Sights · Our pick in London
The Postal Museum
Ride the Mail Rail
About The Postal Museum
The Postal Museum tells five centuries of postal history, from royal messengers to the Penny Black and pillar boxes. Its highlight is Mail Rail, a ride on small trains through tunnels of the underground railway that carried London’s post from 1927 to 2003. Book timed tickets online; Farringdon and King’s Cross St Pancras are the nearest stations.
Why it's on our list
- Mail Rail ride
- Postal history
- Good for families
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Postal Museum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Postal Museum, as the crow flies.
- The Zetter Clerkenwell0.4 mi9 min walk
- Kimpton Fitzroy London0.5 mi10 min walk
- Rosewood London0.5 mi11 min walk
- St Pancras London Hotel0.6 mi13 min walk
- One Aldwych0.9 mi19 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Postal Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Chancery LaneCentral0.5 mi9 min walk
- Russell SquarePiccadilly0.5 mi10 min walk
- FarringdonMetropolitanCircleHammersmith & CityThameslinkElizabeth lineNational Rail0.5 mi10 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Guilford Street0.5 mi10 min walk
- Taxi rank, Charterhouse Street0.6 mi11 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- The British Museum0.7 miWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Covent Garden1.0 miWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Leicester Square1.2 miWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Trafalgar Square1.3 miWalk 27 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- London Eye1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- The Shard1.8 miWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Westminster Abbey1.9 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Tower of London2.0 miWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Buckingham Palace2.1 miWalk 42 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Harrods2.8 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 24 min
Main rail terminals
- King’s Cross St Pancras0.6 miWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)0.8 miWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Euston0.9 miWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Charing Cross1.3 miWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Liverpool Street1.4 miWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Waterloo1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- London Bridge1.8 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Victoria2.3 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Paddington2.7 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 23 min