A new extension houses the comparatively huge Churchill Museum about various parts of Churchill’s life, and it even features his velvet one-piece boiler suit and some half-smoked cigars. Sleeping quarters butt up against meeting rooms and the mess hall. Even in this bustling underground colony, there are still many signs of life from above: from signs indicating the weather (fine & warm) to signs indicating what else might be raining down upon the city. Choose wisely.ĭescending down the stairs and through the corridors makes you appreciate the select few who had the fortitude to call this home, and you can only imagine how the narrow spaces must have highlighted Churchill’s demanding personality even more. There are a few options to ease the pain: book online in advance for a slightly cheaper price (which also means getting to jump the queue, and unlike the other museums, there WILL be a queue), or you can get 2-for-1 entry if you buy a train ticket (which can be as little as £2), though you’ll be waiting outside in the rain like everyone else.
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In a city that’s filled with fabulous free museums, stumping up more than £20 for entry can feel like a slap round the wallet, so steel yourself. Abandoned after victory was declared, the Churchill War Rooms are better than a recreation: they are the actual pieces of the wartime history left behind by those who worked day and night in this underground bunker, including from Prime Minister Winston Churchill himself. The nerve centre of Britain’s response to the growing threat of Nazism across the English Channel was surprisingly close to the iconic potential targets of the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall. London Thing 818 of 1000: Step inside the Churchill War Rooms. Constant air raids during the Blitz destroyed whole London neighbourhoods (a blue plaque on the railway bridge near my old house in Mile End commemorates the first ‘doodlebug’ bomb dropped on the city), and tens of thousands of people were forced to find shelter underground in caves or in Tube stations. Hindsight is 20/20, and it’s easy for us to forget (and impossible for a lot of us to know) the seemingly never-ending nightmare that was living through World War II, even though of course the outcome is obvious today. Illuminating the daily terror of living through World War II, this museum follows in the footsteps of Britain’s beloved prime minister during some of this country’s darkest days. Even (and especially!) if you’re not interested in the typical war museum, the Churchill War Rooms are worth your time and your dosh.
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