Families heading to the award-winning London Transport Museum in Covent Garden over February half-term can take part in lively games and craft activities that celebrate London’s famous Tube network and the ways it connects people to the places they love.

The world’s first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, first opened to passengers on 10 January 1863. Operating steam trains, the line had seven stations and ran between Paddington and Farringdon. On its first day it carried almost 40,000 people.
Today the London Underground – or Tube as it is known – has grown to include 11 lines with 272 stations, connecting people and places right across the capital.

The Tube inspired half-term activities are one of the ways London Transport Museum will be marking the Underground’s 160th birthday this year. Sign up to the Museum’s enewsletter to hear about upcoming activities.

‘Making Connections’ half-term family activities
11-19 February
Get stuck into a game of giant ‘Connect 4’
Selected dates between 11-19 Feb
Design your own counter and gear up for a game of giant Connect 4 with a transport twist. Can you make your way across London unobstructed to reach your favourite destination?
Test your puzzle solving skills on a trail through the galleries
Hunt down special stop points around the Museum’s galleries and answer quiz questions about London Underground stations at each one. Collect a letter at each point to uncover a hidden word.
Add a message to the #LoveTheTube wall
Want to share what you love about the Tube? Who are the special people or places the network brings you closer to? Add your dedication to a love-heart and stick it to the Tube mural. Take a snap of your message and share it with us on social!

During a visit to London Transport Museum families can also:
See historic Underground trains – including the only remaining steam locomotive used in the 1860s – as well as buses and trams and trolleybuses from London’s past
Explore the Legacies: London Transport’s Caribbean Workforce exhibition that celebrates the generations of Caribbean people that have shaped London’s transport history and culture. With family friendly interactives and labels
Visit the Future Engineers gallery and get hands-on with interactive exhibits, including an Elizabeth line train driving simulator
See a life-size recreation of the tunnelling shield that helped create the world’s first deep-level electric Tube railway in the Digging Deeper gallery and learn about the history of tunnelling, from the feats of Victorian engineering pioneer, James Greathead, to modern day Crossrail
Explore the All Aboard family play zone where young visitors can play conductor on a bus, repair a mini Tube train with toy spanners, and work in the ‘Lost Property Office’
Grab a bite to eat at Canteen, the Museum’s café bar, while enjoying views over Covent Garden Piazza

All February half-term activities take place at London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza and run from 10:00 until 16:00.

Ticket information
London Transport Museum is open daily from 10:00 until 18:00 (last entry at 17:00). Kids go free! Adult annual passes cost £21 and include free return entry for a whole year. Adults receiving Pension Credit and Universal Credit can enjoy £1 entry. Tickets can be booked in person on the door or in advance at ltmusem.co.uk