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Churchill War Rooms

Clive Steps | King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AQ, England
44 20 7930 6961
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Type: History Museums, Historic Sites, Military Museums
Description: The underground headquarters of the British High Command served as the nerve center of Britain's war effort during World War II.
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Emmaus, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

Every informative covering Winston Churchill's early years through his later life. The strategy sessions that went on in these rooms took us back to that time and England's dire situation.

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Florida, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

My new "favorite" museum in the world. Sobering, inspiring, and you really learn about the war from an entirely different perspective. Artifacts well preserved, helpful to have the hand held phones for the tour. I spent over three hours there, much longer than I thought. The videos were well done. I can't say enough good things about this place and... More

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birmingham, england
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

Amazing to think it all happened here. Churchill and his cabinet actually made decisions here that affect us in a big way even now. Without much imagination you can almost see it happening. We spent half a day looking at the rooms and the museum but you could spend longer. A wonderful, sobering, humbling visit. Good value for money.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

All original and very atmospheric, loads to see and experience highly reccomend a visit of history frozen in time

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

It was one of the most interesting museums I've been to. The self guided audio tour was very informative.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

Growing up in America, we get a very American perspective of WWII. The feeling of The Blitz was not something most families in America could not really grasp. Walking down into and through the War Rooms it really hits you...this is where Britian's Top Dog worked during the War. He worked underground in a poorly ventilated and not-exactly-bomb-proof facility for... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

This was our second visit but first with the children. Being set in the war rooms themselves, the historic events described in the museum / exhibition brought history to life and effectively portrayed the hardships and emotions of that time.

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Adelaide, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

It was intriguing, partner is a bit of a " Churchillian", so thought I' d just tag along. Static and interactive displays quite beguiling. It' extremely weird to think about the sorts of decisions being made and how those decisions would be enacted. Top work.

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Edmonton, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

I've been here on my last two visit. I didn't realize I skipped the Churchill museum contained inside of it when I was there the first time. Both times I found myself walking out with a variety of souvenirs. A humbling place I'm grateful that was preserved.

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Lebanon, NJ
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2013 NEW

Fine job of enhancing WWII artifacts with multimedia. Every step is interesting and worth seeing. It was on of our top sights.

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