Education visits
Information about workshops, videoconferences, undergraduate visits and school visits is available on our Education webpages.
Group visits
Groups of all sizes are welcome at The National Archives, but some need to book first. Find out everything you need to know about booking a group visit.
Postgraduate student visits
Bringing a group of university students to The National Archives is a great way to introduce them to using archival collections and original source material as part of their research.
Visits can be arranged for a wide range of disciplines from history, politics, and archaeology to literature, art and media.
We offer three basic packages for visits:
Research package one
A 45-minute tailored introduction to The National Archives’ collections delivered by a specialist in your field. It includes an introduction to archives and archival research and advice on how to use catalogues and finding aids to access relevant documents. It does not include any work with original documents. This costs £130 for up to 15 students or £260 for up to 30 students, including admin and billing time.
Research package two
A 2-hour records-based session with a specialist in your field. This includes all the information in the 45-minute tailored introduction plus a document workshop either focusing on records related to the course students are studying or a general ‘dissertation inspiration’ taster selection of our collection. This costs £345 for up to 15 students or £500 for up to 30 students, including admin and billing time.
Research package three
A half-day archival skills workshop. This is an in-depth workshop focussing on records on a particular topic or from a particular series, including how to use relevant finding aids and work on the format and formulae of the records, using original documents. This costs £540 for up to 15 students or £860 for up to 30 students, including admin and billing time.
Book a university group visit
Please note that we require six weeks’ notice to organise a visit.
School and undergraduate visits
We offer a wide range of workshops at The National Archives in Kew in our purpose-built classroom, giving groups an exciting opportunity to work directly with real documents.
Getting here
We have one coach bay on site, which must be booked in advance.
Getting here
The National Archives is located in Kew, southwest London. Find out how to reach us by car, bike, coach and public transport, including accessible routes.