Tours During Session

Visitors who tour Parliament will see the key areas of the estate, such as the Commons and Lords debating chambers and the Queen's Robing Room. Watch laws being made, attend debates, committees or judicial hearings, use the Archives, tour the estate and climb the Clock Tower (Big Ben). UK residents can tour throughout the year; overseas visitors may only tour during the Summer Opening. Accompanied by a trained guide, visitors travel through designated areas of the parliamentary estate. A full tours takes about 75 minutes.