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Churchill War Rooms Entrance Ticket
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Visit: Churchill War Rooms, Clive Steps, King Charles Street Westminster, London SW1A 2AQ England
Churchill War Rooms
Visit the iconic Churchill War Rooms, part of Imperial War Museums, which sheltered Sir Winston Churchill and his wartime government throughout the Second World War. Explore the underground bunker network that protected the staff and secrets at the heart of the British government as Churchill and his inner circle plotted the route to Allied victory.
The Cabinet War Rooms
Construction on The Cabinet War Rooms, located beneath the Treasury building in the Whitehall area of Westminster, was completed on 27 August 1939, a week before Britain declared war on Germany. Get a glimpse of what life was like for those working in the bunker around the clock during Britain's darkest hour as the German Wehrmacht swept across Europe.
In the Cabinet Room, you'll visit the nerve centre of the bunker complex and the place where the War Cabinet met. Those with a keen eye may be able to spot the scratch marks on Churchill's chair at the head of the table; a result of the Prime Minister's nervous clutching at the arms and wear caused by his signet ring.
Step back in time in the Map Room, which has been left as it was on the day the lights were switched off in 1945. On the walls, you'll notice hundreds of pin holes on the maps used to mark the progress of fleets across the ocean. Visitors will also get to see the top-secret Transatlantic Telephone Room used by Churchill to communicate with the President of the United States.
The Churchill Museum
Discover Sir Winston Churchill's story in this fantastic exhibition dedicated to personal items and artefacts of the time, including his paintings, cigars and the door of No. 10 Downing Street. Learn about the remarkable story of Churchill's life, from early childhood to his military career and two periods as Prime Minister.
Visit: Evan Evans Tours, Road Victoria 258 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1BS England
Evan Evans Tours is the oldest and largest sightseeing company in London and has been accompanying visitors on city tours and out-of-town excursions since 1930.
Evan Evans Tours is owned by The Travel Corporation of 25 highly successful travel and tourism companies including Trafalgar Tours, Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays and Red Carnation Hotels. The Travel Corporation is committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and guest service and this this follows for each individual brand.
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Churchill War Rooms
Visit the iconic Churchill War Rooms, part of Imperial War Museums, which sheltered Sir Winston Churchill and his wartime government throughout the Second World War. Explore the underground bunker network that protected the staff and secrets at the heart of the British government as Churchill and his inner circle plotted the route to Allied victory.
The Cabinet War Rooms
Construction on The Cabinet War Rooms, located beneath the Treasury building in the Whitehall area of Westminster, was completed on 27 August 1939, a week before Britain declared war on Germany. Get a glimpse of what life was like for those working in the bunker around the clock during Britain's darkest hour as the German Wehrmacht swept across Europe.
In the Cabinet Room, you'll visit the nerve centre of the bunker complex and the place where the War Cabinet met. Those with a keen eye may be able to spot the scratch marks on Churchill's chair at the head of the table; a result of the Prime Minister's nervous clutching at the arms and wear caused by his signet ring.
Step back in time in the Map Room, which has been left as it was on the day the lights were switched off in 1945. On the walls, you'll notice hundreds of pin holes on the maps used to mark the progress of fleets across the ocean. Visitors will also get to see the top-secret Transatlantic Telephone Room used by Churchill to communicate with the President of the United States.
The Churchill Museum
Discover Sir Winston Churchill's story in this fantastic exhibition dedicated to personal items and artefacts of the time, including his paintings, cigars and the door of No. 10 Downing Street. Learn about the remarkable story of Churchill's life, from early childhood to his military career and two periods as Prime Minister.
Visit: Evan Evans Tours, Road Victoria 258 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1BS England
Evan Evans Tours is the oldest and largest sightseeing company in London and has been accompanying visitors on city tours and out-of-town excursions since 1930.
Evan Evans Tours is owned by The Travel Corporation of 25 highly successful travel and tourism companies including Trafalgar Tours, Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays and Red Carnation Hotels. The Travel Corporation is committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and guest service and this this follows for each individual brand.
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- Audio Guides
- Entry/Admission - Churchill War Rooms
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- Transportation to/from attractions
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- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Audio guides are available (in 8 languages - English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Portuguese and Mandarin))
- Please note: you will require a printed copy of your ticket
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
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Tourism
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Aquatic
45%
Original
45%
Adrenaline
45%
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We very much enjoyed our time at the war rooms. The audio tour is very good. Most of the rooms were displayed as left after WWII. Well worth time and money.
At first was anxious as had not bought a "timed" ticket. However, even on a very warm last Saturday of summer with london packed with tourists, it would not have been necessary. Very small queue. Fascinating experience and well worth visiting. Comprehensive and well laid out museum with helpful audio guide. Truly superb.
This is our third time here. Great venue for adults and young adults. We pre purchased our tix from Viator and moved quickly to the entry.
I’ve been to the War Rooms three times, and it’s always fascinating to come back. Always more to learn. This time, however, was my first visit to the Churchhill Museum that is built towards the back of the war rooms. A lot of great information and wonderful displays. However there is no indication of the logical way to move through this portion of the attraction. It would help if there were some kind of guide to take you through. As it was, we walked walked directly from his early military career to a video of his funeral. It wasn’t clear how to move progressively and chronologically through his life.
The attraction itself was excellent, but the ticket needs to be emailed to the ticket office of the museum beforehand or else printed ahead of time. Held us up at the ticketing line for about fifteen minutes while they got that straightened out, but overall a great attraction
We were told to expect to spend 1-1/2 to 2 hours viewing the exhibits. My husband and I could have spent the entire day listening to the audio sessions in the museum and viewing all the war rooms to get a better understanding and appreciation as to the difficulties Churchill and his colleagues went through. We only left because we needed to catch a free walking tour that we had signed up to attend. Absolutely worth the time and money whether you are a history buff or not.
Well organized very interesting and nice to go around. Still gives space to each visitor to concentrate at its own pace and interest
It was an amazing experience , especially for a WWII buff. the entrance was easy and fast and the tour is well organized .
This glimpse of the WWII Command Center of Winston Churchill was very interesting. To see where so many people lived and served was incredible. The exhibit on Churchill was very well done and gave a lot of information on the man.
The historical information was good, but they allow to many people in at a time and it is hard to follow the audio tour because there are so many people crammed into the small space.
I have spent 5hours in this musuem.more than the suggested 1.5hour .Like the musuem ,the life timeline of this great man,winston churchill .And i am disappointed as i couldnt get a ticket from official website,and then when i found out Viator have the ticket available ,i am excited even though it is around 2pound more expensive.but overall is worth it!!!
Was interesting and informative. Would recommend visiting when in London. Lines were not too long.and would go back. Lots of information.
Great for any Churchill fan or war buff. thorough and emotional. Lots of historical items and recordings. The tour recordings helpful too Really did skip the line too.
This tour was very interesting and informative. The headsets were great and we could go at our own pace.
This was a very interesting place to visit, lots to see and we were very impressed. We had pre purchased tickets and happily were ushered to the head of the line, first in, so we'll worth going online to buy the tickets.
Couldn’t get on official site so used this one , very good Got there early no queue Good audio, Worth a visit
This is a must see when you come to London. So much history about Churchill and how he lead during the war. The rooms transport you back to the time when they were used.
Great range of information on Churchill the War rooms and the war itself. You could easily spend all day here and get a small taste of what it was like to work here.
WE only had 4 days in London and by far the best choice we made was to buy tickets (IN ADVANCE) for a Churchill War Room tour. Great use of time.
If you love history, this is the place. Glad a colleague told me about it. Off to the Imperial Museum next.
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!! If you are at all interested in WWII, this is a must see. I would allow for a minimum of 2 hours maybe even 3 hours if you plan to visit each room and do some reading. Tons and tons of information and wall laid out.
I am a History buff. Great tour, plenty too see. Learned a lot.