Churchill War Rooms

Before we reach the Churchill War Rooms Museum, a bit further south of the Banqueting House on the Whitehall St. right after the Women of World War II Memorial , we will find the administrative heart of the United Kingdom. Downing Street  is unfortunately closed for visitors today.  You can only get a distant glimpse of the famous house of Downing St Number 10, the historic location of the British Prime Minister since 1735.

No need to feel frustrated though. On the next parallel, King Charles St., lies one of the most visited & historic administrative centers of London. The Churchill War Rooms is the underground complex of the Cabinet War rooms that housed the British government during WWII.

The wartime bunker that sheltered Churchill and his government during the Blitz is today a extraordinary museum where the visitor gets to discover the stories of those who worked underground as London was being bombed above them, and then find out more about the life and legacy of Winston Churchill in the interactive Churchill Museum. The underground maze is perfectly set out to give a real feeling of the actual conditions under which the war cabinet & the military stuff spent many of their hours.