London Transport Museum - Merry Christmas from London Transport Museum! 🎄❄️

 

Christmas is here! It's an exciting time at the Museum, where we're all wearing our Christmas jumpers from the Shop! Santa's sleigh has landed in our winter wonderland, and we're welcoming hundreds of families to enjoy our festive programming. Read on to discover some of our seasonal highlights this December - and how you could win The Trainspotter's Notebook by Francis Bourgeois!

Until 2 January Christmas at the Museum Santa's at the Museum until 23 December, and you can enjoy festive activities and play on his Routemaster-inspired interactive sleigh in our winter wonderland until January. Make a pop-out Christmas card, follow our family trail around the galleries, discover our winter poster parade, and step inside a giant festive transport poster for a seasonal selfie... and don't miss the orange spiced hot chocolate and Christmas crumble slices in our cafe. Kids go free!

Christmas at the Museum Our opening times

Christmas at home

Family activities online Check out our Christmas colouring and craft activities to decorate your home, make a poster and watch our winter story videos. Christmas activities online Advent calendar Open a door on our virtual Advent calendar every day until Christmas Eve to discover seasonal surprises from the Museum! Digital Advent calendar

Object of the Month London Transport Catering Christmas cracker, in box, 1992 This December, our Object of the Month is a London Transport Catering Christmas cracker from 1992. The cracker was part of the Christmas party catering on offer at the 10 Carvery rooftop restaurant located at 55 Broadway, the former headquarters of London Transport. Click on the Christmas and winter-themed collection objects below to learn more about them!

More stories about catering for London's transport staff

Discover how canteens kept London's transport companies' workforce fed throughout most of the 20th century - even through the challenges of wartime. London's transport canteens In the 1950s, London Transport catering ran  165 canteens providing meals for 74,000 staff - with much of their food prepared at the new Croydon Food Production Centre. Culinary Croydon

Win the Trainspotter's Notebook! TikTok trainspotting phenomenon Francis Bourgeois hosted his book launch at the Museum. Now we're offering one lucky person the chance to win a signed copy of his new book, The Trainspotter's Notebook. The Trainspotter's Notebook takes you through historic terminals and backwater stations with Francis, with hilarious and heart-warming tales celebrating the places and people of the railway. The competition closes on Tuesday 3 January. Enter the competition

New Hidden London tour dates for 2023

Looking for a completely unique experience for yourself, or to gift someone else this Christmas? With five in-person station tours, a walking tour and eight virtual tours, join us behind the scenes to explore secret and ‘forgotten’ parts of the London Underground network's history.  Hidden London tours

Order your Christmas gifts by Thursday 15 December!

Don't miss out on this chance to snap up unique presents ahead of Christmas: order by midnight on Thursday 15 December to make sure your gifts arrive for the big day! From pin badges to transport posters, games to embroidery kits, there's something to delight everyone.

Buy your gifts in time for Christmas!