London’s Hidden‑Corners Exhibit
An exhibition celebrating Unseen Tours — the social‑enterprise guides who reveal London’s off‑beat corners — opened at east London’s art’otel this March, spotlighting urban exploration through photography. (bbc.co.uk) Meanwhile Aldwych, the famous ‘lost’ Underground station, remains open for guided tours and is still a magnet for urbex fans and film crews. (london-now.co.uk)
The show, titled Street Level, ran from 26–29 March 2026 at art’otel London Hoxton and featured narrative photography by Jennie Blythe. (artotel.com) (homeless.org.uk) Street Level was staged to mark 15 years of Unseen Tours, a social enterprise the organisation dates to 2010. (homeless.org.uk) (todolist.london) Unseen Tours says the majority of ticket revenue is paid directly to guides and the charity currently runs named neighbourhood walks including King’s Cross, Westminster, London Bridge, Brixton, Canning Town and Canary Wharf. (unseentours.org.uk) (londoncheapo.com) art’otel’s launch programme included a meet‑the‑guides evening with complimentary drinks and framed the exhibition as an “homage” to the guides’ faces, words and lived experience. (artotel.com) (hackneycitizen.co.uk) Aldwych station continues to be opened to the public only through London Transport Museum’s Hidden London “Aldwych: The End of the Line” tours, which the museum schedules in batches and lists on its Hidden London events pages. (ltmuseum.co.uk 1) (ltmuseum.co.uk 2) The station’s preserved platforms and architecture have been used for major productions including V for Vendetta, Atonement, 28 Weeks Later and Sherlock, a film‑and‑TV track record that keeps it on location scouts’ and urbex communities’ radars. (moviemaps.org) (abandonedspaces.com) Hidden London releases new dates several times a year, runs tours Wednesday–Sunday at multiple secret sites, and third‑party listings and reviews show Aldwych tour prices typically above £40 for the 60–90 minute guided visits. (ltmuseum.co.uk) (tripadvisor.com)
