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
• Pride at Parliament LGBT history tours
• Royalty and splendour group tours
• Contemporary portraiture group tours
• Big Ben and the Elizabeth Tower tours
• Open House London

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

Visitors are welcome to attend any of these occasional or one-off talks and events covering a broad range of topics.

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.

Discover Summer 2019: Our exciting and varied programme of UK Parliament summer events from May to August is now open for booking. Get your tickets now.

• Summer tours
• Tours plus afternoon tea
• 'Parliament & Peterloo' exhibition
• Pride at Parliament LGBT history tours
• Big Ben 160 evening talks
• Public talks and events
• Big Ben and the Elizabeth Tower talks
• Royalty and Splendour tour and dinner - sold out
• Commons Library tours