Churchill War Rooms, London, United Kingdom

4.5 (23.4k reviews) Monday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #3 in London Military Museums • Historic Sites • History Museums

Behind the Glass - stupidly expensive, but worth the cost

London’s Hidden Gem Housing the underground nerve centre where the British government directed the Second World War and the award-winning Churchill Museum, Churchill War Rooms is one of London’s must-see attractions. Walk the top-secret corridors and glimpse what life would have been like during the tense days and nights of the Second World War.

Address

King Charles Street, Clive Steps Westminster, London SW1A 2AQ England

Mobile

+44 20 7416 5000

Website

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 06, 2024, 4:18

User Ratings

4.5 based on (23.4k reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5Eliza P 5:00 PM Jul 20, 2022
    So fascinating. Go be in the Room where it happened.
    Fascinating experience. It was very to cool to get to walk through the actual rooms Churchill stayed in and get to see artifacts and hear first hand accounts. The Churchill museum that is included is fantastic too. The audio guide is great as it is full of good information and self paced. My only complaint was that it was very crammed and barely Anyone was wearing a mask. Due to Covid being more prevalent again I would recommend wearing your mask and sanitizing your hands. But it was fantastic and I definitely recommend that you go!
  • 4Ffiona W 5:00 PM Jul 20, 2022
    War rooms interesting
    The War rooms were really interesting and I understand why they have placed the Churchill section here but I found the diversion a bit distracting. It was interesting to hear the voices of people who had worked in the room, the restricions placed on them and the fact that they had to keep everything so confidential. I would have happily paid a bit less and just seen the war rooms. It's quite claustrophobic down there and it was incredibly busy when we visited. At times it was impossible to read/see some parts because there were so many people inside. There is a pre booked, pre paid queue with an allocated time slot. We joined the queue about half an hour before the allocated time and saw other people arrive and just walk in. So I'm not sure if that was because they had space or if there wasn't much point in pre-booking.

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