Churchill War Museum advance ticket

March 2023 is only one week away. Have you checked today to see if there are tickets and time slots available on the specific date(s) in March when you hope to visit?

Looks like ticket availability is wide open for March. Here's the official site. I'd keep an eye on the dates and see if they start to get booked, otherwise, book a couple of days ahead so you don't have to stand in line.

https://tickets.iwm.org.uk/ui/day/?eventconfig=101&_gl=1*9u8xdo*_ga*MTk2ODUxNDI2LjE2NzUxMDc0OTI.&_ga=2.94474580.995266020.1677086328-196851426.1675107492

It looks like there are still tickets available for tomorrow but I would not leave it to the day before. Dates do get booked out during busy times.

I would.

Might not be crowded but if on the must see itinerary one less thing to fret over.

After your visit enjoy a pint and lunch at the Westminster pub.

Or if weather is good stroll up Birdcage Walk to the Palace. If the Royal Standard flag is flying it means the King is in residence.

Or leave the War Rooms and walk over to Parliament. Have you checked the Houses of Parliament website to see if a tour is available during you March dates? No pictures allowed but I was fascinated seeing the chambers. Much like touring the US Senate the rooms are smaller than you think.

Have a great visit. So much to do and see in London!

The issue in the past, as I understand it, has been not that tickets sell out far in advance, but that the ticket line can be very long. It certainly looked ugly when I was there in September 2019. It's not uncommon for tickets to sell out before the end of the day. You could also land at the front of the line at 1 PM only to be told the next available ticket is for 4:30. Then what do you do?

I like to warn people that the Churchill War Rooms are a combination site. The war rooms themselves don't take terribly long to see, which is good since they tend to be crowded. The audioguide is good. The other, more time-comsuming, part of fhe CWR is the Churchill Museum. It has a lot of information about Churchill's life, not limited to the war years. It takes hours to read through all the material. I spent over half the day at the CWR, all told. If you book an entry too late in the day, you may have to leave before you're ready to, and the tickets are quite expensive.

The general (but I'm not claiming universal) pattern with timed sightseeing tickets is that the early-morning tickets often sell out first.

Thank you all for the good ideas. I'll continue to monitor. We only have 3 days in London and seeing many other things first and are undecided on whether too keep the last day open.

We went there last October without a ticket, arriving about 15 minutes or so before they opened. A long line was formed for people who already had tickets and we were the first people in the other line. Guess who got in before most of the ticket holders? Yep, that would be us. I would guess that arriving later in the day be give different results. YMMV.

I had the opposite experience. I showed up without a ticket in mid-January last year when they first opened. They acted surprised that I didn't have a ticket and made me stand aside and wait—even though there was no one else there! Finally, after two more groups sans tickets showed up, they relented and let us all buy tickets and go in. It sure seemed like a power-trip to me, but next time I go, I will be sure to get a ticket ahead of time.

PharmerPhil, it definitely sounds like a power trip! Why else would they make people stand there for no reason?

Walked up first thing before they opened and got a on-the-spot ticket quickly back in October. I also found I spent a lot more time in the Churchill part reading things than I though I would.

I was just at this museum 8 days ago (a Sunday). I bought my ticket online around 930 am for a 130pm entry. I showed up about 40 minutes early and walked right in. There was no line outside or inside. The museum itself was not crowded at all initially. About an hour or so into my visit, the place seemed to fill up a bit more, but it was still fine, and when I left around 330pm, there was still no line to get in. Neat museum, I have done a number of other ones on previous visits and I really enjoyed this one.

I think the crush loading of the museum caused by the interest generated by Churchill featuring in a couple of films a few years back has somewhat died down. However, I would personally still consider it advisable.