Group visit bookings calendar
The National Archives allows one official large group visit per day. A large group is defined as 16 or
more people.
If your group members are predominantly first time visitors or you are likely to leave before 17:00, you are
advised to plan your visit for a Wednesday, Friday or Saturday as the reading rooms are quieter on
these days and staff will have more time to help with your queries.
We advise large groups not to visit The National Archives without an official booking. If you do so, you may
have difficulties parking and may experience long waiting times if you require readers’ tickets.
The National Archives is closed to the public on Sundays and Mondays.
Opening times
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Reading rooms
09:00–19:00 09:00–17:00 09:00–19:00 09:00–17:00 09:00–17:00
Document ordering
and reader
09:00–17:00 09:00–16:15 09:00–17:00 09:00–16:15 09:00–16:15
registration times
Key:
Booked:
Closed:
May 2016
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
3 May - Booked
4 May
5 May
6 May
7 May - Booked
10 May
11 May - Booked
12 May - Booked
13 May
14 May - Booked
17 May - Booked
18 May - Booked
19 May
20 May - Booked
21 May
24 May - Booked
25 May - Booked
26 May
27 May
28 May - Closed
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 June
2 June
3 June
4 June
7 June
8 June - Booked
9 June
10 June
11 June
14 June
15 June
16 June -Booked
17 June
18 June
21 June -Booked
22 June
23 June
24 June
25 June
28 June
29 June
30 June
31 May
June 2016
Tues
July 2016
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 July
2 July - Booked
5 July - Booked
6 July - Booked
7 July
8 July
9 July
12 July
13 July
14 July
15 July
16 July
19 July
20 July
21 July
22 July - Booked
23 July
26 July – Booked
27 July
28 July
29 July
30 July
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
2 Aug
3 Aug
4 Aug
5 Aug
6 Aug
9 Aug
10 Aug - Booked
11 Aug
12 Aug
13 Aug
16 Aug
17 Aug
18 Aug
19 Aug
20 Aug
23 Aug
24 Aug
25 Aug - Booked
26 Aug
27 Aug -Closed
30 Aug
31 Aug
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Sept
2 Sept
3 Sept
August 2016
September 2016
Tues
Wed
6 Sept
7 Sept
8 Sept
9 Sept
10 Sept - Booked
13 Sept
14 Sept
15 Sept
16 Sept
17 Sept - Booked
20 Sept - Booked
21 Sept
22 Sept
23 Sept– Booked
24 Sept -Booked
27 Sept
28 Sept
29 Sept
30 Sept
Wed
Thu
Fri
October 2016
Tues
Sat
1 Oct - Booked
4 Oct
5 Oct
6 Oct
7 Oct
8 Oct
11 Oct
12 Oct
13 Oct
14 Oct
15 Oct
18 Oct
19 Oct - Booked
20 Oct - Booked
21 Oct
22 Oct
25 Oct
26 Oct
27 Oct
28 Oct
29 Oct - Booked
November 2016
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Nov
2 Nov - Booked
3 Nov
4 Nov
5 Nov
8 Nov
9 Nov
10 Nov
11 Nov
12 Nov - Booked
15 Nov
16 Nov
17 Nov
18 Nov
19 Nov
22 Nov
23 Nov
24 Nov
25 Nov
26 Nov
29 Nov
30 Nov
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Dec
2 Dec
3 Dec
December 2016
Tues
Wed
6 Dec
7 Dec
8 Dec
9 Dec
10 Dec
13 Dec
14 Dec
15 Dec
16 Dec
17 Dec
20 Dec
21 Dec
22 Dec
23 Dec
24 Dec - Closed
27 Dec - Closed
28 Dec - Closed
29 Dec
30 Dec
31 Dec - Closed
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
3 Jan
4 Jan
5 Jan
6 Jan
7 Jan
10 Jan
11 Jan
12 Jan
13 Jan
14 Jan
17 Jan
18 Jan
19 Jan
20 Jan
21 Jan
24 Jan
25 Jan
26 Jan
27 Jan
28 Jan
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Feb
2 Feb
3 Feb
4 Feb
7 Feb
8 Feb
9 Feb
10 Feb
11 Feb
14 Feb
15 Feb
16 Feb
17 Feb
18 Feb
21 Feb
22 Feb
23 Feb
24 Feb
25 Feb
January 2017
31 Jan
February 2017
Tues
28 Feb
March 2017
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 March
2 March
3 March
4 March
7 March
8 March
9 March
10 March
11 March
14 March
15 March
16 March
17 March
18 March
21 March
22 March
23 March
24 March
25 March
28 March
29 March
30 March
31 March
Wed
Thu
Fri
April 2017
Tues
Sat
1 April
4 April
5 April
6 April
7 April
8 April
11 April
12 April
13 April
14 April -Closed
15 April -Closed
18 April
19 April
20 April
21 April
22 April
25 April
26 April
27 April
28 April
29 April
Long Term bookings:
Saturday 11th March 2017
Saturday 25th March 2017
Saturday 20th May 2017
Saturday 9th September 2017
Saturday 28th October 2017
Bookings last updated on 9th May 2016