London Transport Museum, situated in the heart of Covent Garden, tells the story of London and its transport system over the last 200 years. Lively
exhibitions and galleries look at the powerful role that transport has played in the development of London and how it has helped to shape the city’s culture and social history.
Visitors can explore 19th century horse-drawn buses, the world’s first underground railway, and early red double-decker buses. Both domestic and
overseas groups will love the internationally recognized icons on display such as the Tube roundel logo and the diagrammatic Underground map.
Underground Walking tour
See the engineering and architecture marvels at the heart of London.
Join them for an exclusive tour of one of the most iconic stations on the London Underground: Piccadilly Circus. Located directly underneath the celebrated landmark, Piccadilly Circus station opened in 1906 serving the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines.
Extensively modernised between 1925 and 1928 to meet passenger demands, the station is an engineering marvel and boasts one of the finest examples of subterranean architecture on the London Underground.
This timeless grade II listed building serves over 40 million passengers a year in style. Redesigned by celebrated architect Charles Holden and reopened in 1928 it was nicknamed the “New Heart of London”.
Visitors will go behind secret doors, to passageways and lift shafts closed to the public since 1929 and discover the original Edwardian design features, the fascinating stories of wartime sheltering and top-secret storage of priceless artefacts. Piccadilly Circus offers a unique perspective of how the London Underground has grown and adjusted to Londoners’ needs for over a century.
DURATION: approx. 75 minutes
SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10:00, 11:50, 14:25, 16:15
No tours on 24-26/12
MEETING POINT: at the bottom of the stairs of Exit 4 of Piccadilly Circus Underground station. Exit 4 can be found at the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street, next to the Criterion Restaurant.
Visitors must wear flat sturdy shoes. Guests wearing open toe sandals or shoes, or high-heels, will be refused entry due to health and safety restrictions. Sturdy walking shoes are recommended as there are uneven underfoot conditions throughout the tour.
Do not bring large or heavy bags as there are no cloakroom facilities.
Please also bring with you photo ID and your email confirmation to be permitted entry.
CAPACITY: MAX 20 pax per tour
MUST BE PRE-BOOKED
