Churchill War Rooms: Entry Ticket

Additional Information & Description

The Churchill War Rooms takes you into the underground bunker that sheltered Winston Churchill and his government during World War II. Part of Imperial War Museums, this London museum brings wartime leadership into focus through the spaces where the British government operated, rather than through accounts of events alone.

Inside the Cabinet War Rooms

Walk through the bunker’s network of corridors and rooms, including the Cabinet War Room and the Map Room. These spaces remain as they were when the doors were locked in 1945. You can see where Allied plans were made and learn about the important decisions taken here. The preserved rooms give those decisions a physical setting: the visit places you inside the underground complex where wartime government work took place.

The people who lived below ground

The visit also explores daily life for the men and women who worked, ate and slept underground. A permanent exhibition tells workers’ stories through letters, photographs and everyday objects. These personal records add a different perspective to the bunker, shifting attention from strategy to the people whose working lives unfolded within it. Their accounts reveal the human side of a place associated with government decisions.

Churchill beyond his wartime role

The Churchill Museum explores the statesman’s 90-year life and leadership. Personal items include his paintings and cigars, alongside the door of No. 10 Downing Street. This biographical part of the visit broadens the focus beyond the war years, using objects connected with Churchill to examine the person as well as the political leader.

Entry and audio guide

Your ticket includes admission and an audio guide. Audio is available in Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, giving you eight language options for the commentary during your visit.

Location and access

The Churchill War Rooms is at Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London. Allow approximately two hours for the visit. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Tickets are delivered instantly and can be presented on a smartphone.