This exciting City of Spies private tour has been created exclusively to take you on a fascinating journey through London's espionage history during the Cold War, the origins of MI5 and MI6, and to learn about Churchill's role in bringing down the Nazi regime. Plus, you get Churchill War Rooms admission tickets included.Your tour guide will take you on a journey through the streets of London to uncover the main characters and buildings that shaped the history of the world, whilst telling you stories that seem more like Le Carré novels than real life. After your walking tour, you will visit the Churchill War Rooms, located below the streets of Westminster. An underground network of bunkers that functioned as British wartime offices, planning, and map rooms. It was here that much of Allied intelligence and strategy was discussed and planned in WWII, as well as serving as a place of refuge and shelter for the government during the blitz. Your guide will give a detailed and fascinating tour of this place that has been left exactly as it was since 1944.
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Learn London's rich history of espionage at St Ermin's Hotel. Hear the plots to overthrow the government at some of the most powerful institutions in Westminster, including Downing Street, Whitehall, and Westminster Palace. Explore the Churchill War Rooms with your private guide and get up close to the Cabinet Room. See the Map Room, the beating heart of the war rooms, and discover the Telephone Room that allowed direct communication between the US and the UK government
Your guide will meet you in front of the Royal Artisan Bakery.