Ways to visit

Find out how to book a tour of the Houses of Parliament including the Commons and Lords Chambers and historic Westminster Hall.

• Houses of Parliament audio tours
• Houses of Parliament guided tours
• Family guided tours
• Tours plus afternoon tea
• Arrange a tour through your MP
• Tactile tours for blind and partially sighted visitors
• Private guided tours
• Royalty and splendour group tours
• Contemporary portraiture group tours
• Big Ben and the Elizabeth Tower tours

Visitors to Parliament can watch debates and committee hearings taking place in the House of Commons and House of Lords.

• Attend debates
• Prime Minister's Questions
• Ministerial Question Time
• Commons debates in Westminster Hall ('Westminster Hall Debates')
• Watch committees

A series of special talks and tours throughout 2018 marking 100 years since the 1918 Representation of the People Act was passed.

• Guest Speaker Talks and Lectures
• Thursday Morning Talks
• From Petitions to Prime Ministers Guided Tours

The Parliamentary Archives, which hold millions of records from both Houses and other historical material, are open to everyone by appointment for research purposes.

Parliament's Education Service runs a year-round programme of school visits, which may include a question and answer session with the school's MP.

Information for invited guests attending private events at the Houses of Parliament.