D-Day Bunker

Thanks, Julie—it sounds very interesting!

I'm so pleased you enjoyed your visit! I found the Battle of Britain Bunker as fascinating as you did.

Link for the curious:
https://battleofbritainbunker.co.uk

There is a map on the site of the walking route to the museum, but I have to admit that I also asked for directions after making a wrong turning on my first visit. I have since become more proficient with Apple Maps as my guide while walking. Here is the map: https://battleofbritainbunker.co.uk/aboutaccessibility/

Awesom Julie and ORDtraveler, thank you! It will be on our September itinerary.

I'd appreciate any other lesser known suggestions for London related to WWII.

Have you got the Cabinet War Rooms in Westminster and the Imperial War Museum just over the river on your list?

Lin C, The Imperial War Museum is on the list, Cabinet War Rooms wasn't on my radar, Thanks!

The Cabinet War Rooms are now the "Churchill War Rooms" and--due to a recent movie--extremely popular. That's a ticket to buy in advance to avoid the long ticket line. Also be aware that the Churchill Museum section of the CWR can be extremely time-consuming. The war rooms themselves don't take long to see at all. I spent more than half a day there, and I sort of rushed. I'd definitely make a reservation for an entry time no later than mid-morning, just so you're sure you won't run out of time. It's an expensive place, so you'll want to get your money's worth.

London Walks has at least two walks related to the war: The Blitz and Westminster at War. I enjoyed an espionage-related walk, but it was more Cold War-related.

Bletchley Park is an easily-managed day trip from London, but you can spend just about the whole day there.

The Western Approaches HQ in Liverpool is also very interesting, if you happen to get that far north.

Not nearly as impressive, but I do own a cold war bomb shelter .... their shelter, not "ours". If you are in our old Warsaw Pact country and want a tour .....

The Malta George Cross memorial outside All Hallows by the Tower Church, close to the Tower of London.

In the Church is a memorial to HMS Hood- sunk when pursuing the Bismarck and a font in memory of the tunnellers of the Royal Engineers working in Gibraltar during WW2 (made by a Sicilian prisoner of war).

The Church is the oldest in the City of London.

Ah, Ann, that explains my difficulty finding the Cabinet Rooms! I wondered why there'd be two of them. I admit to being behind in my movies, what movie are you referencing? Thank you for the Churchill tips, we also spend more time at most museums than the average tourist. I tend to like anything resistance, code breaking, espionage, my husband is interested in all things WWII. Bletchley will be a priority, and I will need to rewatch the BBC TV shows! I'm guessing I should look at and possibly book London Walks prior to our travel.

I think the movie was "Dunkirk", but it may have been a different WWII movie in which the role of Churchill was highlighted.

Here's what London Walks says about reservations for its walks: https://www.walks.com/how/. Until fairly recently one just showed up. They now push hard for reservations, though you pay at the meeting point, not in advance. I would definitely reserve for any walk of special interest that is being operated only once during your time in London. I confess I have just shown up for one or two walks recently, but I was prepared to be turned away if there was a large group of folks at the gathering place with reservations. My reason for not wanting to commit ahead of time is quite simply the unpredictability of London weather. I'm usually in London for a decently long period, and I'd rather spend a bad-weather day in a museum than tromping around outdoors.

For the interested people in Atlantic Wall I recommend to consider a visit of the largest WWII fortifications in northern Europe.
https://bunkermuseumhanstholm.dk/en/

Another important WW2 memorial in London, which I have just been reminded about, is the KinderTransport memorial outside Liverpool Street station. It commemorates around 10,000 Jewish children escaping Nazi Persecution who arrived at Liverpool Street by boat train on the eve of war- in the majority of cases their parents were later killed in the concentration camps.

A very powerful memorial- although it attracts a lot of people from the nearby fast food outlets to use it as seating.

I think the movie referenced above may be the Gary Oldman movie - Darkest House. I think Oldman got the oscar for playng Churchill. But there are lots of other movies covering the same period of course.

Sounds cool. Thanks for the lead. I'm headed to London in April. The schedule is already pretty packed, but maybe we can find a spot for this.