Piccadilly Circus Underground Station Tour

The world's leading museum of urban transport, invites you to join us on an exclusive guided tour of one of the most iconic stations on the London Underground: Piccadilly Circus station which opened in 1906.
This timeless grade II listed building serves over 40 million passengers a year in style. Redesigned by celebrated architect Charles Holden and reopened in 1928 it was nicknamed the “New Heart of London”.

Visitors will go behind secret doors, to passageways and lift shafts closed to the public since 1929 and discover the original Edwardian design features, the fascinating stories of wartime sheltering and top-secret storage of priceless artefacts. Piccadilly Circus offers a unique perspective of how the London Underground has grown and adjusted to Londoners’ needs for over a century.

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Meeting Point

Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus, London WIJ 9HP, UK

The meeting point for this tour is at the bottom of the stairs of Exit 4 of Piccadilly Circus Underground station. Exit 4 can be found at the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street, next to the Criterion Restaurant.

What's included:

• In-person guide is not licensed or certified
• 75 minute guided tour of Piccadilly Circus Underground Station

Not included:

• Travel to and from Piccadilly Circus Underground Station

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Piccadilly Circus

London, W1V 9LB

Join us for an exclusive tour of one of the most iconic stations on the London Underground: Piccadilly Circus. Located directly underneath the celebrated landmark, Piccadilly Circus station opened in 1906 serving the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines.

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