Churchill War Rooms

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Exclusive Private Tour Package

A private tour of Churchill War Rooms offers you an unparalleled opportunity to walk back in history. You will be taken inside the historic rooms, behind the glass that general visitors only look through, and see at close quarters where Winston Churchill, his War Cabinet and Chiefs of Staff met and worked during the Second World War. The guides for the tours are highly qualified members of staff, with incomparable knowledge of the site, its history, stories and occupants’ lives.

Your tour begins with an overview of the history of the War Rooms from the perspective of those who worked here during the Second World War. Nowhere can you gain a better feel for this than inside the War Cabinet Room, where you and your guests will be taken on arrival. You are encouraged to bring your camera for unique opportunities to take souvenir photos.

The next stop on your tour is inside the Map Room, the central hub of operations throughout the Second World War. This room was manned 24 hours a day from a week before war broke out in 1939 until the lights were switched off in August 1945, six years later, and is preserved just as it was in 1945. You will be astonished by the atmosphere and the small details of the room. Look closely at the convoy map and see the tens of thousands of tiny pin holes showing precisely tracked convoy movements around the world. View rationed sugar cubes, carefully squirreled away by one of the Map Room officers who forgot them when he left in August 1945. Take in the original paperwork on the tables, carefully documenting the work of the Map Room. Your tour will end in the Churchill Museum, where you will be shown highlights of this award-winning, fascinating multimedia museum.

Churchill War Rooms Private Tours

All fees quoted are inclusive of VAT

Price includes:

• Exclusive access inside the Cabinet Room and the Map Room, plus highlights of the Churchill Museum

Tour Times Weekdays	Private Tour with Junior Staff	Private Tour with Senior Staff	Private Tour with the Director
Before hours anytime from 8.00 to 9.30	£293.75 + admissions*	£470.00 + admissions*	£528.75 + admissions*
During opening hours anytime from 9.30 to 17.00	£176.25 + admissions*	£293.75 + admissions*	£352.50 + admissions*
After hours 17.00 to 20.00	£293.75 + supplement**	£470.00 + supplement**	£528.75 + supplement**
Weekends and Bank Holidays	Private Tour with Junior Staff	Private Tour with Senior Staff	Private Tour with the Director
Before hours anytime from 8.00 to 9.30	N/A	£528.75 + admissions*	£646.25 + admissions*
anytime from 9.30 to 17.00	£293.75 + admissions*	£470.00 + admissions*	£528.75 + admissions*

*Admissions charges apply. For more information about current admission prices, please visit the Visitor Information page or contact 020 7766 0141.

** A supplement of £176.25 is charged to keep the Museum open and staffed after closing hours.

A maximum of ten people to any tour. Concurrent tours can be arranged as required.

Private tours last one hour.

All tours are subject to availability. Pre-booking is essential (a minimum of seven days is required).

For more information or to make a booking, please call Victoria Williams 020 7766 0141 or email vwilliams@iwm.org.uk.