Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms

The Cabinet War Rooms

Shortly after becoming Prime Minister in May 1940, Winston Churchill visited the Cabinet War Rooms to see for himself what preparations had been made to allow him and his War Cabinet to continue working throughout the expected air raids on London.

Follow the links below to learn more about the history of the War Rooms, or click here to book tickets online.

History of the Cabinet War Rooms
A brief history about the construction of the Cabinet War Rooms, why the decision was made and the effect of the London Blitz.

People's Stories
In 1938, with war threatening, the basement of a Whitehall building was chosen as the Cabinet War Rooms - a shelter for the heart of government and military command.

The Churchill Suite
In 2003 newly restored areas of the Cabinet War Rooms were revealed to the public for the first time. Known as 'The Churchill Suite', they had lain neglected and unseen since the war.

Highlights of the War Rooms
A brief look at some of the most important rooms, including the Map Room, the Cabinet Room and Churchill's bedroom.

The Churchill Museum

The Lifeline

The Churchill Museum uses cutting-edge technology and multimedia displays to bring the exciting story of Winston Churchill to life. From Churchill’s childhood to his ‘finest hour’ and later years, visitors not only learn more about his political exploits but also his private life, successes and failures.

Central to the Museum is the state-of-the-art Lifeline exhibit – a 15-metre-long interactive table on which visitors can access information from every year of Churchill’s life, even drilling down to specific weeks and days. The Lifeline puts key events in Churchill’s life in context and engages users through a variety of animations and sounds.

Housed within the Cabinet War Rooms, admission to the Churchill Museum is included with tickets to the Cabinet War Rooms. Click here to book tickets online.

Learn more about what you can see in the Churchill Museum.

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Link to Cabinet War Rooms Anniversary Year

Link to Imperial War Museum's Buy Art Online page

Did you or your family work at the Cabinet War Rooms?

Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms is currently hosting an exhibition, Undercover: Life in Churchill's Bunker, to commemorate the opening of the Cabinet War Rooms on 27 August 1939. The exhibition explores what it was like to work in this underground, secret bunker and the various roles taken on by its staff. We would be interested to hear from anybody who worked, or anyone whose relations worked, down in the Cabinet War Rooms during the Second World War.

Please contact Cressida Finch on cwr@iwm.org.uk or 020 7930 6961.