Churchill War Rooms

Clive Steps
King Charles Street
London
Greater London
SW1A 2AQ
England

Website

cwr.iwm.org.uk

E-mail

cwr@iwm.org.uk

Telephone

020 7930 6961

Fax

020 7839 5897

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Inside the Cabinet Room.
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Visit the highly interactive and innovative Churchill Museum, the world's first major museum dedicated to life of the ‘greatest Briton’, plus the secret underground headquarters that were the nerve centre of Britain’s war effort.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Daily 9.30 - 6pm, last admission 5.00pm.

Closed: 24, 25, 26 December

 Admission charges

Adults £15.95*
Child (under 16) FREE
Senior/Student
(60+ years and students with identification) £12.80*
Visitors with disabilities
(Carer admitted free of charge) £9.60*
Unemployed (with ES40) £8.00*
IWM Friends FREE

Groups (reduced rates for groups of 10 or more)
Adults £12
Senior/Student £10.50

*Voluntary donation
Your ticket price includes a voluntary donation. By making a donation, you will be making a valuable contribution to the care and conservation of this historic site. And, if you are a UK tax payer, your donation will enable us to claim Gift Aid on your entire admission payment.

Admission prices excluding voluntary donation: Adults £14.50, Senior/Student £11.60, Disabled £8.70, Unemployed £7.25

Audio Guides
Free for every visitor. Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Hebrew and Mandarin. A family guide and a descriptive guide for visitors with visual impairment are also available.

Discounts

  • Museums Association
  • International Council of Museums
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language audio guide available
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • General audio-guide available
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Cafeteria
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Touch exhibits
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Mail order service available
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Clive Steps
King Charles Street
London
Greater London
SW1A 2AQ
England

Website

cwr.iwm.org.uk

E-mail

cwr@iwm.org.uk

Telephone

020 7930 6961

Fax

020 7839 5897

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Visitors recieve a free sound guide to the Churchill Museum and the 21 historic rooms.

Collection details

Personalities, Social History, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • Winston Churchill
  • World War Two

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Specialist publications on collections available

Clive Steps
King Charles Street
London
Greater London
SW1A 2AQ
England

Website

cwr.iwm.org.uk

E-mail

cwr@iwm.org.uk

Telephone

020 7930 6961

Fax

020 7839 5897

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Undercover – Life in Churchill’s Bunker at Churchill War Rooms

4 June 2010 — 30 December 2013 *on now

Visitors will be able to learn from the first-hand personal accounts of those who worked in the Cabinet War Rooms during the war, what life and conditions were like, and experiencing the authenticity and emotional resonance of walking through the corridors where Churchill made history.

Suitable for

  • All ages

Admission

The exhibition is included in the general admission price

Clive Steps
King Charles Street
London
Greater London
SW1A 2AQ
England

Website

cwr.iwm.org.uk

E-mail

cwr@iwm.org.uk

Telephone

020 7930 6961

Fax

020 7839 5897

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
a photo of dancing legs

After Hours at the Churchill War Rooms

10 February 2012

Dance the night away in London’s secret wartime bunker with an evening of special events and activities at the Churchill War Rooms.

Featuring live music, a film screening and the London Swing Dance Society, who will be on hand to help you master the Charleston, Jitterbug and the Lindy Hop.

Meet museum curators, have your photograph taken outside the original door from No 10 Downing Street and explore London’s secret underground bunker in this exclusive evening at the Churchill War Rooms.

Suitable for

  • 18+
  • Not suitable for children

When

6:30-8pm

Where

Churchill War Rooms

Admission

Admission (adults only). Adults £15.95. Seniors and students £12.80. No group concessions. Last admission 9pm.

Website

http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/after-hours-at-the-churchill-war-rooms

Clive Steps
King Charles Street
London
Greater London
SW1A 2AQ
England

Website

cwr.iwm.org.uk

E-mail

cwr@iwm.org.uk

Telephone

020 7930 6961

Fax

020 7839 5897

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Face to face resources

Key Stage 2 Workshops

Students can explore and develop a number of the key areas of knowledge, skills, and understanding in the current key stage 2 curriculum. In particular, sessions can focus on developing students’ Chronological Understanding, their Knowledge and understanding of events, people, and changes in the past, and their skills of Historical Interpretation and Historical Enquiry.
The life and reputation of Winston Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms are exciting, provocative, and relevant topics for exploration in a range of other curriculum areas – including Art & Design, Citizenship, and English.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss options for workshops to develop skills specific to

How to obtain

For more information and to book call our Learning Team on 020 7766 0132 or 020 7766 0130. Alternatively email cwr-edu@iwm.org.uk

Key stage 3 Workshops

As well as covering one of the key periods in British, European, and world history, our sessions can support the development of students’ understanding of the key concepts, particularly Chronological Understanding, Cause & Consequence, Significance, and Interpretation. The use we make of the historic rooms, the rich resources of the Churchill Museum, and of our handling collection, feeds directly into the development of students’ capacity to follow the key processes, particularly those of Historical Enquiry and Using Evidence.
Sessions can also be tailored to focus on skills required in other curriculum areas, most notably Citizenship and English. Please contact us if you would like to dis

How to obtain

For further information and to book please call our Learning Team on 020 7766 0132 or 020 7766 0130. Alternatively you can email cwr-edu@iwm.org.uk

Clive Steps
King Charles Street
London
Greater London
SW1A 2AQ
England

Website

cwr.iwm.org.uk

E-mail

cwr@iwm.org.uk

Telephone

020 7930 6961

Fax

020 7839 5897

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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