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The Postal Museum

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The Postal Museum

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The Postal Museum reveals Britain's remarkable social and communications history through the eyes of an iconic service. Take a ride on Mail Rail and experience 15 minutes of immersive underground exploration on our miniature trains.

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The Postal Museum reveals Britain's remarkable social and communications history through the eyes of an iconic service. Take a ride on Mail Rail and experience 20 minutes of immersive underground exploration on our miniature trains.

Address: 15-20 Phoenix Pl, London WC1X 0DA, UK
Phone: 0300 030 0700
State: Greater London
City: London
Zip Code: WC1X 0DA

opening times

Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Reviews
The museum and Mail Rail train ride are situated behind the Royal Mail Mount Pleasent building, but in two different buildings. The walk between the two is 2-3 minutes. Best is to do the train ride 1st, this one beeing time related one. On weekend it can get crowded especially from noon onwards. The train ride is nice and explains how the rail system was built, it's history and how it operated till 2003 when it got shot down. It could be a little longer though. Tall people might feel cramped on the ride but still worth doing it. Next to the train ride you have toilets and children play area. The Postal Museum is interesting.
We Visited on Thursday 12th February and went here after first enjoying the Mail Rail. I was once again pleased about all the interactive displays. There wre so many touch screens and activities. The ones I enjoyed the most were the telephone booths calling each other was fun, sending messages through the vacuum tubes, watching the films especially the post office cats and designing my own stamp. We ate lunch in the cafe which was a pleasant surprise, it was a bit crowded and untidy but our food was lovely and tasty, as were the drinks. We enjoyed the Cumberland Bap and Eggs Benedict. The general area of London which the museum is in is quite nice, I would recommend taking a little walk around. There is a large Royal Mail Depot just a few minutes away and you can watch all the lorries coming and going. We travelled to London on a coach trip.
Lovely experience at the Postal Museum. Mail Rail was a great way to start. Went as a family of 4 including 3 year old twin toddlers. They loved the Mail Rail though warning it is a bit of a cramped space so younger children may be a bit scared. That said the museum provides sensory bags to those who may need it which is a long addition.nnThe exhibit itself was smaller than I realised but informative. Lots of interactive exhibits for kids.nnStaff are very friendly.nnCafe was ok prices are expensive so bring your own lunch.
Oh that's a very nice museum. Worth a visit. A great story of emerging the post be informed that if you buy a ticket for time the train goes from another building which is just the opposite
This building is separate from the mail rail which is on the other side of the road. The postal museum runs through the history of the Post from the 17th century to the present date. The displays are very interactive and excellent for families with young children. It is also very informative for adults aswell. There are good facilities here, with options to eat and drink here too. Well worth a visit.
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