Churchill War Rooms, Switch Room photo #2
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Churchill War Rooms, Switch Room

Location pin

Clive Steps, King Charles St, London, SW1A 2AQ - 

  • Users

    Up to
    40 guests

  • Table with chairs

    Offers
    catering

In 2002 the Cabinet War Rooms took over and restored large areas of the Whitehall site. The meeting facilities now include a number of historic period rooms including a 120 seated auditorium - enhanced by discreet, but modern audio-visual facilities and air conditioning. Rooms are available for corporate or private hire, both daytime and evening.

Re-designed and refitted, the Switch Room represents one of London’s most unique fine dining spaces. Perfect for smaller, more intimate receptions or a dinner for up to 25 guests. The Switch Room is also an extremely popular venue for breakfast events.

Capacity & layout

Standing

Standing

up to 40

Boardroom

Boardroom

up to 20

Amenities

Public transport

Public transport

Audio & visual

Other

In-house AV/IT

Space rules

Cancellation policy

100% deposit to be paid at least 14 days prior to the event

Location

Reviews

  • Mike Hopkins

    August 2024

    One word!!! Go see this! Ok that’s three…Waited all my life and we spent three hours just slowly reading the notes with the displays and watching videos. Just imagining how much stress and success and sweat, blood and tears…. Cannot fathom the significance of what went on in these rooms. Definitely GO and see this. Almost like a right of passage in world history. WW2 pinnacle of the stories. The glue that joined the world in defeating abject evil. We spent three hours there and could’ve easily spent 8. But I’m a serious history buff. Especially Churchill and WE2 anything. Amazing spot. Long lines and it was raining but I didn’t care. Loved this experience. Bought tickets in advance for a time slot of entry but people who showed up without tickets got I ahead of us. Kind of ticked me off. But I am such a Churchill fan I didn’t let that affect my opinion of the content, layout, flow and impression of this museum. Highly recommend going to this. Won’t be disappointed if you are in the slightest interested in this type of history.

  • Gary Smith

    August 2024

    Just the right amount of information. The historic spaces are set up well and provide good details on what they represent. The museum is full of interesting artifacts and knowledge. The museum does not come a notice to just explore in a clockwise direction, but I prefer a more organized path although I believe I saw all the exhibits. The Churchill trivia was appropriate difficulty. The kids tour was very good for the museum section as it had scavenger hunt type items so they were engaged in looking through everything to find what they wanted. A note the exit location is slightly different than the entrance.

  • Yaman Kalaji

    September 2024

    An important place to visit, tells quite a story about Churchill and WWII, but: - Don’t visit HMS Belfast then this, because you’ll be disappointed (the HMS Belfast experience was far much worth the price for me). - The rooms were really dark, it affected my experience (I understand it’s important to recreate the environment as it was during the war, but I think it was overdone). - The emphasis on Churchill’s role is understandable of course, but I felt it was mostly emotional than logical.