Zoom in to Aldwych disused Tube station without even stepping outside your front door. New tour dates will be on general sale from 12 February on London Transport Museum’s website. Aldwych, originally known as the Strand, is one of London’s most secret places, holding memories of times gone by. Opened to the public in 1907, it was never as heavily used as originally intended and closed nearly 100 years later in 1994.

London Transport Museum is taking its Museum After Dark events online for people to soak up some culture and help beat the lockdown boredom.

London Transport Museum launches new Hidden London virtual guided tour of Holborn (Kingsway)

Many different people working in public transport have kept London moving over the past 200 years. But who are these people? Join London Transport Museum to find out about some new names; past and present women who deserve a round of applause!

A new exhibition featuring 100 illustrations opens on 8 February at London Transport Museum and celebrates one of the world’s greatest cities – London – revealing some of the fascinating tales of London life past and present.

A rare opportunity to see inside London Transport Museum’s Depot in Acton, West London, will take place on 22 and 23 April 2017. Transport enthusiasts and family visitors to the Museum’s Secrets of the Underground Open Weekend will have the chance to explore this working Museum Depot, a treasure-house of over 320,000 artefacts from London’s transport history and which is usually closed to the public.
 

Visit Father Christmas 

Dates: Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December and Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 December
Times: between 11.00 – 17.00
Tickets: £12 for one child; £20 for two children*; £25 for three children*
*when visiting together

See Father Christmas when he arrives at the Museum after his journey on the Northern line North Pole Express. Little visitors who are lucky enough to meet him will be given a special Christmas gift to remind them of their visit. Under 5s will receive a toy train (worth £8.99) and children over 5 will receive a snap watch (worth £9.99).