Explore the secrets of Holborn Station with our brand-new Hidden London tour

Attention Hidden London fans! We are launching a brand-new behind-the-scenes tour of Holborn Tube station, with tickets available to book now.

Originally opened in 1906 as a complex of four platforms to serve the Piccadilly line, Holborn station has a lot more to explore than first meets the eye. On this new tour, due to start in the summer, ticket holders will be able to step behind concealed doors and explore the expansive disused areas that lay concealed, some not seen by the public in nearly 30 years.

Led by one of our expert tour guide, visitors will explore closed-off areas including the two closed platforms of the former Aldwych branch. They will also enjoy an unexpected view of the Piccadilly line, complete with vintage posters, original Leslie Green Edwardian design, and an original early 20th century signalling cabin.

Written using content drawn from our own extensive archive and collection, the tour will reveal the twists and turns of the 20th century as visitors hear how the station’s disused spaces came to be used in surprising ways over the years, including as scientific laboratories, providing shelter for London Transport staff in wartime, and even housing a model rail club.

Also covered will be how staff members may have felt working there during the height of the Blitz, how the big modernisation project of the 1930s led to the closure of nearby British Museum station, and how the station is still playing a key role in the future of the London Underground today as part of a massive upgrading project of the signalling system.

We will be running our exclusive Hidden London tours at Holborn from 31 July 2024. Guided tours will take place on Wednesday to Sunday each week. Tickets cost £45 and can be purchased here. Concessions are available.

Additional dates to experience our other Hidden London tours of disused Tube stations and secret spaces on the Underground network are also now available, and can be found here.

Profits generated from our Hidden London tours help fund our charitable activities as an education and heritage charity. Activities include igniting children’s curiosity about the world of transport and STEM, delivering employability and skills programmes for young people, and heritage conservation work.