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Hidden London tours

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Regular tours of sealed off parts of the disused London Underground by the London Transport Museum.

Hidden parts of Holborn tube station to open to the public
Hidden parts of Holborn tube station to open to the public

Hidden parts of Holborn tube station to open to the public

Sealed-off parts of Holborn tube station will be opened to the public later this year, as part of the London Transport Museum's Hidden London tours.

Feb
13
Explore Baker Street station’s disused spaces in a new London Transport Museum tour
Explore Baker Street station’s disused spaces in a new London Transport Museum tour

Explore Baker Street station’s disused spaces in a new London Transport Museum tour

Next month, people will be able to see parts of Baker Street station that have rarely been seen before, as the station joins the Hidden London series of tours run by the London Transport Museum.

Aug
09
2023
Go behind the scenes as LT Museum adds Baker Street station to their Hidden London tours
Go behind the scenes as LT Museum adds Baker Street station to their Hidden London tours

Go behind the scenes as LT Museum adds Baker Street station to their Hidden London tours

There will be a chance to go behind the scenes at Baker Street tube station this autumn, as the London Transport Museum adds it to their ongoing Hidden London tours.

Jul
06
2023
More tours of disused and hidden parts of the London Underground
More tours of disused and hidden parts of the London Underground

More tours of disused and hidden parts of the London Underground

More tickets have been released for the London Transport Museum’s tours of the private and disused parts of the London Underground.

Jan
31
2023
More tours of disused parts of the London Underground
More tours of disused parts of the London Underground

More tours of disused parts of the London Underground

London Transport Museum’s new season of Hidden London tours is now on sale, offering access to parts of the Underground usually off limits to the public.

Nov
07
2022
Behind the scenes tours of Shepherd’s Bush tube station
Behind the scenes tours of Shepherd’s Bush tube station

Behind the scenes tours of Shepherd’s Bush tube station

Concealed parts of Shepherd’s Bush tube station dating from its original construction in 1900 will be visible again, as the London Transport Museum adds the station to its itinerary of Hidden London tours.

Jul
27
2022
Virtual tours of Elizabeth line stations
Virtual tours of Elizabeth line stations

Virtual tours of Elizabeth line stations

Before the new Elizabeth line opens to the public, there are a series of virtual tours being offered by the London Transport Museum, focusing on two of the new central London stations.

Apr
26
2022
Tours of Aldwych’s disused tube station resume
Tours of Aldwych’s disused tube station resume

Tours of Aldwych’s disused tube station resume

The disused London Underground station at Aldwych is to once again open its doors to let people down and see this most famous of abandoned tube stations.

Jan
27
2022
Tickets Alert: Tours of disused London Underground stations
Tickets Alert: Tours of disused London Underground stations

Tickets Alert: Tours of disused London Underground stations

Tours of disused parts of the London Underground will resume in the New Year for the first time since March 2020, and tickets go on sale this coming Friday (3rd Dec).

Nov
29
2021
Transport Museum restarting its disused tube station tours
Transport Museum restarting its disused tube station tours

Transport Museum restarting its disused tube station tours

On hold during the lockdown, the London Transport Museum is to restart tours of disused parts of the London Underground from next month.

Sep
29
2021
Kingsway tram tunnel to start public tours in August
Kingsway tram tunnel to start public tours in August

Kingsway tram tunnel to start public tours in August

Rarely opened to the public since it closed in 1952, there will be tours of the Kingsway tram subway in Holborn this summer.

Jul
04
2021
More virtual disused tube station tours announced
More virtual disused tube station tours announced

More virtual disused tube station tours announced

With visits to the disused tube stations in person on hold, a new batch of video tours has been announced by the London Transport Museum.

May
06
2021
Virtual tours of the disused Aldwych tube station
Virtual tours of the disused Aldwych tube station

Virtual tours of the disused Aldwych tube station

New virtual tours of Aldwych tube station have been announced, including areas not normally included in the physical tours that used to run in pre-lockdown times.

Feb
10
2021
Half price tours of disused tube stations
Half price tours of disused tube stations

Half price tours of disused tube stations

The London Transport Museum is offering a "Black Friday" discount of 50 percent off their disused station tours which take visitors on a digital tour of subterranean London from the comfort of their sofas.

Nov
19
2020
Tickets Alert: Virtual tours of disused tube stations
Tickets Alert: Virtual tours of disused tube stations

Tickets Alert: Virtual tours of disused tube stations

Two disused tube stations that have never been part of the disused tube station tours ware to be part of a new series of virtual video tours from the London Transport Museum.

Aug
17
2020

Book review: Hidden London: Discovering the Forgotten Underground

Released to tie in with an exhibition of the same name, this book is a picture rich journey through some of the disused and hidden spaces on the London Underground.

Oct
15
2019
Discover a disused London Underground station in Covent Garden
Discover a disused London Underground station in Covent Garden

Discover a disused London Underground station in Covent Garden

As you step through the familiar terracotta frontage of an old tube station it's difficult to believe you're two floors above ground, and not deep under it.

Oct
10
2019
Hidden London gifts – Special discount for ianVisits readers
Hidden London gifts – Special discount for ianVisits readers

Hidden London gifts – Special discount for ianVisits readers

After the success of the Hidden London tours London Transport Museum have created a collection of gifts to celebrate the Hidden London Underground.

May
01
2019
More hidden London Underground tours coming soon
More hidden London Underground tours coming soon

More hidden London Underground tours coming soon

The occasional tours behind the scenes of disused tunnels and stations are set to resume shortly, with a new addition to the mix for this year.

Mar
26
2018
Tickets available for Clapham tunnel tours
Tickets available for Clapham tunnel tours

Tickets available for Clapham tunnel tours

The Hidden London series of tours of disused parts of the London Underground is largely sold out, but still has some tickets left for the Clapham deep level shelters.

Jan
23
2018
Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station
Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station

Photos of the disused tunnels at Euston Station

Deep under Euston station lies a network of long disused tunnels and a tiny ticket office that have rarely been seen by anyone for over 50 years, until now.

Jun
10
2016
Down Street Station Tours – T&Cs Change
Down Street Station Tours – T&Cs Change

Down Street Station Tours – T&Cs Change

Just a silly one -- but the terms and conditions for tours of the disused Down Street tube station have been changed.

Jan
12
2016
WW2 bunker under Clapham to open for regular tours
WW2 bunker under Clapham to open for regular tours

WW2 bunker under Clapham to open for regular tours

Transport for London has secured planning permission to open up one of the WW2 bunkers dug deep under London for regular tours.

Dec
21
2015