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

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.