Dig up the secrets of the past with the Hidden London underground tours
We spend most of our lives running down those escalators to the depths of the Underground. But what about all those hidden stations no longer in use? Well you now have the opportunity to take a look around thanks to the London Transport Museum, which is running a fresh batch of Hidden London tours this year to coincide with the programme’s tenth anniversary.
There are tours of twelve different London locations available, which include disused stations, closed platforms and secret shelters used in wartime. You can dive into passageways and lift shafts at Piccadilly Circus to discover the station’s original Edwardian design features; explore closed-off parts of Baker Street, one of the oldest underground railway stations in the world; go inside the parts of Holborn (which totals a third of the entire interchange) that are still closed off to the public; and discover the disused spaces of Charing Cross and walk under Trafalgar Square.
At Euston you can check out the vintage advertising posters still hanging; in Aldwych you can step inside a station that’s been closed for decades but has made several appearances on the silver screen; at Moorgate you can walk through a maze of disused tunnels; at Green Park you can uncover Dover Street, a station within a station; and at Clapham South, you can do down into the tunnels that were used as shelter for people during WW2 and for migrants from the Windrush.
You never know what you might uncover deep down in these old parts of the city but if you’re game to find out, the tours are running on various dates between April and September and you can book tickets now.
Key Information
Dates | April – September 2025
Address | Various locations
For more information | ltmuseum.co.uk
