General information
| Destination |
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| London, United Kingdom |
Program details
The tour begins with a
guided walking tour of Westminster. Here you’ll
explore British politics at 10 Downing Street and hear an introduction to Winston Churchill, a man who inspired love and hatred in equal measures.
Your guide will tell you about his close relationship with President Roosevelt and how the two leaders worked together to defeat Hitler. You’ll
see Westminster Abbey, the iconic clock at Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the Cenotaph – the national monument for victims of war.
Westminster was the base for the exiled government and its spies, who gathered here to plot the overthrow of Hitler and his fascist allies. We’ll take you to the heart of this underground world when you visit the Churchill War Rooms.
Left exactly as they were in 1945, with pots still on stoves, maps hung on walls, and beds made up and ready for Churchill and his ministers, these corridors offer a glimpse into this time.
You’ll use the official audioguide to hear speeches by Churchill and personal testimonials from those who worked here. You’ll see original furnishings like the special sun lamps they used to ensure that they got enough Vitamin D, and the meeting rooms where D-Day was planned.
Westminster was one of the most affected areas during the bombings of WWII, and with good reason: it was home to the undercover and underground base of a complicated secret world of governments in exile, overseas forces, spies and counterspies. Here was located the bunker in which Winston Churchill and his government hid during the blitz of London.
Delve into the Churchill War Museum and the war rooms to learn all about London’s darkest hour. Nowhere else can you walk in the footsteps of men and women who have changed the world quite like this.
As you descend into the wartime bunker of the Churchill War Rooms, you will feel as if you are walking into the past. Feel as if you are reliving the terrifying moments politicians lived while they planned and plotted about the future of Europe in these claustrophobic rooms.
As you go deeper into the labyrinth of rooms, you’ll discover how life and work continued underground, from top-secret conversations between Churchill and President Roosevelt in the Transatlantic Telephone Room to simple domestic concerns in Churchill’s kitchen. Wander for as long as you like before making your way out in your own time.
Audioguide languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Portuguese and Mandarin
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