London Underground Secrets Walking Tour

Join us on this small group walking tour to discover the secrets behind the world’s first underground railway. See the exterior of disused stations such as Down Street through which Churchill would travel during the Blitz. Hear the stories of the ‘Mind the Gap’ widow, the creation of The Tube map & glimpse ‘ghost’ platforms shut off from the world.
After your walking tour extend your day with a visit to London’s interactive Transport Museum in the heart of Covent Garden.

Meeting Point

Baker Street

Baker Street Underground Station Undergound Ltd, Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5LJ, UK

Tour Starts at 1.00 pm, Baker Street Station, Marylebone Road, London, UK (Please meet the guide by the Sherlock Holmes statue outside Baker Street station.
Directions: Underground: Bakerloo, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines

What's included:

• Entry to the London Transport Museum
• Secrets of the London Underground walking tour - with an expert guide
• Personal Audio Headset (Underground tour only)

Not included:

• Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off
• Travel Card / Oyster card
• No guide to visit London Transport Museum
• Lunch

What to expect:

Duration: 5 hours

Baker Street

London, W1U

The tour begins at the historic Baker Street Station, one of the original stops on the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Oxford Street

London, W1W 8LG

Oxford Circus Station - Construction began in 1962 on the initial Walthamstow to Victoria section, where cross-platform interchange were to be provided at Oxford Circus. The Victoria line platforms opened on 7 March 1969. The station opened as part of a second extension from Warren Street to Victoria.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Green Park

London, SWA 1AA

Green Park, Down Street Station - It was opened in 1907 by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway. It was latterly served by the Piccadilly line and was situated between Dover Street (now named Green Park) and Hyde Park Corner stations. ... Its lack of patronage coupled with its proximity to other stations resulted in its closure in 1932.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Piccadilly Circus

London, W1V 9LB

Picadilly Circus Station - Jump to History - History. The station was opened on 10 March 1906 by the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (now the Bakerloo line) with the platforms of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (now the Piccadilly line) being opened on 15 December 1906.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Victoria Embankment

London, WC2N 6PB

Embankment Station - History of Embankment Embankment runs from the City of Westminster right up to the City of London along the north bank of the River Thames, and was originally developed in the 19th Century to reclaim marshy land from the river banks.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Westminster

London

Westminster Tube Station - Image result for history of Westminster Tube Station
The station was opened as Westminster Bridge on 24 December 1868 by the steam-operated District Railway (DR) (now the District line) when the railway opened the first section of its line from South Kensington. ... Access to the station was via a passageway from Bridge Street and a pedestrian subway under the road.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

London Transport Museum

39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden Piazza, London, WC2E 7BB

Discover the history of London’s transport at London Transport Museum. Explore the heritage of London and its transport system, and the stories of the people who have travelled and worked in the city over the last 200 years, before taking a peek into how future technologies might impact London as we know it.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included