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« on: July 08, 2017, 21:34:21 »

Via IanVisits Blog

Euston station: The photography tour

55 Broadway: London’s first skyscraper

Clapham South: Subterranean shelter

Down Street: Churchill’s secret station

Highgate: Wilderness walkabout

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You can receive priority booking for Hidden London tickets by signing up to the Museum Newsletter by midnight on Sunday 9th July 2016.

A priority booking link will be sent out to all newsletter subscribers on the Tuesday morning.
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« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2017, 08:05:25 »

You need to be properly ambulant for most of these tours as you need to descend/ascend the emergency stair cases for all other than Charing Cross & 55 Broadway. Usually hundreds of steps down & up. Obvious really, but its surprising the number thinking the escalators/lifts still work.
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« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2017, 08:19:39 »

You need to be properly ambulant for most of these tours as you need to descend/ascend the emergency stair cases for all other than Charing Cross & 55 Broadway. Usually hundreds of steps down & up. Obvious really, but its surprising the number thinking the escalators/lifts still work.

Indeed. A further quote from the site I linked to; I would hope people would read carefully what they're buying before they sign up for a ticket at up to £100.

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Access: Each member of your group must bring a photographic proof of ID along with their ticket to be permitted entry. This is for security reasons. There is no step-free access to any of the above tours. The tours all involve walking and may involve long stairwells (of up to 180 steps), static escalators, low lighting and uneven floors underfoot. Hard hats and torches will be supplied where necessary.
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