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Tickets Alert: Walk through the Thames railway tunnel
Tickets Alert: Walk through the Thames railway tunnel

Tickets Alert: Walk through the Thames railway tunnel

Later this month, for one weekend only, there's a chance to walk through a railway tunnel under the River Thames.

Nov
15
2023
See rare Brunel drawings of the Thames Tunnel
See rare Brunel drawings of the Thames Tunnel

See rare Brunel drawings of the Thames Tunnel

A set of drawings made nearly 200 years ago for the Thames Tunnel at Rotherhithe can been put up for sale by the descendants of the Brunels who designed the tunnel.

Oct
12
2017
Easier access to Brunel’s Thames Tunnel shaft planned
Easier access to Brunel’s Thames Tunnel shaft planned

Easier access to Brunel’s Thames Tunnel shaft planned

Plans to make entry to an underground chamber in Rotherhithe moved a step closer following the unveiling of the design of the new staircase that will sit inside the space.

Apr
25
2015
Walking through a Tunnel under the Thames — Part 2
Walking through a Tunnel under the Thames — Part 2

Walking through a Tunnel under the Thames — Part 2

A rare confluence of events lead to a remarkable opportunity this weekend as 4,000 people were able to walk through the world's first underwater tunnel.

May
25
2014
Walking though Brunel’s Tunnel under the Thames
Walking though Brunel’s Tunnel under the Thames

Walking though Brunel’s Tunnel under the Thames

Yesterday, along with several hundred other equally excited people during the day, I finally got a chance to walk along a bit of train tunnel - yes the famous Brunel Thames Tunnel

Mar
13
2010

The strange appeal of walking through tube tunnels

It might sound like a rather obscure sort of event that just a few people would be interested in – yet Londoners have leapt at the chance to

Mar
12
2010

Brunel’s Thames Tunnel Open to the Public

Warning – tickets are SOLD OUT. You can try turning up in the hope that people have spares, but that is about it. The Brunel Museum will however resume their floodlit tunnel train trips in a few months time. In

Mar
04
2010