The 'ghost village' of Imber on Salisbury Plain has been opened to the public for one day, with vintage Routemaster buses ferrying visitors to the deserted settlement.
The Wiltshire village was cleared of its residents in 1943, when the community was given just a few weeks' notice to leave. The area was subsequently taken over by the military for use as a training ground for US troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War Two.
Since 2009, the Ministry of Defence has allowed public access to Imber for one day each year. The village lies in the middle of a live training zone and is normally closed to civilians.
During the visit, St Giles Church—the only original building still standing—was opened to visitors. Several empty houses built in the 1970s for UK soldiers' training exercises also remain on site.
