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Churchill War Rooms Machine Locations > England

Clive Steps King Charles Street
LONDON - Whitehall , England, SW1A 2AQ

Phone: +44 20 7416 5000

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Churchill War Museum is one of IWM (Imperial War Museums) family of five museums. Discover the secrets hidden beneath the streets of Westminster in the underground nerve center where Winston Churchill and his inner circle directed the Second World War. History was made in Churchill War Rooms - an underground bunker that allowed Britain's leaders to plot the allied route to victory during the Second World War. Walk the labyrinth of rooms and corridors that stretch below the Whitehall area of Westminster that sheltered Winston Churchill and his war cabinet from the German bombing raids, and explore the Churchill museum to learn the story of his life and legacy.

Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday 09.30 (9:30 am) to 18.00 (6:00 pm) daily, last entry at 5pm. No parking close by. You must purchase admission to access this machine.
Admission: Adult (Aged 16 to 64 years) £27.25, Concession (Senior 65+/ student / disabled) £24.50,Child (Aged 5 to 15) £13.60, Child (under 5) Free. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

It is advisable to place the penny in the slot with the head to the left, it avoids any trace of the tail design showing on the finished image.

Machine 1 is inside the tour in the corridor outside to the café. It requires a one pound and a one pence coin for each press. Designs all have a solid ringed border:
1. (V) Churchill holding a Tommy gun.
2. (V) Churchill looking to his left with 'Let Us Go Forward Together'.
3. (V) Churchill silhouette with 'I Have Nothing To Offer But Blood, Toil, Tears And Sweat'.
4. (H) Churchill looking straight ahead with 'Sir Winston Churchill'.
Reverse side: IWM museum logo with 'Churchill War Rooms'.

29/02/2024 Machine is now contactless and uses it's own copper blanks. 25/08/2024 Machine is not contactless. It requires a one pound and a one pence coin for each press.
Machine located in back of gift shop. Admission is required to access machine. Gift shop can be accessed before entering or after leaving exhibition. Exhibition exits into back of gift shop - you will pass machine right in back of gift shop upon finishing exhibition.

Machine 1 - Inside the tour in the corridor outside to the café.