New tour – disused Euston station goes virtual

• The popular Hidden London Euston station tour can now be experienced virtually from across the UK, with a live tour guide to answer questions
• Visitors to the Capital can put a spring in their step with a new season of Secrets of Central London walking tours 

Virtual visitors can experience a secret side of London’s Underground without even taking a train or a plane with Hidden London’s new virtual tour of Euston station, while those wanting to enjoy a day out in central London can join a Hidden London walking tour run by London Transport Museum. Tickets for these new tours will go on public sale on Friday 7 May for tours taking place in May, June and July.   

The new Euston virtual tour 

Visitors on the new Euston disused station tour will be able to experience parts of the station not usually accessible on the in-person tour run by London Transport Museum’s Hidden London team. An expert Hidden London guide will take guests on the ultimate tour of Euston station allowing them to discover atmospheric underground tunnels and shadowy passageways from a screen anywhere in the world. 

Virtual guests will step back in time as specialist guides talk them through the history of Euston station. In 1907 two separate Underground stations opened at Euston running the lines which would ultimately become the two branches of the Northern line. The tour explores the remains of these two original structures that have been closed for over a century, taking virtual visitors to places the public has not seen before. 

Guests will journey through the passageways, emergency stairs and a lift shaft once part of the Hampstead Tube railway, as well as getting a last look inside the iconic Leslie Green station building before it gets demolished. 

The tour then explores the remains of the glass tiled passageways of the City and South London Railway and into the former northbound tunnel revealing newly discovered secrets of the station. These hidden parts of Euston are not accessible to the public due to health and safety restrictions so even if history fans have been on the physical tour of Euston, there is a lot of new footage that the Hidden London guides can only bring to audiences in virtual form. 

Design fans will love the gallery of preserved vintage advertising poster fragments that have been concealed for over 50 years while transport enthusiasts can learn about the newest innovations to the Tube and Network Rail station and witness the remains of its past before the site is transformed for the arrival of HS2.

Siddy Holloway, Hidden London Engagement Manager at London Transport Museum, said: “Our new Euston virtual tour can be enjoyed from anywhere in the UK or overseas – perfect for those wanting to experience London’s history from home. 

“What makes this virtual tour extra special is that you can explore parts of the disused station that are normally off limits to the public, even on an in-person tour.”

New walking tours: Secrets of Central London 

Those wishing to stretch their legs and indulge in some local London history can join expert guides with a West End walking tour of Covent Garden, Kingsway, Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Victoria Embankment.

See our Walking Tours page for more information and to book tickets.

New tour dates to go on sale for four other Hidden London virtual tours

Both national and international virtual visitors can discover how Londoners sheltered at Aldwych station during the Second World War and how the station is used as a blockbuster film location for movies such as the Darkest Hour (2017) in which Churchill surprises passengers by taking the Tube. 

On the Brompton Road station tour participants can learn, how, during the Second World War, the station was used as a top-secret control centre and bunker for Britain’s Anti-Aircraft Division. 

Zoom in from your sofa for a tour of the Holborn (Kingsway) area. Find out how this part of London, which in the past was known for its high crime rates, slum housing and establishments of ill repute, was to become a new business district for London with wide boulevards and grand office buildings.
Virtual guests can find out about the short life King William Street station had before it closed in 1900. The station has the honour of being the first deep-level station to become ‘disused’ on the London Underground. 

On these virtual tours, guests will be walked through a gallery of contemporary photos, videos, never-before-seen footage as well as archival images from London Transport Museum’s collection while their expert guide reveals fascinating facts and tales about these ‘forgotten’ parts of London Underground.  
The Hidden London virtual tours and the Hidden London walking tours are £20 per ticket and £17.50 for concessions. To book a ticket go to our virtual tours page.

Group virtual tour bookings

Group bookings can also be arranged for minimum of 25 people and a maximum of 50 participants. A second tour can be arranged if the group is larger than 50 people. To book a group tour and arrange a date and time please email [email protected] or call 0343 222 5000. Group tours cannot be booked on the ltmuseum.co.uk website. 

In person Hidden London tours of disused stations, including Euston, are expected to re-start later this year.  Sign up to the Museum’s enewsletter to be the first to hear about these events as well as new virtual tours. 

Hidden London Hangouts on YouTube: live new episodes each Saturday at 18:00

Hidden London Hangouts give everyone a chance to learn more about the Capital’s subterranean transport secrets, with a huge measure of wit and humour from four loveable Londoners and experts in their field. New episodes go live on London Transport Museum’s YouTube channel every Saturday at 18:00. Visit our YouTube page to see upcoming as well as previous episodes. Each episode is hosted by self-confessed Tube geek and broadcaster Alex Grundon.