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This is a recurring event:
  • Repeats Weekly on Wednesday and Thursday all day until Thursday 13 June 2024
  • Repeats Daily on Wednesday and Thursday all day until Thursday 26 September 2024
Upcoming dates:
  • Wednesday 1 May 2024, all day
  • Thursday 2 May 2024, all day
  • Wednesday 8 May 2024, all day
  • Thursday 9 May 2024, all day
  • Wednesday 15 May 2024, all day
  • Thursday 16 May 2024, all day
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About the Tour

Join us for an exclusive tour of one of the most iconic stations on the London Underground: Piccadilly Circus. Located directly underneath the celebrated landmark, Piccadilly Circus station opened in 1906 serving the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines.

Extensively modernised between 1925 and 1928 to meet passenger demands, the station is an engineering marvel and boasts one of the finest examples of subterranean architecture on the London Underground.

You will go behind secret doors, to passageways and lift shafts closed to the public since 1929 and discover the original Edwardian design features, the fascinating stories of wartime sheltering and top-secret storage of priceless artefacts.

After the tour, you will be directed to Piccadilly Circus’s famous Hard Rock Cafe to enjoy a delicious lunch, surrounded by a world of music and iconic memorabilia. There will be a choice of main courses including burgers, sandwiches and salads to enjoy, accompanied by a tasty chocolate brownie and a range of beverages.

Please note: Children under 14 are not permitted on this tour. 14 to 16-year-olds must be accompanied by an adult.

Key information

Tour times: 

Wednesdays & Thursdays 11:50
Location: Piccadilly Circus station
Tickets*: £70 / £67 concessions

London Transport Museum is a charity. Profits from your Hidden London ticket helps us to continue conserving and sharing London’s transport and design heritage.  
 

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Blue-lit seats around a central bar area in a restaurant
Torso of someone with tattooed arms wearing a Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt holding out a cheeseburger
View through a neon-lit restaurant seating area with memorabilia on the walls

Piccadilly Circus tour

If you just want a tour of Piccadilly Circus station without the lunch experience at the Hard Rock Cafe afterwards, here’s the link to find out the tour dates and make a booking. 

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Tour information

*As well as your tour, the ticket price includes:

  • Half price one-day entry to London Transport Museum (within a month of your tour date). No need to pre-book, just come to the Museum during our opening hours with proof of your tour ticket.
  • 10% discount on all full-priced products at our shop (online and in store), within one month of your event date.

These offers cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Booking fee of £1.50 per transaction applies.

  • What does this combined experience include?

    This experience includes one ticket to our award-winning Hidden London tour of Piccadilly Circus station and one “Gold” lunch menu at the Hard Rock Cafe Piccadilly Circus.

  • Where is the meeting point?

    The meeting point for this tour is at the bottom of the stairs of Exit 4 of Piccadilly Circus Underground station. Exit 4 can be found at the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street, next to the Criterion Restaurant.

    To plan your journey to the meeting point, we recommend using TfL’s Journey Planner or downloading the TfL Go app

    A member of the Hidden London team will meet you on arrival. Please arrive 15 minutes before the time on your ticket.

    Once the tour is over, please make your way directly to the Hard Rock Cafe, 225-229 Piccadilly, St James’s, W1J 9HR. A booking will have been made for you. Your table will be reserved for 15 minutes. 

    Please note that the Hard Rock Cafe where your booking will have been made is located on Piccadilly Circus next to the Underground station. It is a different location to the other Hard Rock Cafe at 150 Old Park Ln, London W1K 1QZ, which is located towards Hyde Park Corner Underground station.

  • How long will the tour last?

    Your tour will last for 75 minutes and will involve walking for most of this time.

    Following the tour, you can stay in Hard Rock Cafe for as long as you like.

  • What is included in the lunch offer?

    You will have a choice of main courses from the ‘Gold’ menu including Original Legendary Burger, Moving Mountains Burger (vegetarian), Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Twisted Mac Chicken and Cheese, Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad or Tupelo Chicken Tenders and a dessert of Chocolate Brownie. You will have the choice of one beverage: a soft drink, coffee or tea.

    See the full Hard Rock Cafe Gold menu.

    Please note that other menus are not available with this package.

    Alcohol can be purchased for an additional cost. Please note that no alcohol will be served to guests under the age of 18.

  • What if I have special dietary requirements?

    You will be asked for dietary requirements upon booking. Please also inform a member of staff at the restaurant if any of the offered is not suitable to you and they will be happy to provide an alternative.

  • What should I wear?

    Visitors must wear flat sturdy shoes. Guests wearing open toe sandals or shoes, or high-heels, will be refused entry due to health and safety restrictions. Sturdy walking shoes are recommended as there are uneven underfoot conditions throughout the tour.

    Do not bring large or heavy bags as there are no cloakroom facilities.

    Please also bring with you photo ID and your email confirmation to be permitted entry.

  • Are children allowed?

    Children under 14 are not permitted on the tour.

    All under 18s are eligible for concession tickets.

    14 to 16-year-olds must be accompanied by an adult.

  • Are there toilets or cloakrooms on the tour?

    There are no cloakroom facilities or public toilets available on the tour. Please do not bring large or heavy bags.

  • What is the tour like? Are there stairs or lifts? Is it accessible?

    There is no step-free access on the tour. Access to the tour is by static escalator. It is advisable therefore that you should have an adequate level of fitness to undertake this tour. You may be refused entry if you appear to not meet this requirement.

    The tour will include access to confined areas which may be unsuitable for people with claustrophobia. There will be areas which have low lighting and may be dusty.

    Due to the nature of the tours, we are unable to accommodate visitors with wheelchairs. 

  • About your tickets

    Once you’ve booked your tickets, you will receive confirmation and e-tickets to the email address you provided at checkout. This may take up to 24 hours - please check your junk mail folder after this time, and if you have still not received confirmation, contact the Museum booking office via our Contact form

    You will be sent an event reminder email up to a week before your event with all the information you need to arrive on time and enjoy the tour. Please contact London Transport Museum if your contact details change after you purchase your ticket(s).

    Tickets are non-transferrable. Please bring your email confirmation and ticket as well as photographic ID to be permitted entry.

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Please ensure you have read the Hidden London terms & conditions before booking your ticket.

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Location

Piccadilly Circus Station
London
W1J 9HP
United Kingdom

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