To mark the 70th anniversary of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain, Londoners and visitors are being offered a unique opportunity to descend into a disused Underground station and experience first hand where thousands took refuge from the bombs that rained on the capital.
Actors in 1940s dress will lead tours deep into the Aldwych Tube station, which was used as an air raid shelter during the aerial bombing campaign on London.
The tours will offer the public a rare glimpse into what life was like for people travelling and sheltering on the Tube during the Blitz, when 50,000 bombs and millions of incendiaries fell on the city between 7 September 1940 and 11 May 1941. The station will be dressed to add to the wartime atmosphere and parked outside, at street level, will be a pre-war RT8 bus.
Tickets for this event must be booked in advance. Please note that tickets are limited and expected to be extremely popular so please book early to avoid disappointment. Telephone 020 7565 7455 to book your tickets now.
Tickets are £8.50 for the 45 minute tour.
LU are expecting tickets to be sold out by the end of play tomorrow - so hurry, hurry if you want to go along - and take a camera if you go please!
www.ltmuseum.co.uk