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Learn more about what life is like at Imperial and explore our South Kensington Campus on one of our guided tours.
Tours take place on most Wednesday afternoons during term time, with additional tours usually offered during school holidays. They last for around 60 minutes and start from the university’s Main Entrance on Exhibition Road.
Booking is essential. Places can fill up fast, so it’s a good idea to book early – we advertise tour dates up to six weeks in advance.
If you’d like to bring family or friends, you can also book places for up to two guests to join you on your tour.
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What's covered in the tour?
With one our student tour guides, you’ll visit some of our campus landmarks, like the university Main Entrance, Dalby Court and Dangoor Plaza, along with selected teaching spaces and facilities, including Ethos Sports Centre and Imperial College Union.
Our tour guides are students studying in departments across Imperial and can answer general questions about the university and student life. If you’d like to talk to students from a course or department you’re interested in, you can chat to our students online anytime, anywhere.
Unfortunately, not all our buildings and spaces are open for you to visit on the tour. However, you can visit our online Virtual Tour to explore our teaching and research spaces, communal areas and halls of residence.
Accessibility
You can contact our team to let us know about any access arrangements or adjustments you need for the tour. We recommend contacting us at least three working days before your tour date.
You can also learn more about accessibility at our South Kensington Campus in the AccessAble guide for Imperial College London.
Useful to know
We have a campus tour app
If you can’t make one of our tour dates or want to explore on your own, you can download the Imperial Guides app and use our self-guided tour to explore South Kensington Campus at your own pace. You can find more information about how to download the app on our self-guided tour page.
We hold Open Days in June and September
You can visit us at our Undergraduate Open Days to meet our students and staff, and explore our facilities, including labs, teaching spaces and workshops. You can learn more on our Open Day pages and sign up to our mailing list to hear first when booking opens.
We can arrange dedicated visits for school groups
Our regular campus tours are for individuals and their guests. If you want to visit the campus with your school, you can learn more on our page for school groups.
We don't offer tours during university closures
Imperial closes for vacation periods at Christmas and Easter each year. We don’t run our tours during the weeks of key university events, like our Open Days and Graduation.
We give our tours in English
Unfortunately, we can’t provide translators for our tours.