Private Tours

Private Guided Tours

Private guided group tours of Harrow School can be arranged on a weekday in term time and all week in the holidays. Tours begin between 10am and 11am or between 2pm and 3pm. By special arrangement they can also be made outside of these times.

Visit some of the most spectacular and historic rooms and buildings at Harrow School including the Fourth Form Room, Speech Room, Chapel and War Memorial Building, amongst others, accompanied by one of our knowledgeable guides. The tour offers the chance to get a real behind-the-scenes look and learn more about world-famous Harrow School and its history, including its use as a film location for some very well known films and TV series including Harry Potter and The Crown.

The tour lasts 90 minutes. Longer and more bespoke tours are available on request. Tours begin outside Speech Room, with directions sent to you after you book.

The cost for a group tour for 2024 (both during term-time and school holidays) is Adult: £10.00 Student: £8.50 for a 90 minute tour. A minimum of ten guests must attend or the cost of ten people covered.

You also have the option to add a catering package to a 2pm or 3pm tour such as a Champagne Afternoon Tea (£15.00 per person) or Afternoon Tea (£11.00) or Tea and Biscuits (£4.50) . This is for a minimum of 20 people, served after the Tour. Click here for more details.

Contact tours@harrowschool.org.uk for more details and to book.

Private Guided Tours Gift Vouchers

You can buy private tour gift vouchers for up to 10 guests here.

Virtual Guided Tours

Our Virtual Guided Tours are hosted on Zoom or Teams. The tour starts right at the very beginning, looking at how Harrow School was created by a Royal Charter granted to John Lyon. Our guides have extensive knowledge of the School’s 360-acre site with it’s historical and modern buildings, and of daily life at Harrow: its traditions, sports, day-to-day routines and curriculum. This tour also covers the School’s role in the two World Wars.

Specific-interest tours can also be arranged.

Virtual Tours last one hour and can be booked year round. The tour itself takes 45 minutes, with 15 minutes for Q&As.

To find out more, for prices and to book please contact tours@harrowschool.org.uk

Testimonials

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Harrow School - the history and the architecture of this great institution that has made such a major contribution to our nation's history is fascinating, the tour guide was excellent, we learned a great deal.
What an amazing tour! Our tour guide Mike went above and beyond in explaining the history of the school and answering all our questions. Everyone loved it. Thank you so much HSEL - Highly recommend!
Our U3A local History Group had an excellent and most enjoyable tour of Harrow School. Our Tour Guide was superlative - knowledgeable, friendly and gave us time to soak up the History. We have had some very complimentary messages from our members who attended. It certainly counts as one of the best outings our Group has attended since the pandemic.