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Duration2 Hours

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10:00 - 17:00

Opens: Wednesday to Sunday

Last Mail Rail ride at 16:00

Closed: Monday & Tuesday

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London: The Postal Museum entry ticket

Name: London: The Postal Museum entry ticket
Start: 2025-04-01T10:00:00+0100
End: 2025-04-01T17:00:00+0100
Location: The Postal Museum

Discover the fascinating history of mail and communication at the Postal Museum!

The Postal Museum

From:

10 GBP

Select tickets

Duration2 Hours

Open hours

10:00 - 17:00

Opens: Wednesday to Sunday

Last Mail Rail ride at 16:00

Closed: Monday & Tuesday

Step into a time before emails, texts, and instant messaging, when the mailman was the only way to deliver news. At the Postal Museum, uncover the fascinating origins of the postal system and its role in shaping communication as we know it today.

Explore incredible stories from the history of mail—such as five-wheeled cycles, rockets, and even an escaped lioness. See the world’s only sheet of Penny Black stamps, the first postage stamps, and admire letters recovered from a shipwreck that defied the odds of history.

Engage with interactive exhibits designed for all ages—send secret messages through pneumatic tubes, climb aboard a restored mail coach that once traveled across the country, and dive into the century-old Mail Rail, an underground network of tunnels now open to the public. Experience the thrill of a 15-minute train ride through a piece of postal history.

Prepare to be amazed as you explore the stories and hidden gems of the postal world. The Postal Museum is more than just a look back in time; it’s an unforgettable adventure into the surprising, quirky, and essential world of communication.

Explore the history of communication with Postal Museum tickets
Experience a unique 15-minute ride on the underground Mail Rail
Discover secrets of the postal service and hear fascinating stories from mailmen
View a collection of vintage stamps and posters
Read emotionally charged forgotten letters recovered from a shipwreck at the Postal Museum

Admission tickets to The Postal Museum exhibition area
Ride on the Mail Rail underground train

Admission to the child play area
Annual ticket (available as an upgrade on site)

The Postal Museum starts closing at 16:45 .
Your chosen time slot is for the ride on The Postal Museum Mail Rail underground train
Please arrive at least 15 minutes earlier to have time to enter and to get to the ride
There is a one-way route in operation at the museum. You can visit exhibitions after your ride
The Postal Museum and Mail Rail are in two separate buildings on Phoenix Place.
Head to Mail Rail first, across the road from The Postal Museum, arriving just before the time printed on your ticket. Staff will be on hand to show you the route around the museum.
Accessible toilets & baby changing: Unisex toilets, including accessible toilets and baby changing facilities, are located on the ground floor of The Postal Museum and Mail Rail, and the lower ground floor of Mail Rail.
Wheelchair access: The Postal Museum and Mail Rail exhibitions are completely accessible to wheelchair users. Wheelchairs are permitted everywhere in Mail Rail except for the Mail Rail Ride.

This attraction has a non-cancellable / non-changeable cancellation policy: Once booked, the ticket cannot be canceled or modified.

Tube: Farringdon, Russell Square, King’s Cross St Pancras and Chancery Lane are all less than a mile away.

Rail: King’s Cross St Pancras and Farringdon stations are both less than a mile away.

Car: We do not have a car park. Local parking is available for a charge. A link to Parkopedia (unaffiliated third-party website) is provided for your convenience.

Bus: 17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 63, 341 stop near The Postal Museum.

Cycle: We have a cycle rack in our courtyard space. Visit the admissions desk to get the access code. There are also several Santander Cycle Hire docking stations nearby.

On foot: We are a short walk from Farringdon, Russell Square, Chancery Lane, and King’s Cross St Pancras stations.