London Transport Museum is bringing back its much-loved Lights & Sights tours this festive season for the first time since winter 2019.
Ticket holders will journey through the West End’s festive light displays and illuminated landmarks on a classic red Routemaster bus. Accompanied by a jolly soundtrack of classic Christmas tunes, the tours are a unique way to soak up the twinkling merriment and cheer that characterises the capital at Christmas.
Starting at the award-winning London Transport Museum in the heart of Covent Garden, the Lights & Sights tours will take guests through the glittering streets of the West End passing by Covent Garden, the Embankment, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, New Bond Street, Shaftesbury Avenue and the Strand.
Before each tour, little ones can collect a festive activity sheet at the museum. Guests will then be greeted by jolly ‘clippie’ in a traditional conductor’s uniform from the 1940s who will collect tickets before the bus departs.
Tour information
The Lights and Sights tours will run on Saturday 10, Sunday 11, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December. Tours depart at 15:30, 17:00, 18:30 and 20:00. Tours last for approximately 1 hour dependant on travel time. Guests must arrive at least 30 minutes before departure time to register.
Ticket information
Lights & Sights tickets must be booked in advance via London Transport Museum’s website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/lights-and-sights
Adult tickets are £18; concessions are £16
Children’s tickets (under 18s) are £11; under 5s go free but must sit on an adult’s lap
Premium seats for both adults and children can be booked for £21
Restricted view tickets are available for £10
Carer and companion tickets for people with disabilities are free and can be booked by calling the Museum’s Booking Team on +44 (0)343 222 5000.
Lights & Sights ticket holders can enjoy a 10 per cent discount in London Transport Museum’s shop when they show their ticket at the till on the day of their journey. The museum’s shop is the perfect stop for a festive range of transport history and heritage inspired decorations and gifts.
Christmas at London Transport Museum
Santa is landing his sleigh at the award-winning London Transport Museum in Covent Garden to meet families from 25 November until 23 December. Kids can meet Santa and his Elf in a twinkling winter wonderland and climb aboard a Routemaster-inspired interactive sleigh for a festive selfie. Families can get creative as they make a jolly pop-up Christmas card and follow a wintery trail around the galleries with the chance to win a Mini London Underground Lightbox worth £25. A parade of festive posters from the Museum’s collection will also be on display featuring Christmassy scenes of London and its transport over the last 100 years.
Adult tickets to visit London Transport Museum cost £21 and offer free return daytime entry for a whole year. Kids aged 17 and under go free! People receiving Pension Credit and Universal Credit can enjoy £1 entry tickets to visit London Transport Museum. To book visit: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/christmas
