Saturday, 7 November 2026

The Postal Museum - What's on at The Postal Museum this November

 

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What's on at The Postal Museum

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An illustration from The Jolly Christmas Postman. The Jolly Postman rides on Santa's sleigh through the sky.
What's on this month:
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A Jolly Christmas Day Out

Two children dressed as two of the three bears at The Postal Museum.
Until Sunday 10 January

The Postal Museum elves have given our exhibition celebrating 40 years of The Jolly Postman a festive makeover. Join Goldilocks' seasonal celebrations, make Christmas pudding at the Three Bears' cottage, and peek inside the Wicked Witch's gingerbread bungalow!

See a treasure trove of original sketches and wintry watercolours, and discover how the Ahlbergs drew inspiration from the everyday magic of the post arriving through the letterbox to create a Christmas classic!

Add The Jolly Christmas Postman Challenge to your order and find jolly Christmas characters like Baby Bear, Humpty Dumpty and the Gingerbread Boy hiding throughout the museum. 
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Take a Festive Tunnel Walk

Three visitors in a dimly lit Mail Rail tunnel. A partridge in a pear tree is painted on the wall.
Saturday 7, Thursday 12, Sunday 22 & Saturday 28 November / 18:30 & 19:00
Saturday 5, Saturday 12, Saturday 19 & Tuesday 22 December / 18:30 & 19:00


Tickets are now available for a special season of Festive Tunnel Walks.

Our expert guides will take Tunnel Walkers deep under London's streets, and on a detour through a small section of the network where a seasonal surprise from Mail Rail's past awaits!
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Mail Rail's Big Birthday!

Engineers work on a train in the Mail Rail car depot.
A new exhibition opens Saturday May 29, 2027

2027 marks a big year for Mail Rail as we celebrate its centenary year! To mark the occasion, we're planning a programme of events, including a brand-new exhibition.

Powering the Post will uncover the invention, engineering, and experimentation behind the post - including lessons to be learned from the ideas that didn't deliver. 

In this exhibition, you’ll meet those who have helped delivery drones take flight, get into the nuts and bolts of letter-sorting machines, and hear from the engineers of tomorrow.
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P.S. A message from our friends at Lightroom

A crowd of visitors to Lightroom watch an illustrator pose Gromit (the dog) from Wallace and Gromit.
Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun and More
On until 4 January 2027


Step inside the anarchic, joyful worlds of Aardman’s most beloved characters.

Combining iconic cinematic moments with archival treasures and bespoke new animation created for Lightroom, Larger Than Life reveals how a simple spark of childhood wonder can grow into a global phenomenon.
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