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Churchill War Rooms
The Cabinet Room
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Last updated: 06 November, 2022
Staff worked 14-hour shifts in this subterranean bunker, from which the cigar-puffing Winston Churchill directed operations during the Blitz. The warren of rooms, which remains exactly as it was in 1945 – from the rationed sugar cubes to the military maps – provides a fascinating glimpse of London during World War II.
During air raids, the weather indicator was changed to ‘windy’ as a joke. Ironically, it recently emerged that this secret nerve centre was neither bombproof nor gas-proof.
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Minimum age: Any
Age suitable: 8+
When: All year around
Getting there & doing it
The nearest Underground station is Westminster (District, Circle and Jubilee Lines).
Allow 2 to 3 hours for your visit. Audio guides are available in multiple languages, providing anecdotes about the war rooms and insights about Churchill and the hard decisions he made.
When to do it
It’s open all year round, Wednesday to Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
May to August are the busiest months – go on a weekday during local working hours (around 9am-6pm) for the best chance of an uncrowded visit; the last couple of hours of the day are least likely to attract school parties. November to March are the quietest months.
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