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The Postal Museum: Entry Ticket

Discover the surprising story of the world's first social network

Open today: 10:00 - 17:00
Wheelchair accessible Visitors must be able to transfer themselves in and out of the carriages unaided to use the rides
Provider: The Postal Museum
Registered address: 15-20 Phoenix Place, WC1X 0DA, London, GB
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Admission tickets to The Postal Museum exhibition area
Ride on the Mail Rail underground train
Admission to the child play area
Annual ticket (available as an upgrade onsite)

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Discover the extraordinary story of the postal service, from the reign of Henry VIII to the present day. Find out more about the objects in the exhibition, discover why mail coach guards had to carry a gun, learn how postcodes were invented, and more!

Get more insights and make the most of your visit by using a handy audio guide.

Before pinging inboxes and text messages, people actually had to wait for a mailman to deliver their news. Get back to communication basics, with tickets for the Postal Museum. Uncover the story of the postal system and even see letters recovered from a shipwreck!

From five-wheeled cycles to rockets and an escaped lioness, the story of the postal service is long and full of incredible tales. These Postal Museum tickets will unlock them all!

See a restored mail coach that once thundered across the country. Get up close to the world's only sheet of Penny Black stamps, the world's first postage stamps. Send anonymous messages to a friend (or stranger) through pneumatic tubes, and see a horde of unread love letters recovered from maritime misfortune.

Explore the Postal Museum's Mail Rail, a 100-year-old subterranean network of tunnels now open to the public as a 15-minute miniature train ride.

Forget what you think you know about the post and get ready for a surprise or two!

  • Your chosen timeslot is for the ride on The Postal Museum Mail Rail underground train
  • Please arrive at least 15 minutes earlier to have time to enter and to get to the ride
  • There is a one-way route in operation at the museum. You can visit exhibitions after your ride
  • On arrival to the museum you can also check-in using the NHS Test & Trace QR code
  • Visitors must be able to walk unaided for a minimum of 100 metres on uneven surfaces with minimal lighting, and up at least 70 steep steps
  • You can take a break for snacks and refreshments at the museum’s accredited family friendly café
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
Saturday
10:00 - 17:00
Sunday
10:00 - 17:00
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
10:00 - 17:00
The Postal Museum
15-20 Phoenix Pl, WC1X 0DA, London
  • Get a full refund if you select a refundable ticket during checkout and cancel until 23:59 the day before you visit.
  • Rescheduling is not possible for this ticket.

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