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Britain At War Experience, London

The Britain At War Museum aims to recreate the experience of living in London during World War Two. There is a recreation of the London blitz using a range of special effects. A section of a London Underground air raid shelter has been preserved. A BBC radio studio features broadcasts by Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler. Wartime newsreels can be viewed in an underground cinema. There is a wide range of other displays on subjects related to the war, and a large collection of artifacts to view. This is an imaginative and evocative presentation of history, and is designed to support the National Curriculum.

For me the one thing that made the most impact at the Britain At War Experience was a poster of a soldier, who was pointing at me and asking "Is Your Journey Really Necessary?"

Wartime was full of movement, of armies, ships, aircraft, refugees, evacuees, but there was no tourism. It really made me appreciate unnecessary journeys. If a journey ever felt a bit pointless, I'd remember this poster and feel encouraged. Better to be going on a day trip than invading Poland.

 

 

 

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Opening Times: 10am - 4.30pm November to March and 10am - 5pm, April to October. The museum is open daily except for the period 24th -26th December.

Address: Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience, 64-66 Tooley Street, London Bridge, London SE1 2TF

Directions: The Britain At War Experience is in Tooley Street, on the south bank of the Thames. From London Bridge station walk east along the Thames Path until you reach Hays Galleria. Walk through Hays Galleria. As you come out of Hays Galleria you will see the Britain At War Experience on the opposite side of Tooley Street. Click here for an interactive map centred on the Britain at War Experience.

Access: wheelchair access is good,and there are adapted toilet facilities.

Contact:

web site: http://www.britainatwar.co.uk

telephone: 020 7403 3171

fax: 020 7403 5104

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