London Dungeon launches its very own cure for the third Monday in January blues – a free reality check courtesy of the dark history lying beneath the city.

This Blue Monday – cited by many as the most depressing day of the year – most of us are facing dwindling bank accounts, terrible weather and withdrawal symptoms from the Christmas break after two weeks back at work. However, people faced much worse back in the Victorian era. And the popular attraction is doling out free tickets to anyone avoiding work, school and responsibilities on Blue Monday to prove it, all in the name of helping improving the nations mood.

Free entry is available for one day only on Monday 15th January for those who quote ‘Black Monday’ to admissions staff on arrival, until stocks last.

A London Dungeon spokesperson said, “This Blue Monday, we’re uncharacteristically, trying to do something nice. For anyone playing hooky from work, school or responsibilities on Blue Monday – spend an hour or two in our world for free and we all but guarantee you’ll emerge feeling more grateful and ready to take on 2024.

“A quick trip down into our Dungeon will offer a swift reality check to those who think they have it hard this new year. When compared to a time before toilets, when people used sheep guts as condoms and arsenic was advised for beauty treatments – dark days, miserable weather and annoying co-workers seems like an easy ride.”

For those hoping to break through the doom of Blue Monday and venture through the attraction, the London Dungeon offers 16 terrifying shows and thrilling rides bringing the city’s dark history to life, delivering ample scream-drenched stories and fear-inducing shocks for a truly grounding experience that guests will never forget.

Brits will leave the attraction thankful that they no longer have to engage in atrocities such as succumbing to the plague, conspiring against the King, being accused of witchcraft, or narrowly missing a slice from Sweeney Todd’s blade.

For more information about the attraction, visit https://www.thedungeons.com/london/.