The Postal Museum, The Postal Museum photo #0
The Postal Museum, The Postal Museum photo #0

The Postal Museum, The Postal Museum

Location pin

Post Office, Calthorpe House, 15-20 Phoenix Place, London, WC1X 0DA - 

  • Users

    Up to
    100 standing

Located a stone’s throw from Farringdon Station and bordering trendy Exmouth Market, The Postal Museum has opened its doors to the abandoned and forgotten Mail Rail. The space has a capacity of up to 275 people and hire will provide guests with an immersive ride through the original railway tunnels as part of the experience.

The impressive industrial, blank canvas space is available for a range of events from product launches to live gigs.

Additional areas are available for hire within the Postal Museum itself. With a capacity for 80, this space is perfect for intimate receptions and networking events. The contemporary museum space comes with the added benefit of a private courtyard and the opportunity to include a curator-led museum tour as part of the guests’ experience.

The Postal Museum's bright, contemporary welcome space is available to hire with the capacity of 80 and the additional benefit of a private courtyard. The space is appropriate for lecture evenings and drinks receptions. The Exhibition Gallery is also open for your guests to roam and explore the history of the Mail.

Capacity & layout

Standing

Standing

up to 100

Theatre

Theatre

up to 80

Location

Reviews

  • Devon Pixies

    February 2024

    A hidden gem! The mail rail is a unique experience for anyone who is interested in the postal distribution system and /or an up close and intimate look at some underground rail tunnels. The information and exploration section after the rail ride was well laid out and suitable for a variety of ages. Great to have the hands on activities - we enjoyed learning how to move the rail cars around.

  • Lorraine Charlton

    January 2024

    Would recommend this place for young and old. The train ride was excellent and the videos/audio were well done. The museum and train access are on opposite sides and just down the road from eachother. There are plenty of toilets and staff were really helpful. It was smaller than I had anticipated, but very interactive and kept a 9 and 11 year old entertained. They particularly enjoyed the pod vacuum to send messages. Probably wouldn't visit again unless I was taking different people.

  • Catherine Yang

    February 2024

    It was a very interactive experience. The mail rail was definitely the highlight. I thought my daughter would cry when it was quite dark in the tunnel but she actually enjoyed the journey. You will learn a lot in terms of the sorting / delivery of the mail in the tunnel. It was fun. The museum itself deserves a good 2 hours of visit. We will go back at some point since you get annual pass upon purchasing a ticket. Will recommend to everyone who has kids above 2YO. Oh we haven’t tried the soft play area but looks really good. Will probably try next time.

  • Darren Lane

    January 2024

    The museum was very interesting and great for families with children. It’s also not expensive if you book online. The negative point was we had to queue for over 45 minutes to ride on the train. Whilst queuing there was nothing to do. If however there were some videos to watch or activities to do then the wait would not be a problem even if it was longer than 45 minutes.

  • Fahima Rahman

    February 2024

    We went over half term with my 5 year old, she was very excited to ride the Mail Rail , we had to queue for around 20-30 minutes. I felt a little claustrophobic inside the mail rail and there was a slight odour of fumes. We wanted to go to the Play Room and thought we could purchase tickets on the day however the cashier was not very helpful, by this time we were a little tired so ended up not going! I would recommend for children and history enthusiasts, it’s not very overwhelming like the bigger museums.