Five Interesting Things From Hampstead Heath
#1. You can hire the Postal Museum as an event space for parties
15 mins
For the evening (275 guests) from £5,000. If you want it for the full day though it’s £17,000. And you can use the train!
#2 - Driverless trains in the postal rail system.
16 mins
Even though it’s driven by a person for the Museum ride, the trains were driverless.
#3 - Underground Cycle Superhighway
24 mins
Since 2003 it’s been quite empty. Most of the tunnels are unused. Some of the ideas have been a ‘mushroom farm’ (?). Or it’s been discussed to turn it into a cycle superhighway
Could you commute underground?! No traffic though
#4 - Henry VII Founded The Mail System… just for himself
26 mins
Henry VIII founded a mail system 500 years ago to keep and eye on this kingdom. He was the only person who could received them.
#5 - What do the initials on a post box mean?
31 mins
You will never look at a postbox the same again
