The Postal Museum - Prices, opening hours, news, events and exhibitions
About the The Postal Museum
A museum of postal and Royal Mail history, and also tickets include rides in the Post Office's famous underground railway, now repurposed as a visitor attraction.
Tickets can be bought for just the museum, or for both the museum and the ride.
A cafe is also inside the museum.
IMPORTANT - Although venues are reopening, their hours may differ from normal, and most now need prebooking before you visit.
Address
The Postal Museum,
15-20 Phoenix Place,
London,
WC1X 0DA
Discover the ground-breaking technology that changed the post forever in a new exhibition.
Open from Wed 30th March to Sun 1st January 2023
2022-03-30
2023-01-01
The Postal Museum Map
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to wear a face mask when visiting?
The UK government does not require face masks to be work indoors at the moment, but many venues ask people to wear them, and can refuse entry if they need to.
What's the nearest railway station to The Postal Museum
The nearest station is Russell Square which is 0.5 miles away.
The Mail Rail is resuming its occasional walks through the old rail tunnels and will be adding an extra detour for Christmas to a part that’s not normally accessible.
The Postal Museum has announced fresh dates for the chance to walk through the tunnels under Mount Pleasent where the Mail Rail used to carry the post.
More dates have been announced for a chance to walk through the tunnels deep under Clerkenwell once used by the Post Office’s private Mail Rail trains.
More dates have been announced for a chance to walk through the tunnels deep under Clerkenwell once used by the Post Office’s private Mail Rail trains.
A new museum has opened in London, and deep underneath, it has the ultimate toy — it’s very own private tube tunnel railway, and you can go for a ride in it.
Plans to open the mothballed Post Office Railway to the public as part of a new museum got a boost today when the Heritage Lottery Fund allocated a £4.5 million grant to the British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA).
As I am sure you are all aware, the Post Office has its own private railway that runs under London and it lies abandoned and empty. However, it’s ghostly slumbers may be about to be disturbed.
