The Postal Museum – London

Overview

A day out to visit the London Postal Museum which opened in 2017.

The museum’s galleries will take you on a journey through five-centuries of world-class curiosities, providing a different, previously unseen view on some of the world’s most significant historical events, and an insight into the quirky beginnings of the earliest social network.

Once you have explored the museum, your ticket will then grant you access to a subterranean world that – up until recently – remained hidden from public view.

Descend into the old engineering depot of Mail Rail – the one-hundred-year-old little-known Post Office railway – and board a miniature train designed to transport people through its narrow tunnels. The train ride will pass through and stop at the original Mount Pleasant station platforms 70 feet underground, where an impressive audio-visual display will take riders back in time, giving an insight into the heyday of the railway.

We arrive in London late morning, allowing time to visit Exmouth Market for shopping and lunch (not included) before visiting the museum.