![]() ![]() Older kids who have been studying the Second World War will find those tumultuous years brought to life in the war rooms and museum. And it’s not just war-related information you’ll find – after the boys stumbled on the release date of pre-war big-screen thriller King Kong, the museum rang out to the sounds of a bellowing gorilla and Fay Wray’s terrified screams! Simply tap on any date to have what happened on that day brought brilliantly to life with sound and vision. Hands-down, the most popular attraction with this age group is the brilliantly innovative Lifeline – a 15metre-long table stretching diagonally across the biggest room in the museum, one long seamless screen spanning the war years and divided by date. There are lots of audio displays too, so curious visitors can listen to actual former workers here explaining what it felt like to work in this exciting place during the war. All the props that so entertain the tiniest visitors – uniforms to try on and telephones to try – are brightly labelled with simple descriptions of who wore them and why they were so useful in the war. ![]() Interactive displays aimed at this group include binoculars showing wartime scenes – just as if you were in the trenches – and Morse messages to try and decode. There are original letters to and from these key workers from Churchill himself, and photos showing just what a thrilling time it was. ![]() Even the youngest visitors were intrigued by the exhibition Undercover: Life in Churchill’s Bunker, which tells the story of the hundreds of staff who worked in the Cabinet War Rooms – typists, clerks and telephonists as well as military policemen and Royal Marines who helped guard the bunker. ![]()
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