Tuesday, 10 December 2024

London Transport Museum - Cosy up this Christmas 🧣

 

London Transport Museum
Welcome to our festive enewsletter. This Christmas meet Santa and his elves for a jolly photo and escape the chill with a visit to the Museum. Don’t miss our final weeks of The Truth About Harry Beck with a special offer, plus extended hours for Christmas shopping.
See Santa at the Museum
Santa Claus at the Museum
Visit Santa until 23 December & festive activities until 5 January 2025
Catch Santa in his grotto
Pop by before 23 December to see our winter grotto and the chance to meet Santa himself – he's managed to squeeze us in before his big night! With the elves on hand to snap that perfect festive photo, kids can hop into Santa’s interactive sleigh, complete with bells, buttons, and lights galore. Visit on a weekend or during school holidays and meet some characters from London's transport history, or set off on a festive elf trail through the galleries.

All festive activities are included with Museum entry, and kids go free.
Plan your visit
The Truth About Harry Beck - Must End 5 Jan
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Closing soon, until Sunday 5 January 2025
Have an early Christmas present on us with 30% off tickets
Don't miss your last chance to catch our debut theatre production at the Museum’s Cubic Theatre in Covent Garden. Discover the story of the iconic Tube map’s creator, a journey of passion, a wife’s devotion, and the vibrant network of London’s tunnels and tracks.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ (The Stage, Everything Theatre, The Reviews Hub, Broadway World, London Mums Magazine, West End Best Friend, Starburst Magazine, North West End, Jonathan Baz)

Final weeks, must end 5 January so book now to get 30% off best seats*

Plus, all tickets include a half-price one day entry to London Transport Museum.
Book now
A collection Christmas greeting
Christmas greetings to all travellers, by Walter E Spradbery, 1936
Poster artist of the month
Walter Ernest Spradbery (1889-1969) was a prolific British artist known for his striking posters, particularly for London Transport, the LNER, and Southern Railways. His designs often captured idyllic landscapes and natural scenes, reflecting his love for flora and the changing seasons. This 1936 linocut poster uses a limited colour palette and thoughtful composition to create a charming Christmas scene, featuring a robin on a holly branch in front of a roundel.

Visit our Global Poster Gallery to view more extraordinary poster designs.
Read about the artist
Shop Christmas gifts
Shop Christmas
In need of a last minute Christmas gift? Take away the stress of shopping and save time with a pre-made gift box that gets delivered right to their door, available in four themes. Be sure to order before Wednesday 18 December for UK delivery in time for Christmas. Only available to purchase online.
Shop now
Warm escapes for winter days
Museum exterior
Plan your visit
Christmas hours
Museum
Open daily 10:00 – 18:00
Closed 24, 25 and 26 December

Shop
Open daily 10:00 – 18:15
12 December open until 19:00
24 December open until 16:00
Closed 25 and 26 December
Opening hours
People in a tunnel
Hidden London
Underground tours
Our exclusive tours run until 22 December and again between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Visit Aldwych to explore a fully disused station, follow Paddington bear’s footsteps into closed parts of Charing Cross station, now used as the backdrop to many famous films, and journey back to the origins of the Tube at Baker Street.
Book now
Winter reads 
LT Staff clear heavy snow from Underground station platform
From the collection
Keeping London moving
A frosty morning might be beautiful, but as our photography collection captures it can bring its own challenges. From 1930s open-top buses to passengers enduring record lows of -25°C, explore our winter favourites.
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Poster design of ice skating
Inspired by our collection
Activities at home
Looking for things to do at home? Check out our colouring in and craft activities inspired by our collection or decorate your home for winter, make a poster and watch our interactive stories. 
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