Dates:
25 May 2024 - 2 Jun 2024
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Take part in fun activities exploring the long history of the roundel and discover how it continues to be used today to help people safely find their way around London.
Creative activity: Design a roundel
Get crafty as you design your own London transport roundel! A hundred years ago, the architect Charles Holden began to include Edward Johnston’s circle and bar roundel into his new Tube station designs. Below ground, roundels were placed along platforms, and above ground, they could be seen on flagpoles, station signage and even stained-glass windows. The use of this striking symbol began to help people to easily spot stations as they navigated the city. Have a go at making your very own design inspired by this history.
Sessions will take place daily at 11:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 15:00 from Monday 27 May - Friday 31 May.
Trail: Discover roundels through the years
Today the London transport roundel is recognised by people around the world, but how did it come to be the famous logo it is today? Hunt for historic roundels hidden around the Museum’s galleries and discover fascinating facts about how its design has changed over more than 100 years of history.
Available daily between 10:00 - 18:00 from Saturday 25 May - Sunday 2 June.
Storytelling: Tale of two times (suitable for children aged 7 and under)
Join in for an interactive storytelling session exploring the journey of two children, one from the present day and one living 100 years ago. Travel with them as they find a route that takes them from London Transport Museum to our Depot in Acton, west London. In this session, children will explore how transport routes around the city have changed over time and how to travel safely around the capital today.
Sessions last 30 minutes and will take place on Saturday 25 May, Sunday 26 May and Saturday 1 June, Sunday 2 June at 10.30, 11.30, 13.30, 14:30.
Tours: Routes through history
For the first time in history, London’s Overground lines have been given their own names inspired by the history of their routes. Join us to explore this history. Meet a suffragette who shares her story working on London transport during the First World War. Or hear from our 1970s Tube Guard whose parents came to Britain on the Windrush. In these fun tours characters from the past will share some of the fascinating history behind the name of these two lines.
Sessions last 30 minutes and will take place daily at 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00.
Dates:
25 May 2024 - 2 Jun 2024
Time:
10:00 - 18:00
Prices:
All family activities are free with your Museum admission - and kids go free!
Adults: £24.50
Concessions*: £23.50
Local Resident** £18.50
Off peak Annual Pass £22.50
Annual Pass Plus £70
Age:
All ages
Covent Garden
There are a very limited number of parking spaces available near the Museum. Pay-to-park tariffs vary, with a maximum stay of around 4 hours.
Canteen is the cafe bar at the Museum, offering a range of hot meals, tasty sandwiches and soups, homemade cakes and hot and cold drinks.
The Museum is fully accessible with a buggy. The buggy park is just inside the Museum entrance opposite the cloakroom. All toilets, including accessible toilets, and baby changing facilities are available on the ground floor.
The museum is accessible for wheelchair users with level access at the Ticket Desk, and lifts to all floors. There are ramps in some areas. Due to the historic nature of our collection, not all of the vehicles are accessible. To support your visit, a wheelchair is available for visitor use. Please ask at the Ticket Desk. The area outside the Museum is cobbled, with a level path part of the way round.
