Visitor guide
Visiting the Houses of Parliament
Which entrance, how long security takes, what you cannot bring, and the two ways in that cost nothing at all.
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Shorter reads, one visitor question each. The longer planning pieces — choosing between the trips, fitting Westminster into a day, the tower climb — sit in the guides.
What you see
Inside a Parliament Tour: the Route
Fifteen stops from Westminster Hall to the Commons chamber, in the order you walk them and with a realistic minute count for each.
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Background
Facts About the Houses of Parliament
Eleven hundred rooms, a tally-stick fire, nine years of the Commons meeting in the Lords, and 324 panes of opal glass per clock dial.
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Families
The Houses of Parliament with Kids
One child goes free on the official audio tour, and there is a version recorded for them. The tower climb has an age limit worth knowing before you book.
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Comparison
Parliament or Westminster Abbey?
They are ninety seconds apart and both want two hours. Which to do first, what each costs, and when doing both on one morning works.
Read post →Between them these cover what comes up before a first visit. Which entrance, what security is like, what the route contains, and whether the Abbey or the Palace comes first. The practical reference sits on visitor information, and London Houses of Parliament tour tickets lists every bookable way in.