▁cross es ▁a ▁bridge ▁ ▁over ▁the ▁cutting , ▁which ▁Network ▁Rail ▁probably ▁have ▁to ▁maintain , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁tracks ▁were ▁lifted ▁over ▁si xty ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁Bol so ver ▁T unnel ▁has ▁one ▁claim ▁to ▁fame , ▁at ▁least ▁locally . ▁During ▁W W 2 ▁the ▁Royal ▁Train ▁was ▁st abled ▁in ▁the ▁tunnel ▁for ▁one ▁night . ▁Loc als ▁told ▁of ▁going ▁uns us pect ingly ▁for ▁wal ks ▁and ▁being ▁aston ished ▁to ▁be ▁stopped ▁by ▁armed ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁true ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Tre vor ▁Sk ir rey , ▁one - time ▁signal man ▁at ▁Sc ar cl iffe . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bol so ver ▁T unnel ▁on ▁an ▁old ▁O . S . ▁map ▁np em aps ▁Bol so ver ▁T unnel ▁p n ▁old ▁maps