Thursday 3 March 2022

London Transport Museum - Clapham South and Kingsway are back for Hidden London

 


London Transport Museum
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Explore Hidden London this spring and summer - including Clapham's secret shelter!
Spring is here - and so is Hidden London! Next week, we'll be launching tickets for Hidden London tours running between April and August 2022.

Two popular tours are back again - Clapham South subterranean shelter opens after a 2-year hiatus and if you missed out on Kingsway tram tunnel last year, we've got more dates this year for you. 

You'll also be able to book station tours of Aldwych, Moorgate, Piccadilly Circus, Euston, Down Street and Charing Cross.

Plus as the warmer weather returns, it's the perfect time to book onto our walking tour of Covent Garden and the West End.

We also have an exciting programme of virtual tours, where you can journey inside hidden areas of Brompton Road, King William Street, Aldwych, Holborn and Euston from the comfort of your own home.
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How to book
As a subscriber, you'll get 24 hours early access to book tickets, so keep your eyes peeled on your inbox next Thursday 10 March at 10am.
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Kingsway tram tunnel
The Kingsway Tram Subway linked the extensive tram networks of north and south London together from 1906 to 1952. More than half of the subway still exists, complete with original features, and this tour takes you down to explore the remaining tunnel and the former tram station.
Kingsway
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Clapham South
Journey 11 stories underground to explore a deep-level shelter below the streets of London. Clapham South's shelter has over a mile of subterranean passageways that reveal the extraordinary stories of those who sheltered here, from the Second World War onwards.
Clapham South
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Euston
Explore a century of the station’s history, from its humble beginnings to its exciting future as the London terminus for the brand-new High Speed 2 (HS2) line. Don't miss the gallery of vintage advertising poster fragments which have been concealed for over 50 years!
Euston
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Aldwych
Join our tour of Aldwych station, as seen on Secrets of the London Underground, to see one of the former termini of the Piccadilly line – the ticket hall, the original lifts, abandoned platforms and inter-connecting walkways – including some that are very rarely seen by the public.
Aldwych
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Charing Cross
It's access all areas with this tour! Go behind closed doors, see the disused Jubilee line platforms (as seen in blockbusters Killing Eve and Skyfall) and walk under Trafalgar Square.
Charing Cross
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Piccadilly Circus
See the engineering and architecture marvels at this 105-year-old station. See original Edwardian features and hear how it provided shelter to Londoners and museum artefacts alike.
Piccadilly Circus
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Moorgate
Enter a maze of disused tunnels, abandoned tracks and a see complete Greathead shield from 1904, the only one of its kind on the network. Admire original glass tiles of the City and South London Railway, and discover how disused parts of the station are bring repurposed ingeniously.
Moorgate
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Down Street
Get an intimate view of the disused station where Churchill took refuge during the Blitz. Down Street became the Railway Executive Committee’s bomb-proof headquarters, a warren of narrow tunnels where the nation’s railways were coordinated.
Down Street
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Virtual tours
Join one of our virtual tours to see a different side to London from wherever you are in the world!
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Secrets of Central London
Unlock the secrets of the West End with our walking tour of Covent Garden, Kingsway, Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Victoria Embankment.
Walking tour
A tiled tunnel at Euston
Euston virtual tour
See hidden passageways, emergency stairs and other places that public can't usually see on this ULTIMATE tour of Euston.
Euston
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Aldwych virtual tour
Get an extra peek at even more hidden places  at Aldwych on this virtual tour.
Aldwych
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Holborn (Kingsway) virtual tour
See the abandoned structures at Kingsway, Aldwych and Holborn - key to unlocking travel in London.
Holborn (Kingsway)
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Brompton Road virtual tour
See what this disused former Piccadilly line station and Second World War bunker looks like today.
Brompton Road
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King William Street virtual tour
Get to know the first disused deep tube station, closed for over 120 years, and its key part today in the Bank extension.
King William Street
Secret Shelter Challenge
Our new game for 8-11-year-olds on the Musemio app takes players travelling through time to 1944 to explore the Clapham South deep-level shelter, reliving accounts from families staying there during World War II and discovering their secrets.

Clapham South deep-level shelter is not currently accessible to young people, so this game is the only way for children to glimpse what life in the shelter must have felt like.
Secret Shelter Challenge
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