London Transport Museum’s Hidden London Virtual Tours allow guests to explore a series of fascinating and secret places in the capital from the comfort of their own homes.
During the events, participants are transported to a ‘subterranean world of shadowy tunnels and secret spaces’ as they are walked through a gallery of contemporary photos, videos, never before seen footage and archival images, while an expert guide reveals fascinating facts and tales about subterranean London.
London Transport Museum Black Friday Offers
Now, just to make the experience even sweeter, the Covent Garden based museum are offering virtual tourists a full 50% off the tours over the Black Friday weekend.
Buyers simply input a special code (BLACKFRIDAY50) when purchasing their tickets online and the system subtracts the 50% discount from the purchase price.
The code is valid from Black Friday to Cyber Monday (the 27th to the 30th of November) for virtual tours taking place until 20 December 2020.
Save 25% on a range of Hidden London Goodies!
If that were not enough, however, the museum’s online shop are also offering 25 per cent off some of its Hidden London gift range between 20 to 22 November (inclusive).
The range includes an array of Hidden London mugs (at a discounted price of £7.50). The mugs capture the intricate and beautiful decorative tile patterns at four disused stations on the network: The Strand, Down Street, Charing Cross and Euston.
Or, for the real history/transport buff, there’s the Hidden London – Discovering the Forgotten Underground book. Crammed full of archival photography and illustrations, the book takes the reader through the barriers and down into a subterranean world of hidden passageways, eery lift shafts, cavernous ventilation ducts and wartime bunkers.
The Hidden London Quiz
The London Transport Museum have also announced a Hidden London themed quiz offering successful participants a chance to win up to £50 in gift vouchers.
The Ultimate Hidden London quiz will take place via Zoom on the 20th and 26th of November with entrants allowed to play as a group or as individuals. You can find more information about the quiz nights here.
Hidden London on You Tube
A series of ‘Hidden London hangouts’ have been launched to coincide with the tour programme. The sessions, which are hosted by self confessed Tube geek and broadcaster Alex Grundon, take a light hearted look at some of the venues featured on the tours and some of the tales that the Hidden London team have uncovered. A new episode is broadcast every Saturday at 18:00 on the London Transport Museum’s You Tube Channel.
The London Transport Museum is currently closed by the museum expects to reopen on the 3rd of December 2020 at the end of the current lockdown.
More information about the Hidden London can be found here.
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