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UCL's historic Bloomsbury campus in central London is a fascinating place to visit. Discover our wide range of facilities and our excellent reputation. Learn about our pioneering history. Meet the students and staff who study and work here, our greatest strength.

Campus Improvements: Main Quad Renovation Work

As part of the UCL Estates Strategy, renovation work will take place on the iconic Main Quad and Central areas of the Wilkins Building from January 2025. The aim of this work is to enhance the campus experience for everyone who works, studies and visits Bloomsbury. Whilst work is ongoing the Main Quad will not be accessible and the Campus tour route will change slightly to reflect that. Further information can be found on the on the Bicentennial Physical Legacy Works webpages.

When do guided tours take place?

UCL will be closed for winter break from 5:30 pm on Friday 20 December 2024 until 8:00 am on Thursday 2 January 2025.  Our guided tours will be available from Wednesday 15 January to Saturday 29 March on the following days and times

  • Wednesdays and Fridays: 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM 
  • Saturdays: 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM

During February half-term (w.c. Monday 17 February), we will offer additional tours. From Monday to Saturday that week, tours will be available at 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM.

Tours for each month are released for booking in the middle of the preceding month. For example, January tours wll be available for booking starting mid-December and February tours will be available starting in mid-January.

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We highly recommend booking in advance due to high demand. If you see "No available sessions" on the booking form, it means our tours are currently fully booked. However, please check our website periodically, as any cancellations will be updated here and become available.

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What is covered on a guided tour?

Our guided tours will give you an opportunity to ask general questions relating to:

  • the application process
  • how to apply
  • look for accommodation
  • see what it's like to be a student in London and at UCL.

These tours are lead by an experienced Student Ambassador or a member of staff. 

These are general tours of our Bloomsbury campus. We are unable to include access to any UCL Halls of Residence during a guided tour.

Disabled access

The majority of the UCL campus and the entirety of the campus tour is fully accessible, but if you have any special requirements, please get in touch before you visit on campustours@ucl.ac.uk and we will be happy to help.

UCL East

We're in the process of arranging guided tours at our UCL East campus and will update this page with further details once they are available to book. In the meantime, if you wish to visit UCL East, please contact us at campustours@ucl.ac.uk and we can arrange this for you.

Looking for a specific department?

Some departments may offer their own tours. You can find contact details for individual departments on the relevant departmental website.  

UCL Open Days

You can also discover individual departments and their programmes on a UCL Open Day. 

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Planning a visit to UCL? 

UCL's main campus is located in the Bloomsbury district at the very heart of London and is well-served by transport links.

Self-guided tours

Want to explore the UCL Bloomsbury campus in your own time?

Read about the self-guided tour of the campus

Connect with a UCL student on Unibuddy

You can chat to a current student at UCL today.

Match with an Undergraduate or Postgraduate student ambassador, with students online from different countries studying a wide selection of subjects. 

Are you a new UCL student?

During the first few weeks of term, we have campus tours for new students - no bookings required, just turn up. Find out where and when they take place on our new students website.