Attractions & guided tours
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 3 Hours 30 Minutes
Do this because
Travel back in time to 1940 with the help of your black cab time machine
Follow in the footsteps of Winston Churchill in World War Two
Learn the history of this period from your expert driver and guide
What to expect
If you were left spellbound by the 2017 blockbuster, 'Darkest Hour', then this is the tour for you.You'll have the chance to repeat the experience offscreen with this London tour as you travel back to the year 1940 in a time machine which just happens to look like an iconic London black cab and doubles as a fire engine in the Second World War. Your private driver and guide, an enthusiastic war historian, will take you through the violence of 'The Blitz', let you feel the jitters as you visualize Nazi Germany threatening Western Europe and Great Britain's very existence. Follow in the footprints of Winston Churchill as you trace the turn of events from that unsettling era at Westminster and Whitehall.To round off the tour, you can choose where to end it from Churchill War Rooms, Imperial War Museum or Warship HMS Belfast.
What's included
Guided tour
Pick-up and drop-off
Private transport
What's not included
Entrance fees
What to remember
Know in advance:
hotel pick-up is available upon request. If your hotel information is not provided, your guide will meet you at the Taxi Rank in Embankment Place, outside Embankment Tube Station (at the Villiers Street entrance and not the Embankment entrance)
All Black Cabs are wheelchair accessible and foldable wheelchairs (under 10kg) can be stored in the vehicle. Please note the person must be able to get into and out of the vehicle without the assistance of the driver or tour guide and a member of the group must be able to lift the wheelchair in and out of the vehicle without the assistance of the driver or tour guide. Additionally, on some occasions, slight amendments to the route may need to be made to make this fully accessible. If your wheelchair is over 10kg or cannot be folded to be easily stored in a vehicle, please be in touch, so we can arrange a custom booking for you
in the event of unforeseen circumstances such as extreme weather, natural disasters, riots, strikes, etc. and the tour cannot operate as published, the partner will endeavor to reschedule your tour date/time or will provide a full refund
This private tour accommodates up to six people
Provider
Black Cab Heritage Tours
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
Meeting point:
Hotel pick-up is available upon request. If your hotel information is not provided, your guide will meet you at the Taxi Rank in Embankment Place, outside Embankment Tube Station (at the Villiers Street entrance and not the Embankment entrance).