There are two kinds of tour available for school parties, unguided and guided. Tours undertaken without pre-booking do not qualify for a discount and the normal concessionary rates apply. We advise that you pre-book all tours, to qualify for a discount:

Contact

To contact us please complete the Booking Form

Route Map

Download the Westminster Abbey route map for groups (PDF, 565 kb)

Self-Guided Tour

Self-Guided Tour: Overseas school groups are welcome to visit the Abbey from September to June (Monday - Friday) inclusive, without needing to have a Blue Badge Guide. However, in the busy summer months of July and August, we do require that all overseas school groups arrange their own Blue Badge guide - indeed, you cannot visit during this peak summer period without a Blue Badge Guide.

Pre-booked Discounted Charges, September to June only, without a Blue Badge Guide:

Aged 11 and below: £2 per child

Aged 12 to 18: £5 per child

Aged 18+: £9

In all cases adults accompanying groups at a ratio of 10:1 pay the child rate. Additional adults are charged the full adult entry fee.

There must always be at least one teacher or helper to every 10 pupils.

The Guidance Booklet will also provide useful information for overseas school groups.

Further Information:

Guided Tour with Blue Badge Guide

The Guild of Registered Tourist Guides is the national professional association for Registered Blue Badge Guides in the British Isles. They represent around 2,100 guides in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man. To contact them:

Association of Professional Tourist Guides (APTG): www.aptg.org.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7505 3073

Guild of Registered Tourist Guides: guild@blue-badge.org.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7403 1115

Charges for Blue Badge Guide Tours:

Blue Badge Guides are booked and charged separately. The all-year-round rate charged by the Abbey for such tours is £6.00 (per schoolchild) and these tours are not subject to a concessionary rate.