The London Dungeon is one of the most popular tourist attractions in London. Located in Tooley Street, near the train station from London Bridge, London. It presents various tortures of medieval times. The London Dungeon recreates a bloody series of historical events with macabre black humor in a sadly comical "way, that attempts to make them very attractive to most young audiences. It makes use of a mixture of special effects , attractions and live actors.
The London Dungeon was opened in 1976, initially was designed more like a normal museum than a showcase of history "horrible", however the London Dungeon has evolved into an interactive experience that are run by the actor. The London Dungeon is run by Merlin Entertainments which also manages the museum of Madame Tussauds, Legoland, the London Eye, Thorpe Park, Heide Park, Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures, Warwick Castle, Sea Life and Gardaland.
Hamburg Dungeon, The Dungeon York Times and The Edinburgh Dungeon are fully associated with The London Dungeon. In addition, in 2005, a new additional location was opened in Amsterdam, who was known as The Amsterdam Dungeon. A Dungeon will be built at the amusement park in Italy, which is widely recognized as Gardaland.
In the spring of 2009, the dungeon of the castle opened its doors in the castle of Warwick. The cost of building the castle dungeon was approximately £ 800,000 and had replaced the ancient Battle dream of attractions. The expansive castle dungeon using live actors, along with special effects, and has some of the darkest chapters in the history of the castle, which includes several scenes of terror that took place inside the torture chamber to soil fatal disease of plague.
More recently, the famous Bridge Experience in London was opened, which is located 2 miles from The London Dungeon. Although a few similar theme, this tourist attraction is not associated with the London Dungeon.
What about cameras?
The use of cameras is not permitted within The London Dungeon, even without using flash.
The London Dungeon - Disabled facilities:
Disabled customers have options to reserve your tickets, by the full price, after getting this ticket would be provided with priority entry tickets with this caregiver will be provided free entry. For online booking of tickets sold a single ticket from the caregiver in any way need to buy a ticket, simply have to be fitted there with his caregiver identification card at the entrance of the dungeon
The London Dungeon - Opening hours:
* April 19 to May 28, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
* May 29 to June 6, 2010 of 9.30a.m. 18:30
* June 7-July 2, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
* July 3 to July 30, 2010 from 9.30a.m. 18:30
* July 31 to August 31, 2010 in 9.30a.m. 19:00
* September 1 to October 22, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
* October 23 to October 31, 2010 from 9.30a.m. 19:00
* November 2 to December 30, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 17:00