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Normally I’d not suggest lining the pockets of TFL more than you already do, but in this case, I think it’s perfectly acceptable to give them £20 in exchange for access to one of London’s most famous closed-down tube stations.
Two weekends’ worth of tickets have just gone on sale (2,520 in total) across 25th – 27th November and 2nd – 4th December, with each 40-minute tour also receiving a one-day pass to the London Transport Museum, too.
While the tickets are pretty pricey at £20, it’s a great look at something only the sewer rats have had the luxury of using since it closed in 1994. You can lose hours reading up on its history at Wikipedia, or checking out SilentUK and their daring escapades sneaking into the city’s disused tunnels and stations. [London Transport Museum]
 Image Credit: SilentUK
Meh, personally I’d prefer a tour of West Ashfield or one of the older, long abandoned stations.
Tomb Raider III here I come
When I read “Give them £20 in exchange for access”, I immediately thought this was some sort of bribery. You’d hand a guy £20 behind your trenchcoat, and he’d give you a torch, leading you to a barrier. “This is as far as I can go”, he’d say. And then you’d push past the barrier, down a dark, crumbling staircase. After passing the leaky crack in the roof and the numerous dead rats, you’d reach the platform, abadoned, with just a lonely flickering light above the track.
Sadly, it was not to be.
Given it’s TFL we’re talking about, I really wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case…
I bet they have a gift shop you have to walk through on the way out too!
Ticket booked, nice shout
For those who get a kick out of abandoned areas and underground sites, here’s an awesome site which has lots of illustrated trips:
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/
There are also sister sites in most countries, I remember reading an awesome account of a trip into the Paris metro at night.
Any idea if the free one-day pass is different from a normal ticket to the transport museum which is reusable for up to a year from entry?
May be Google should get down there and do their stuff?