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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
Pleasantly surprised! Wasn't expecting much but the mail rail was fun and interesting and the separate exhibition was excellently put together and really engaging.nnAccessibility is great for everything apart from the actual mail rail train inherently and they require that in an emergency you can climb stairs unaided. Quite cramped and hard to get into so bare in mind for accessibility. HOWEVER they do have a video showing you the whole train ride in the exhibition.
One of the best small museums I've been to in a long time. Very well set out and interactive things for children to do. It's split into two parts on either side of the road. Mail Rail on one side is a little train that runs underground where mail trains used to run. There's a film projected onto a tunnel wall the train stops for this that travels back in time to the railway's 1930s heyday. Very well executed. The museum itself has many interesting exhibits including old uniforms for children to dress up in, old post boxes, old public phones etc. Well worth the entrance fee and you can use the ticket for a year - although if you want to go on the train again, there is a reduced fare payable All in all a really good morning out.
A rewarding and original museum experience. The train has been turned into a clever storytelling device covering the technical and wartime aspects, complemented by the traditional exhibits in the main museum across the road. It takes about an hour to do it all. The train is well organized but very popular, so getting there at opening is the only way to avoid long waits.
2 parts to this. First has the underground post trainwait 15 minutes, amazing!..There is a little children’s play area in this building. The second is the exhibition across the street, videos, info, lots of interactive bits to do. This place is fabulous and absolutely worth the visit!!
Loved the train ride, as it game you insight as to how everything worked. Honestly I think it would be great if something like this was still around. So the info was very interesting and the staff was very noligable and friendly.
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