Winter Stories

May Half Term: Routes and Roundels

Fuel your imagination at our Festival of Curiosity this half term as your family enjoy curious and creative problem-solving challenges and meet real-world engineers. Follow our STEAM-inspired family trail, join an interactive workshop or storytelling session, and much more!

Down Street: Churchill's secret station

Experience the Railway Executive Committee’s bomb-proof headquarters during World War II, the warren of tunnels where Churchill sheltered.

Plan your school visit

Find the information you need to plan and book your visit to London Transport Museum in Covent Garden or the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton, west London.

Enjoy our wonderful collection of new winter stories for Under-5s. Hear about the four penguins that escaped from London Zoo and journeyed across London or follow a family’s winter day out, walking on the Southbank and riding the bus to see London’s landmarks and keeping warm on the Underground!

Thanks to Artburst for creating the stories and to Mmoloki Chrystie for the production of the videos.

Drawing showing a young boy called Yemi in a yellow raincoat sitting in an Tube carriage with his Mum. His Mum is standing on the left wearing a pink raincoat.

Drawing of Ronnie the Robin and his Dad sitting on a tree branch. Behind them is a river and pathway.

Watch the videos

Hear how Ronnie the Robin embarked on a journey across London to reunite with a lost friend. Follow Ronnie on his winter adventure around the city. Can you spot him in the other winter stories too?

Singing and Stories: Penguins Day Out. On the right, is an illustration showing four penguins travelling down an escalator. On the floor is a red TfL roundel.

Follow four young penguins from London Zoo on their adventurous day out in the city! Learn the Makaton signs and join in the story with Saskia from Artburst.

Singing and Stories: Keep Warm. On the right is an illustration showing a young girl wrapped up up in a hat, scarf, coat and gloves sitting on the top of a bus. She is waving out the window to a robin flying nearby.

Follow along with this lovely story about a winter family day out, walking on the Southbank and riding the bus to see London’s landmarks and keeping warm on the Underground.

Who would have thought that rainy days can be fun too? Watch this lovely winter story about Yemi’s rainy day out and about in London.

Enjoy this charming story of an utterly awesome Underground journey Santa made with the ‘Tf-Elves’ to deliver his gifts in time for Christmas! Daisy from Artburst will teach you the Makaton signs as she reads through the story.