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Spy Games at the War Rooms...

On a dark and cloudy Friday evening we headed underground to participate in some covert operations. In other words, Lates at the Churchill War Rooms.

At £17 a pop, we were treated to an evening of spy-themed events including missions, a talk, costumed characters, pop up bars and a themed cafeteria. 

We were 'briefed' of our mission for that evening by a Captain (the cutest grandpa!) and sent on our way. Navigating our way around the underground tunnels, we stumbled across rooms set up as they would have been and though incredibly interesting was slightly unnerving. I had to keep reminding myself that we weren't on a movie set or at a Secret Cinema event!

We were given 3 missions which were able to participate in or completely ignore and just wander and look. We decided to partake in the missions but unfortunately each involved waiting in line for a bit of time. 

 Was it worth the £17? Though it was a good night out, I would say no. For the amount of things we were able to do, I would pay closer to £10. Having said that, it's not often you can visit the War Rooms at night with a drink in hand and music playing in the background. Maybe it's one of those things to do and tick off the list once.

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The Churchill War Rooms can be found at:

Clive Steps
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AQ
020 7930 6961

Opening Hours:

Mon - Sun: 9.30am - 6pm

They do occasionally close at other times so keep an eye out on their closures page for further details.