London Underground Tour
Travel across 150 years in just two hours aboard one of our awesome London Underground Tours!
Starting at London’s first ever underground station and finishing at one of London’s futuristic space-age tube stations, you’ll hear first-hand the captivating twists and turns of the Tube’s history on this fun, fact-packed two-hour tour.
The London Underground Tour takes you under the skin of the world’s oldest and most iconic underground system. From learning about the Tube’s origins, construction and design, to catching a glimpse of one of London’s abandoned ‘ghost stations’, our experienced tour guides will illuminate another side of the London Underground network.
Meeting Point: By the Sherlock Holmes Statue, outside Baker Street
Finishing Point: Westminster Station
Highlights
On this tour you will:
- Learn how London’s extensive Underground network was constructed (by hand!) over 150 years ago
- Discover the hazards of running steam trains underground, including why staff requested leave to grow beards
- Catch a rare glimpse of a disused ‘ghost station’ abandoned over fifty years ago
- Learn how the London Underground pioneered the concept of building an epic, money-spinning visual brand, from its iconic tube map to the design of its stations
- Gain an insight into the superstar architects behind the Underground’s distinctive architecture, including the man who painted London red and why some stations resemble spaceships
- Find out why Big Ben tilts two centimetres to the North West…
Interested in the significance of transport in regeneration projects? Find out more about our Kings Cross Regeneration & Innovation Tour
To book your Tube Tour or to find out more then get in touch via contact@insiderlondon.com. This tour also runs publicly at 11am on Fridays and Saturdays, book your ticket here.
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Our packages can be arranged for any date or time. Furthermore, we are happy to create a bespoke programme to reflect your specific needs.
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