London underground tunnels are very impressing. And I am not talking about the tunnels that we can go through. I am talking about the abandoned tunnels where normal people don’t have access to. You know the restricted areas. 

You Can Go through Abandoned or Restricted Tunnels in London 

There are many London underground tunnel tours you can do, but the most famous and popular ones are London Transport Museum Hidden London.  You should check out all of their tours. 

There Are Many Interesting London Underground Tunnels You Should Go While Traveling in London

I did the Euston – Lost Tunnels, but I will talk about it more later. Before we go into details, here are the lists of best tours for London underground tunnels. 

• London Transport Museum hidden London – London Transport Museum has a lot group tours you can choose. It’s sold out really fast so make sure to bookmark it
• Greenwich Foot Tunnel – This tunnel was built in 1902 that connect Isle of Dogs to Greenwich. It is open to public
• Churchill War Rooms – This is a nerve center where Winston Churchill directed the Second World War
• Thames Tunnel – Thames tunnel is the very first tunnel in the world to be built by a famous scientist Brunel
• Ride Mail Rail – If you cannot get into any London Transport Museum tours, this would be a great alternative. You will be able to explore a hundred year old post office railway, and actually get to ride it!

But The Best London Underground Tunnels Tours Are Run by London Transport Museum

Because of the uniqueness of the London Transport Underground tunnels, LTM offers the best tour. I will slowly explain more, but if you want to see what it’s like in videos, I made a vlog for you and please check it out!

In my opinion, the Thames Tunnel Brunel museum is kind of blend to travel all the way to Canada Water station.

But it is worth the visit if you can find an event that is happening at the Tunnel. I went for the Secret Adventures Films Underground. It was an unusual thing to do in London and great way to spend a night. You can read more about it here or watch my vlog below. 

Now let’s talk about the Lost tunnel at Euston station. I recently visited the platform 9 and 3/4 where Harry Potter goes through the wall to the magic world. Unfortunately the platform 9 and 3/4 does not lead to a different side of the train station (Obviously). 

I Tried the Lost Tunnel – Euston Station by London Transport Museum

So I started look for some things to do in London where I can go through the train station wall that will lead to some secret world. And luckily Lost Tunnel was offering a group tour. 

Make Sure to Book the Tours in Advance as It Sells Out Really Fast

When I checked London Transport Museum website, half of the tours were already sold out. And they only do a tour for six month. So it is best to email them to make sure you get what you want. 

I did the Euston Station Lost Tunnel. It was 40 pounds which wasn’t cheap, and I actually thought if it’s worth the visit when you can just go to the Transport Museum. 

With a little dubious thought in my mind, I bought the ticket and went. I got it so wrong about how expensive it is. This is a tour that will really take you back to the past. This was really the magic world of Harry Potter. 

The Tour Will Take You to Restricted Areas and Abandoned Tunnels 

As you enter Euston station, you will go through a restricted area.

 

They will explain everything from how it has transformed from the old subways to the subways we take now. And it’s always more fun to listen to a story then read it on a book, isn’t it?

 

Because It Was Closed Down in 1960s, You Get to See the Tunnel as It Was in 1964

The tunnel was built in 1800s and was used up until 1964. They had to close it down due to safety reasons, but has been used for workers to put their tools down. 

 

After you go through the restricted area, you will stop by at the intersection ticket office which I believe is the only one left in U.K.

 

It feels like you were underground for 50 years after an astroid apocalypse, and then come back out to the real world. There were posters from 50 years and the dust has settled on top of the walls. 

The Posters Are Authentic and Hasn’t Been Touch Since 1960s

The most interesting part of this tour is that you see all these posters from that period. From West Side Story to Psycho, you get to see the real posters they used to put on the walls. 

We head to the ventilation tunnel which was built in 1900s. The scientists thought the city will build more subways with overpopulation and thought they needed to put ventilation in consideration. Now that ventilation is being used for that purpose. I thought it was amazing how the scientists can really think of the future. 

Then we head to some restricted area which I will not give it all away. I hope you can actually go visit so no more spoilers! 

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